The American first lady is now more powerful than German Chancellor Angela Merkel, US Sectretary of State, Hillary Clinton, Kraft Foods Chief Executive Irene Rosenfeld, who led a hostile $18 billion takeover of Britain's Cadbury, and my very own uber-uber-boss Oprah Winfrey, says Forbes Magazine.
Forbes said Michelle Obama topped the list this year because "she has made the office of first lady her own" while remaining popular. "In a telling sign of her charisma, the White House is putting her on the campaign trail to headline fundraising events in battleground states like California and Colorado. She's also effective: In response to her Let's Move! campaign against childhood obesity, companies like Coca-Cola, Kellogg and General Mills have pledged to reduce the calorie content of their foods by 2015," it said.
I look at this and say to myself, "this is the woman supporting African designers." Wow, who better?
PS: Just FYI, Anna Wintour was in 56th place. Carla Bruni took 35th place, Heidi Klum 39th and Sarah Jessica Parker 45th. Weird, no?