9 of the Most Influential and Powerful Women To Honor on International Women’s Day 2019
To mark Internationa Women’s Day 2019 Nexter.org has prepared its own list of influential, powerful and talented women who run the world today and we so damn proud of it!
Michelle Obama
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Michelle Obama is not only the first African-American First Lady but also an American lawyer, university administrator, and writer.
Nancy Pelosi
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Nancy Pelosi is the Minority Leader of the United States House of Representatives and served as the 60th Speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 2007 to 2011. She is the only woman to have served as the House Speaker and to date is the highest-ranking female politician in American history.
Oprah Winfrey
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Winfrey is best known for her talk show The Oprah Winfrey Show, which was the highest-rated television program of its kind in history and was nationally syndicated from 1986 to 2011 in Chicago.
Ariana Grande
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Ariana Grande has become the most followed woman on Instagram, beating Selena Gomez, who has been in the first place for a very long time.
The famous singer, Ariana Grande took Nos. 1, 2 & 3 on Billboard Hot 100 and became the first to achieve this milestone since The Beatles in 1964.
‘7 Rings’ is No.1 4 weeks in a row, ‘Break Up With Your Girlfriend, I’m Bored’ is at No. 2 and ‘Thank U, Next’ gets to No. 3.
According to Billboard, Ariana Grande is the second one to claims these three places after The Beatles achieved it in 1964, that March 14, 21 and 28 and April 4 and 25.
Melinda Gates
Melinda Gates is a former Microsoft employee and co-founder of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. She worked at Microsoft, where she was project manager for Microsoft Bob, Encarta and Expedia.
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
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Congresswoman-elect Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has not only shaken up the United States Democratic Party, but also the narrative around how the boomer generation communicates and works in the era of millennials. She is the youngest woman ever to serve in the United States Congress.
Recently, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez was honored by a team of comic book authors who see the congresswoman as a new kind of role model.
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Lady Gaga
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Lady Gaga is known worldwide singer and actress, her ‘A Star IS Born’ movie role with Bradley Cooper made her even more popular and loved. Lady Gaga nominated for Best Actress and Best Original Song Oscars at the 2019 Academy Awards.
Ellen DeGeneres
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Ellen DeGeneres is an American comedian, television host, actress, writer, producer, and LGBT activist.
DeGeneres has hosted the Academy Awards, Grammy Awards, and the Primetime Emmys. She has authored four books and started her own record company, Eleveneleven, as well as a production company, A Very Good Production.
She also launched a lifestyle brand, ED Ellen DeGeneres, which comprises a collection of apparel, accessories, home, baby, and pet items.
She has won 30 Emmys, 20 People’s Choice Awards (more than any other person),[4] and numerous other awards for her work and charitable efforts.
In 2016, she received the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
Kate Middleton
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Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge is a member of the British royal family. Many call her Second Diana and follow her every step and public appearance.
Kate Middleton is still the most powerful royal fashion influencer.
Proving that “the Kate effect” is still very much alive, Kate has been deemed the royal most likely to convince U.S. shoppers to buy U.K. brands—which will be welcome news for the likes of Alexander McQueen and Jenny Packham, some of the U.K.’s leading couturiers and go-to designers for the Duchess or Cambridge.
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