Oprah Winfrey U.S. talk show queen Oprah Winfrey gestures during a news conference prior to the opening of the Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy for Girls in the small town of Henley-on-Klip, South Africa, Tuesday, Jan. 2, 2007. Winfrey opened a school Tuesday for disadvantaged girls, fulfilling a promise she made to former President Nelson Mandela six years ago and giving more than 150 students a chance for a better future. (AP Photo/Denis Farrell) (DENIS FARRELL)
Lady Gaga Lady Gaga, left, is welcomed by fans upon her arrival at Narita international airport in Narita, east of Tokyo, Tuesday, May 8, 2012. The American singer on a Asian tour schedules to hold three concerts this week in Saitama, north of Tokyo. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi) (Shizuo Kambayashi)
Beyonce Knowles FILE - This May 7, 2012 file photo shows Beyonce Knowles at the Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute gala benefit, celebrating Elsa Schiaparelli and Miuccia Prada in New York. Beyonce is teaming with the United Nations and humanitarian aid organizations on a global campaign to encourage people around the world to get involved. The international pop star and songwriter Diane Warren will donate a video of "I Was Here" that will be filmed in the UN General Assembly Hall in New York in front of a live audience. The video will premiere Aug. 19 on World Humanitarian Day and the UN hopes it will help the campaign reach 1 billion people. (AP Photo/Evan Agostini, file) (Evan Agostini)
84th Annual Academy Awards - Arrivals Entertainer Jennifer Lopez arrives at the 84th Annual Academy Awards held at the Hollywood & Highland Center on February 26, 2012 in Hollywood, California. Michael Buckner/Getty Images/AFP
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Shakira waves a as she arrives for the the media briefing prior to the soccer World Cup final match at the Soccer City stadium in Johannesburg, South Africa, Saturday July 10, 2010. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe) (Themba Hadabe)
San José (Redacción). La revista Forbes presentó su lista de las 100 mujeres más poderosas e influyentes de todo el mundo. El primer lugar lo ocupa la canciller alemana Angela Merkel, seguida por la estadounidense Hillary Clinton y la presidenta brasileña Dilma Rousseff.
El mundo del entretenimiento también tiene su representación en esta lista. Por ejemplo, la conductora Oprah Winfrey alcanzó la posición 11, seguida por la cantante Lady Gaga, la más joven del grupo, en la casilla número 14, y la artista Beyonce, quien logró el puesto 32.
En cuanto a las latinas que forman parte de esta ranquin, destaca Jennifer López, en el puesto 38 y las colombianas Shakira y Sofía Vergara, quienes alcanzaron la posición 40 y 75, respectivamente.