Forbes Most Powerful Women

Lady Gaga is more powerful than Beyonce Knowles, Ellen Degeneres and Angelina Jolie. Forbes released its annual list of the world’s most powerful women on Wednesday, ranking them by wealth, influence and media buzz, among other factors. While First Lady Michelle Obama earned top spot (Forbes counted the US national budget, which is $3.5 trillion US), Oprah Winfrey snagged third place. Factoring in her creative influence and business ventures, Winfrey is worth $2.7 billion US. (Now that's girl power!) Fellow media goddess Lady Gaga earned seventh spot, with earnings of $62 million US this year. Forbes also says Gaga "single-handedly reinvigorated pop music and pop culture." (Introducing the term “meat dress” into the lexicon has got to count for something, right?) Beyonce Knowles sits in the ninth spot, earning $87 million, while Ellen DeGeneres is 10th with $55 million. Other celebs on the list include Angelina Jolie (21st place), Madonna (29th) and Sarah Jessica Parker (45th).

Forbes Top 10:

1) Michelle Obama (First Lady of the U.S.)

2) Irene Rosenfeld (CEO, Kraft Foods)

3) Oprah Winfrey (Talk show host)

4) Angela Merkel (Chancellor)

5) Hilary Clinton (US Secretary of State)

6) Indra Nooyi (CEO, PepsiCo)

7) Lady Gaga (Singer)

8) Gail Kelly (CEO, Westpac)

9) Beyonce Knowles (Singer)

10) Ellen Degeneres (Talk show host)