The 10 most powerful women in the world voted by Forbes magazine

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, singer Taylor Swift, Beyoncé, CEO Trudy Dai... were honored by Forbes magazine as the "most powerful women of the year" for their tireless efforts. continue to redefine traditional power structures and leverage their own power to create lasting impact in every sphere of influence.

1. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen

Known as a talented female politician, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has been on the list of "Most Powerful Women of the Year" voted by Forbes for two consecutive years.

According to Forbes, Von der Leyen is the first woman to serve as President of the European Commission, which is responsible for legislation affecting more than 450 million Europeans.
She is highly appreciated by politicians for her strong and decisive leadership in leading Europe to overcome the COVID-19 pandemic as well as deal with crises on the continent.

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2. German Prime Minister Angela Merkel

Giorgia Meloni is an Italian female politician. Currently, she is holding the position of Prime Minister from October 22, 2022 and is also the first woman to hold this important position. The appointment of Ms. Meloni as Prime Minister of Italy marks a major milestone for the third largest economy of the euro zone.

In the context that Italy is facing a series of challenges such as inflation, energy crisis, European reform, even the Ukraine conflict..., the female prime minister continues to develop the policies that her predecessor Mario Draghi built.

However, she also advocates cutting taxes in stages, consistent with the context of the energy crisis and rising inflation.

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3. Singer Taylor Swift

Without having her own company or investing to make a profit, Taylor Swift still asserts an unshakable position in the entertainment world. This year, revenue from "The Eras Tour" helped her become the first female artist to become a billionaire based solely on music.

According to estimates, the female singer's current net worth is more than 1.1 billion USD. This amount includes 500 million USD in royalties and tours, the remaining 500 million USD is in music categories.
To be able to achieve such remarkable achievements, the pop superstar shared: "Without Swifties, I could not have done this. You guys helped make my tour special. This will be the most unforgettable experience of my life."
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4. Singer Beyoncé

Music legend Beyoncé's victory at the 2023 Grammys helped her become the artist with the most awards at this prestigious awards ceremony.

She overcame a series of strong opponents, successfully winning 4 awards in categories including “Best dance/electronic music album,” “Best R&B song,” “Dance/electronic music recording Best” and “Best Traditional R&B Performance.”
With the above remarkable achievement, Beyoncé officially broke conductor Georg Solti's record to become the female artist with the most Grammy golden trumpets with 28 wins.

Not only that, the "Renaissance" tour of the "queen bee" and the collaboration with Balmain to launch a fashion collection also helped her be on Forbes' list of "Most Powerful Women of 2023".
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5. Singer, songwriter and entrepreneur Rihanna

No less than Taylor Swift or Beyoncé, Rihanna is America's youngest self-made female billionaire with a net worth of $1.4 billion.

According to Forbes, the female singer earned part of her fortune from her music career. However, since 2016, she has not participated in artistic activities or gone on tours like before. Most of her assets come from her cosmetics and fashion businesses.
In particular, the female singer's performance earlier this year at the Super Bowl Halftime Show helped the female singer earn 5.6 million USD in Media Impact Value (MIV) for the Fenty Beauty brand in the 12 hours after the show. first performance.

Not only that, this performance also helped her earn 2.6 million USD for her Savage X Fenty lingerie product line.

No less than Taylor Swift or Beyoncé, Rihanna is America's youngest self-made female billionaire with a net worth of $1.4 billion.

According to Forbes, the female singer earned part of her fortune from her music career. However, since 2016, she has not participated in artistic activities or gone on tours like before. Most of her assets come from her cosmetics and fashion businesses.
In particular, the female singer's performance earlier this year at the Super Bowl Halftime Show helped the female singer earn 5.6 million USD in Media Impact Value (MIV) for the Fenty Beauty brand in the 12 hours after the show. first performance.

Not only that, this performance also helped her earn 2.6 million USD for her Savage X Fenty lingerie product line.

