居第一的是美国国家安全顾问赖斯，美国第一夫人劳拉-布什和前总统克林顿夫人希拉里-克林顿排名第四和第五；亚洲入选的其它女性有：印度国大党主席索尼娅-甘地(第三)、印尼总统梅 加瓦蒂(第八)、菲律 宾总统阿罗约(第九)、孟加拉国总理卡莉达-齐亚夫人(第十四)、新加坡新任总理李显龙的夫人何晶(第二十四)、斯里兰卡总统库马拉通加(第四十四)及缅甸民主运动领导人昂山素姬(第四十五)等。
另外三名入选的中国女性分别是：中华全国妇女联合会主席彭佩云(第四十七)、上海宝钢集团董事长谢企华(第五十五)、联想集团财务长兼资深副总裁马雪征(第八十)。
Rank Name Occupation Age Country
1 Condoleezza Rice National Security Adviser, Bush Administration 49 U.S.
2 Wu Yi Vice Premier, former Vice Mayor of Beijing 65 China
3 Sonia Gandhi President, Congress Party 57 India
4 Laura Bush U.S. First Lady 57 U.S.
5 Hillary Rodham Clinton U.S. Senator 56 U.S.
6 Sandra Day O’Connor U.S. Supreme Court Justice 74 U.S.
7 Ruth Bader Ginsburg U.S. Supreme Court Justice 71 U.S.
8 Megawati Sukarnoputri President, Indonesia 67 Indonesia
9 Gloria Macapagal Arroyo President, Philippines 57 Phillipines
10 Carleton "Carly" S. Fiorina Chair and Chief Executive, Hewlett-Packard 49 U.S.
11 Nancy Pelosi Minority Leader, U.S. House of Representatives 64 U.S.
12 Cherie Booth Blair U.K. First Lady 49 U.K.
13 Queen Rania Al-Abdullah Queen of Jordan 34 Jordan
14 Begum Khaleda Zia Prime Minister of Bangladesh 58 Bangladesh
15 Abigail Johnson President, Fidelity Management & Research 41 U.S.
16 Susan Arnold Vice Chair, Global Beauty Care, Procter & Gamble 50 U.S.
17 Christine Poon Worldwide Chair, Medicines and Nutritionals, Johnson & Johnson 51 U.S.
18 Karen Hughes Adviser and former counselor to President George W. Bush 48 U.S.
19 Marjorie Magner Chair and Chief Executive, Global Consumer Group, Citigroup 55 U.S.
20 Ann S. Moore Chair and Chief Executive, Time Inc. 60 U.S.
21 Margaret Thatcher Former U.K. Prime Minister 79 U.K.
22 Queen Elizabeth II Queen of the United Kingdom 78 U.K.
23 Lynne Cheney U.S. Second Lady 63 U.S.
24 Ho Ching Chief Executive and Executive Director, Temasek Holdings 51 Singapore
25 Barbara Walters News Correspondent and Anchor, ABC’s 20/20 74 U.S.
26 Diane Sawyer Co-Anchor, ABC’s Good Morning America, Primetime Thursday 58 U.S.
27 Anne Sweeney Co-Chair, Disney Media Networks, and President, Disney-ABC Television Group 46 U.S.
28 Vivian Banta Vice Chair, Chief Executive of Insurance, Prudential Financial 53 U.S.
29 Indra Nooyi President and Chief Financial Officer, PepsiCo 48 U.S.
30 Elizabeth Dole U.S. Senator 67 U.S.
31 Tarja Halonen President, Republic of Finland 60 Finland
32 Nance Dicciani President and Chief Executive, Specialty Materials, Honeywell International 56 U.S.
33 Mary McAleese President, Ireland 53 Ireland
34 Loyola de Palacio Vice President of the European Commission 53 Spain
35 Queen Beatrix Queen of the Netherlands 66 Netherlands
36 Marina Berlusconi Chair, Arnoldo Mondadori Editore 37 Italy
37 Brenda Barnes President, Chief Operating Officer, Sara Lee 50 U.S.
38 Vanessa Castagna Executive Vice President, Chair and Chief Executive Officer, J.C. Penney Stores, Catalog and I 53 U.S.
