Womenality

While writing an intro for this post, I can’t help but think how Corazon Aquino feels now (if ever she’s still alive) to be included in this prestigious list. I’m pretty sure that being a Person of the Year in Time Magazine is a tremendous achievement for her. But to be one of the 25 Most Powerful Women of the 20th Century is greater.

As an icon of democracy, the 11th and first lady president of the Philippines is now again recognized and have been included in this Time’s powerful list of women who have made significant impact to the world in the past century.  I can say that this recognition is not just an achievement by Cory and her family but also for us, Filipinos especially women. This is truly inspiring.

Here’s a complete list of Time’s 25 Most Powerful Women of the 20th Century.

1. Jane Addams (1860-1935)
2. Corazon Aquino (1933-2009)
3. Rachel Carson (1907-1964)
4. Coco Chanel (1883-1971)
5. Julia Child (1912-2004)
6. Hillary Clinton (1947-Present)
7. Marie Curie (1867-1934)
8. Aretha Franklin (1942-Present)
9. Indira Gandhi (1917-1984)
10. Estée Lauder (1908-2004)
11. Madonna (1958-Present)
12. Margaret Mead (1901-1978)
13. Golda Meir (1898-1978)
14. Angela Merkel (1954-Present)
15. Sandra Day O’Connor (1930-Present)
16. Rosa Parks (1913-2005)
17. Jiang Qing (1914-1991)
18. Eleanor Roosevelt (1884-1962)
19. Margaret Sanger (1879-1966)
20. Gloria Steinem (1934-Present)
21. Martha Stewart (1941-Present)
22. Mother Teresa (1910-1997)
23. Margaret Thatcher (1925-Present)
24. Oprah Winfrey (1954-Present)
25. Virginia Woolf (1882-1941)

Here’s one of the videos created by Time Magazine for this feature.

Being in the list of the very prestigious Forbe’s Top 100 Most Powerful Women is really a huge thing.  No doubt about the number one spot which is taken by the first lady of the United States,  Michelle Obama. If you are wondering who are the other 99 most powerful women then here’s the exciting list. Take a deep breath because this is certainly long… =)

1 Michelle Obama, first lady
2 Irene Rosenfeld, chief executive, Kraft Foods
3 Oprah Winfrey, media mogul
4 Angela Merkel, German chancellor
5 Hillary Clinton, US secretary of state
6 Indra Nooyi, chief executive, Pepsi
7 Lady Gaga, singer
8 Gail Kelly, chief executive, Westpac
9 Beyonce Knowles, singer and fashion designer
10 Ellen DeGeneres, talk show host
11 Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House
12 Angela Braly, Chief Executive, Wellpoint
13 Janet Napolitano, Secretary, Homeland Security
14 Cynthia Carroll, Chief Executive, Anglo American
15 Sheila Bair, Chair, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
16 Sarah Palin, Political maverick and commentator
17 Mary Schapiro, Chair, Securities and Exchange Commission
18 Ellen Kullman, Chief Executive, DuPont
19 Sonia Sotomayor, Supreme Court Justice
20 Ursula Burns, Chief Executive, Xerox
21 Angelina Jolie, Actor and UN Goodwill Ambassador
22 Katie Couric, News anchor
23 Kathleen Sebelius, Secretary, Health & Human Services
24 Anne Lauvergeon, Chief Executive, Areva
25 Elena Kagan, Supreme Court Justice
26 Patricia Woertz, Chief Executive, Archer Daniels Midland
27 Melinda Gates, Co-chair, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
28 Arianna Huffington, Founder and editor-in-chief, Huffington Post
29  Madonna, Singer, fashion designer
30 Ho Ching, Chief Executive, Temasek Holdings
31 Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Supreme Court Justice
32 Maria Ramos, Chief Executive, Absa Group Banks
33 Chelsea Handler, Talk show host and author
34 Tina Brown, Cofounder and editor-in-chief, The Daily Beast
35 Carla Bruni-Sarkozy, First Lady
36 Lynn Laverty Elsenhans, Chief Executive, Sunoco
37 Elizabeth Warren, Assistant to the President and Special Adviser to the Secretary of Treasury
38 Ana Patricia Botin, Chair, Banesto bank
39 Heidi Klum, Model and producer
40 Meredith Vieira, Co-anchor
41 Queen Elizabeth II, Monarch
42 Carol Bartz, Chief Executive, Yahoo!
43 Christine Lagarde, Finance Minister
44 Sallie Krawcheck, President, Global Wealth & Investment Management, Bank of America
45 Sarah Jessica Parker, Actor and fashion designer
46 Diane Sawyer, News anchor
47 Meg Whitman, Gubernatorial candidate, California
48 Marina Berlusconi, Chair, Mondadori and Fininvest Group
49 Stephenie Meyer, Author
50 Rachel Maddow, Talk show host

Sorry I have to cut it to 50. For the complete list, you can check out Forbe’s website.

I saw Shalani Soledad, a counselor from our hometown, Valenzuela City several times already. I think she’s really beautiful, inside and out. Her simplicity simply defines her beauty. Even she’s the girlfriend of the most powerful person in the country today(Pres. NoyNoy Aquino), she remained to be humble and approachable. So sad, that she landed on #2 spot in the Top 10 Prettiest Pinay Politicians.

Here’s the complete list:

10. LOREN LEGARDA

9. FATIMA ALIAH DIMAPORO

8. EMMELINE AGLIPAY

7. RACHEL MARGUERITE “CUTIE” DEL MAR

6. ABIGAIL FERRIOL

5. JANNAH EJERCITO

4. DARLENE CUSTODIO

3. RISA HONTIVEROS

2. SHALANI SOLEDAD

1. MONICA LOUISE “NIKKI” TEODORO

hmm…where’s Lucy Torres and Lanie Mercado? Oh according to the list “(By the way, we’ve purposely excluded artistas-turned-politicians for obvious reasons.)”

Source: http://ph.news.yahoo.com/spot/20100927/tel-top-10-prettiest-pinay-politicians-5a3fdeb.html