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6. CEO of CVS Caremark - Karen Lynch

Since becoming the head of health care company CVS, Karen Lynch has continuously strived to make the business operate under a "one-stop shop" model. This is a business store that meets a variety of customer needs. Here, with just one stop, customers can choose and shop for many different needs.

Notably, this plan took a major step forward this year when CVS spent $10 billion to acquire Oak Street Health, a primary care network primarily targeting seniors on Medicare, and $8 billion another to buy Signify Health, a network of 10,000 clinicians.
Sharing about this scale, Karen said: "We pay great attention to the health life of consumers. Therefore, promoting one-stop shop is a key point to help change the US healthcare system. Above all, we firmly believe that in the future this will become a health center of choice for many people."

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7. President and CEO of Banco de Brasil Tarciana Medeiros - Tarciana Medeiros

It cannot be denied that today's society still has invisible prejudices imposed on women. They are said to be unable to advance to senior positions or take control of any business.

However, Tarciana Medeiros is proof that that statement is completely wrong. In January 2023, she officially became the first woman to lead Banco de Brasil, a 215-year-old Brazilian bank.
In addition, she is also a supporter of policies to improve the environment, establishing a partnership between Banco de Brasil and the Inter-American Development Bank to invest 250 million USD in renewable energy sources and the sustainable infrastructure.
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8. Meta Financial Director - Susan LiMeta Financial Director - Susan Li

Taking on the position of Chief Financial Officer at the age of 36, Susan Li has become an inspiration for Chinese people to realize the "American dream."

At the age of 19, Susan Li graduated from Stanford University and immediately obtained a position at Morgan Stanley - a leading financial investment bank in the United States. However, she wanted to challenge herself with new things, Susan Li quit her job at a bank to join Facebook in 2008.

At that time, Facebook was still a young company with only a few hundred employees. However, the company gave her the feeling of developing her professional capacity, starting from revenue planning to developing new products.

After the company conducted its IPO (initial public offering), she was in charge of allocating resources, costs, and managing the number of employees.

Billionaire Mark Zuckerberg once shared that Susan Li is a talented, dedicated woman as well as capable of leadership. She has contributed greatly to the development of Meta and Facebook over the past 14 years.
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9. CEO of Taobao Tmall and Alibaba Group - Trudy Dai

Dubbed "Alibaba's Eighteen Arhats," Trudy Dai has successfully revived Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group after "long slides" in the marketplace.

In March 2023, Alibaba launched its most important structural change in 24 years. Accordingly, Alibaba established 6 business segments including cloud computing, entertainment, Taobao Tmall, Cainiao shipping, D-commerce and smaller companies. Dubbed "Alibaba's Eighteen Arhats," Trudy Dai has successfully revived Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group after "long slides" in the marketplace.

In March 2023, Alibaba launched its most important structural change in 24 years. Accordingly, Alibaba established 6 business segments including cloud computing, entertainment, Taobao Tmall, Cainiao shipping, D-commerce and smaller companies.

Thanks to her business acumen, she helped the Taobao Tmall platform grow its user base, while generating 115 billion yuan ($16 billion) in revenue from April to June. Above all, This figure accounted for 49% of Alibaba's total revenue in the period, exceeding expectations of a 14% increase over the same period to 234 billion yuan.
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10. Samsung Global Marketing President - Lee Young Hee

At the end of 2022, Samsung Electronics appointed Ms. Lee Young Hee as President of Global Marketing for the mobile device business. This is an unprecedented precedent in this technology giant's empire.

According to Samsung, the group hopes that the appointment of Ms. Lee Young Hee will create opportunities for many other potential female employees to continue to challenge themselves and increasingly advance.
Since taking office, she has made great contributions in promoting the image and mobile phone brand Samsung Galaxy.

Speaking at a Conference in May, she said: "If marketers lose their way, customers also lose interest. Therefore, now is the time to be bolder and have a more enterprising spirit./.
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