Lifestyle | Angela Merkel A Woman's Place Is in ... Charge Forbes' most powerful rise to the top of politics, industry By Jonas Oransky Posted Aug 31, 2007 2:21 PM CDT Copied Oprah Winfrey presents the American Fashion Legend Award at the CFDA Fashion Awards in New York, Monday, June 4, 2007. The television icon hits Forbes' list at #21 (AP Photo/Stuart Ramson) (Associated Press) Forbes names the 100 most powerful women in the world, putting Oprah one spot south of Ruth Bader Ginsburg—and placing Meredith Vieira ahead of Katie Couric and Diane Sawyer. The top 10: German chancellor Angela Merkel Chinese vice premier Wu Yi Temasek Holdings chief executive Ho Ching Condoleezza Rice Pepsico president and CEO Indra K. Nooyi Indian National Congress Party leader Sonia Gandhi Anglo American CEO Cynthia Carroll Archer Daniels Midland chairman Patricia A. Woertz Kraft Foods chief executive Irene Rosenfeld Alcatel-Lucent CEO Patricia Russo To see the complete list, click the link below. Read These Next Essayist quit drinking at age 71, writes that it's never too late. Administration orders states to halt full SNAP payments. Indictment: Pitchers struck deal with bettors on what to throw. Kim Kardashian didn't get the results she wanted on bar exam. Report an error