39 Queen Sofia Queen of Spain 65 Spain
40 Mary Sammons President and Chief Executive, Rite Aid 57 U.S.
41 Susanne Klatten Deputy Chair, Altana 42 Germany
42 Anne Mulcahy Chair and Chief Executive, Xerox 51 U.S.
43 Helen Clark Prime Minister of New Zealand 54 New Zealand
44 Chandrika Kumaratunga President, Sri Lanka 59 Sri Lanka
45 Daw Aung San Suu Kyi Nobel Laureate 59 Myanmar
46 Faezeh Rafsanjani Chair, Islamic Countries Women’s Sports Federation and former member of Iranian Parliament NA Iran
47 Peng Peiyun President, All-China Women’s Federation 73 China
48 Sallie Krawcheck Chair and Chief Executive, Smith Barney 39 U.S.
49 Gail Berman President of Entertainment, Fox Broadcasting NA U.S.
50 Dianne Feinstein U.S. Senator 71 U.S.
Rank Name Occupation Age Country
51 Margaret Whitman President and Chief Executive, eBay 47 U.S.
52 Patricia Stonesifer President, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation 47 U.S.
53 Anne Lauvergeon Chair, Chief Executive, The Areva Group 45 France
54 Karen Elliott House Senior Vice President, Dow Jones & Co.; Publisher, The Wall Street Journal 56 U.S.
55 Xie Qihua Chair, President, Shanghai Baosteel Group NA China
56 Patricia Russo Chair, Chief Executive, Lucent Technologies 51 U.S.
57 Katie Couric Co-Anchor, The Today Show 47 U.S.
58 Olympia Snowe U.S. Senator 57 U.S.
59 Marjorie Scardino Chief Executive, Pearson 57 U.K.
60 Stacey Snider Chair, Universal Pictures, Vivendi Universal 43 U.S.
61 Andrea Jung Chair and Chief Executive, Avon 45 U.S.
62 Oprah Winfrey Television host, media billionaire 50 U.S.
63 Colleen Barrett President and Chief Operating Officer, Southwest Airlines 59 U.S.
64 Judy McGrath Chair and Chief Executive, MTV Networks 51 U.S.
65 Antonia Axson Johnson Chair, Axel Johnson 61 Sweden
66 Amy Pascal Chair, Sony Pictures Entertainment 46 U.S.
67 Anne Cox Chambers and Barbara Cox Anthony Owners, Cox Enterprises NA U.S.
68 Queen Silvia Queen of Sweden 60 Sweden
69 Nancy McKinstry Chair, Wolters Kluwer 45 Netherlands
70 Vaira Vike-Freiberga President, Latvia 66 Latvia
71 Sherry Lansing Chair, Paramount Pictures Motion Picture Group 59 U.S.
72 Susan V. Berresford President, Ford Foundation 53 U.S.
73 Luisa Diogo Prime Minister of Mozambique 46 Mozambique
74 Dr. Sima Samar Deputy Premier of Afghanistan 47 Afghanistan
75 Carla Cico President and Chief Executive, Brasil Telecom NA Brazil
76 Christine Lagarde Chair, Baker & McKenzie 48 France
77 Belinda Stronach Member of Parliament, Canada 38 Canada
78 Maria Asuncion Aramburuzabala Vice Chair, Grupo Modelo 40 Mexico
79 Liliane Bettencourt Owner, L’Oreal 81 France
80 Mary Ma Xuezheng Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, The Legend Group 50 China
81 Dr. Stephanie Burns President and CEO, Dow Corning 49 U.S.
82 Marilyn Carlson Nelson Chair and Chief Executive, Carlson Companies 64 U.S.
83 Queen Noor Dowager Queen of Jordan 52 Jordan
84 Greta Van Susteren Anchor, Fox News Network 50 U.S.
85 Joanne "J.K." Rowling Author, the Harry Potter series 38 U.K.
86 Dr. Mathilde Krim Founder and Chair, American Foundation for AIDS Research 78 U.S.
87 Louise Frechette Deputy Secretary General, United Nations 57 Canada
88 Ruth Ann Marshall President, Americas, MasterCard International 49 U.S.
89 Ann Fudge Chair and Chief Executive, Young & Rubicam 52 U.S.
90 Carol Bartz Chair, CEO and President, AutoDesk 55 U.S.
91 Orit Gadiesh Chair, Bain & Co. 53 U.S.
92 Martha Nelson Managing Editor, People magazine 51 U.S.
93 Rochelle "Shelly" Lazarus Chair and Chief Executive, Ogilvy & Mather Worldwide 56 U.S.
94 Ana Patricia Botin Chair, Banco Espanol de Credito 44 Spain
95 Carol Bellamy Executive Director, UNICEF 62 U.S.
96 Dr. Hanan Ashrawi Spokeswoman, Palestinian Authority 57 West Bank
97 Clara Furse Chief Executive, London Stock Exchange NA U.K.
98 Nancy Barry President, Women’s World Banking 55 U.S.
99 Shirin Ebadi Nobel Laureate 57 Iran
100 Jody Williams Nobel Laureate 53 U.S.