Yingluck hits 'World's Most Powerful Women' list
Voted into office following Thailand's general elections in July, Yingluck was ranked 59th on the list of 100 clout-wielding ladies. Not bad, given Thailand's first female prime minister is just ahead of supermodel Gisele Bündchen and "Harry Potter" author J.K. Rowling.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel was crowned the world's most powerful woman, with U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton coming in at number two. Top celebrities on the list include Lady Gaga (11th), Oprah Winfrey (14th) and Beyoncé Knowles (18th).
"Applying our methodology to a preliminary group of nearly 200 candidates from around the world, we selected the 100 most influential women from six categories or power bases: billionaires, business, lifestyle (including entertainment and fashion), media, nonprofits and politics," says Forbes.
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