Tymoshenko was not included in the list of the 100 Most Powerful Women

Angela Merkel, the first woman to become chancellor of Germany, heads the Forbes list of the 100 Most Powerful Women.

Previous times Merkel was not included in the list at all, but this year she has displaced Condoleezza Rice and put her on the second place.

Former Prime Minister of Ukraine Yulia Tymoshenko, who was in Top Three of the last year’s list, failed to be included in the rating this year.

Top Ten of the most powerful women:

1.      Angela Merkel

2.      Condoleezza Rice

3.      U I, Vice Pm and Heath Minister of China

4.      Indra Nooyi, PepsiСo president

5.      Anne Mulcahy, Xerox president

6.      Sallie Krawcheck, Citigroup financial director

7.      Patricia Woertz, Archer Daniels Midland president

8.      Anne Lauvergeon, Areva president

9.      Brenda Barnes, Sara Lee president

10.  Zoe Cruz, Morgan Stanley president