Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala And Lady Gaga Make Forbes Most Powerful Women Of 2012

From CEOs and heads of state to early adopter entrepreneurs, celebrity role models, billionaire activists and philanthropists who are healing the world, Forbes ranks the women who matter most. It is amazing to see some names alongside others, a most deliciously diverse mix.

Angela Merkel….

There are 11 black women on the list with Michelle Obama in the lead at #7, Oprah Winfrey at #11, and leading all the female artists at #14 is Stefani Lady Gaga Germanotta. Queen Elizabeth II at #26, Beyonce Knowles at #32, Jennifer Lopez at #38, Ellen DeGeneres at #47, Helene Gayle at #52, Angelina Jolie at #66, Joyce Banda at #71, J.K Rowlings at #78, Our very own Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala at #81, Hilary Clinton at #2, Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff at #3

 Lady Gaga “mother monster”

And for #1 it’s the world’s No. 1 Most Powerful Woman for the second year in a row, German Chancellor Angela Merkel is the “Iron Lady” of Europe and the lead player in the eurozone economic drama that continues to threaten global markets. As Greece, Spain, Italy and Portugal have teetered on the brink of an economic collapse, she has vowed to do everything in her power to preserve the 17-country EU.