Top 10 Most Powerful Women 2014.

Listed below are top 10 most powerful women in the world, from a list of 250 candidates nominated.

There are 8 categories;

Billionaires, Business, Celebrity, Finance, Media, Philanthropy and NGOs, Politics and Technology

The metrics used are;

Money, Media Presence, Sphere of Influence and Impact.

Top on the list for 2014 is; 

1.  Angela Merkel- aged 59- Chancellor, Germany

2 . Janet Yellen-age 67-Chair, Federal Reserve, USA

 3. Melinda Gate-age 49- Philanthropist, USA.

4. Dilma Rousseff-age 66-President Brazil.

5.  Christine Lagarde-age 58- Managing Director-IMF, France.

 6. Hillary Clinton-age 66- Former Secretary of State, USA

7. Mary Barra-age 52- MD/Ceo, General Motors, USA

                                                                                                                8. Michelle Obama-age 50- First Lady, USA.

9. Sheryl Sandberg- age 44- COO, Facebook, USA.

10.  Virginia Rometty- age 56- MD/CEO IBM, USA.

However, Oprah Winfrey emerge No 14 (No 1 in media), Beyonce is No 17  while our own Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala occupies No 44.

source: forbes.