| 1 | 
Angela Merkel
Chancellor, Germany
| 58 | Germany | Politics |
| 2 | 
Hillary Clinton
Secretary of State, United States
| 64 | United States | Politics |
| 3 | 
Dilma Rousseff
President, Brazil
| 64 | Brazil | Politics |
| 4 | 
Melinda Gates
Co-Chair, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
| 48 | United States | Humanitarian |
| 5 | 
Jill Abramson
Executive Editor, New York Times Co.
| 58 | United States | Media |
| 6 | 
Sonia Gandhi
President, Indian National Congress, India
| 65 | India | Politics |
| 7 | 
Michelle Obama
First Lady, United States
| 48 | United States | Politics |
| 8 | 
Christine Lagarde
Managing Director, International Monetary Fund
| 56 | France | Humanitarian |
| 9 | 
Janet Napolitano
Secretary, Department of Homeland Security, United States
| 54 | United States | Politics |
| 10 | 
Sheryl Sandberg
COO, Facebook
| 42 | United States | Technology |
