Most Admired Women, 2019

[Jessiealan]

Michelle Obama topped the list this year, while Jolie -- who was first last year -- came in third.

Oprah Winfrey was second.

Also included in the top 10 of most admired women are Queen Elizabeth II, actress Emma Watson, activist Malala Yousafzai and chemist Tu Youyou.

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First ladies had a good showing on the list: alongside Obama, Hillary Clinton came in eighth, Melania Trump is 19th and Peng Liyuan, a singer and the wife of Chinese President Xi JinPing, is seventh.

World leaders, too, were featured on the list, including Queen Elizabeth II, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and outgoing British Prime Minister Theresa May.

On the men's side of things, Microsoft founder Bill Gates came out on top, with Obama's husband, Barack, in second. President Donald Trump is 14th on the men's list, while Russian President Vladimir Putin is 10th.

The men's list also features soccer players Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi at seventh and ninth, respectively.

Unsurprisingly, considering their high placement on the global scale, the Obamas top both the male and female list of most admired people in America alone.

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Obama topped the list this year, while Jolie -- who was first last year -- came in third.

Oprah Winfrey was second.

Also included in the top 10 of most admired women are Queen Elizabeth II, actress Emma Watson, activist Malala Yousafzai and chemist Tu Youyou.

(MORE: Michelle Obama on what she wants others to know about her marriage: 'We work on' it)
First ladies had a good showing on the list: alongside Obama, Hillary Clinton came in eighth, Melania Trump is 19th and Peng Liyuan, a singer and the wife of Chinese President Xi JinPing, is seventh.

World leaders, too, were featured on the list, including Queen Elizabeth II, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and outgoing British Prime Minister Theresa May.

On the men's side of things, Microsoft founder Bill Gates came out on top, with Obama's husband, Barack, in second. President Donald Trump is 14th on the men's list, while Russian President Vladimir Putin is 10th.

The men's list also features soccer players Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi at seventh and ninth, respectively.

Unsurprisingly, considering their high placement on the global scale, the Obamas top both the male and female list of most admired people in America alone.

(MORE: Michelle Obama's 'Becoming' could be 'most successful memoir in history': Publisher)

[annaj26]

I hope to read "Becoming" before summer is over.

Michelle would have probably made a good President, but I doubt if she'll ever run for that office.

She would also make a good UN representative.

[fretslider]

Personally I do not like her politics, but admiration for me goes to Theresa May.

It was a poisoned chalice from day 1 that became three years of hell.

[mouse]

Jul 22, 2019 4:35:03 GMT -5 fretslider said:

Personally I do not like her politics, but admiration for me goes to Theresa May.

It was a poisoned chalice from day 1 that became three years of hell.

oddly enough we were saying that the other evening....she never stood a chance from day one.. and wasn't any of our choices
but we admired her guts and determination and sheer stickability…..even when utterly exhausted
Merkel was another we admired