For the ninth consecutive year, she holds the crown of the most powerful and powerful woman in the world! German Chancellor Angela Merkel also this year "captured" the cover of the prestigious Forbes as the most powerful woman in the world.
The German leader topped the Forbes 2019 list, followed by European Central Bank Chairman Christine Lagarde and US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi.
Merkel was praised for her resilience, for her response to US President Donald Trump, and for refugee policy.
Merkel has been Germany's chancellor since 2005 and has often been regarded as the 'De Facto' leader of the European Union and even the 'free world' leader.
Meanwhile, the list of the 10 most powerful women in the world for the year we are leaving behind is this:
Angela Merkel, German Chancellor
Christine Lagarde, Head of the European Central Bank
Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the US House of Representatives
Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission
Mary Barra, CEO of General Motors
Melinda Gates, Co-Chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Abigail Johnson, CEO of Fidelity Investments
Ana Patricia BotÃn, Executive Chairman of Santander BotÃn
Ginni Rometty, CEO of IBM The first woman to run the company
Marillyn Hewson, CEO of Lockheed
