Lady Gaga, Oprah Winfrey make "100 Most Powerful Women" list
(CBS) Forbes has released its annual ranking of the World's 100 Most Powerful Women, and while many on the list are world leaders and CEOs, a few entertainment and fashion figures also made the cut.
Lady Gaga is one of them. The magazine gave her the No. 11, spot, citing her earnings ($90 million from May 2010 to 2011) and her large following as reasons for the ranking.
Pictures: Forbes' Most Powerful Women 2011
Oprah Winfrey also made the list (No. 14), as did Beyonce (No. 18).
Other celebrities mentioned include Angelina Jolie (No. 29), Gisele Bundchen (No. 60 - though she and husband Tom Brady earned the top spot on Forbes' wealthiest celebrity couples list) and Ellen DeGeneres (No. 55).
Vogue Editor-in-Chief Anna Wintour took the 69th spot, and "Harry Potter" author J.K. Rowling came in 61st on the list.
First lady Michelle Obama earned a spot in the top 10, coming in at No. 8. British monarch Queen Elizabeth II is No. 49, and Jordan's Queen Rania is No. 53.
The first-place spot went to German Chancellor Angela Merkel, while Secretary of State Hillary Clinton came in second place.
