34 Women On Forbes "Most Powerful Celebs" List [Updated]
LatestThe good news is, not one of them is Sarah Palin.
In fact, the highest-ranking woman on this list is Oprah Winfrey — at no. 1, which isn’t too shabby. Out of 100 total listees, there are 34 women, ranging from Madonna to Judge Judy to Stephanie Meyer. Still, that’s almost 2 men to every women, which speaks to who controls the entertainment industry’s pursestrings. German chancellor Angela Merkel, at #15, followed by Hillary Clinton at #17 and Oprah Winfrey at #45. There are 67 people on the list, one for every 100 million people on the planet. In a separate list in the package, experts chose one person from each industry to represent its pinnacle, and the only women there are Katie Couric and Meredith Whitney.