President Trump's daughter is on the list of 100 most powerful women in the world
Ivanka Trump, the eldest daughter of US President Donald Trump, ranked 19th in the list of the 100 most powerful women in the world according to Forbes. VietJet Air CEO Nguyen Thi Phuong Thao also made the list at 55th place.
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Ivanka Trump, eldest daughter of US President Donald Trump. Photo: Fortune |
MagazineForbesjust announced the list of 100 most powerful women in the world in 2017 and as expected, German Chancellor Angela Merkel continued to hold the number one position for 7 consecutive years, bringing the total number of times she has been honored by Forbes to 12 times.
Ivanka Trump, the eldest daughter of US President Donald Trump, ranked 19th on the list. This is the first time a US First Daughter has made the list.
Ivanka Trump was born in 1981, 1.8m tall, has been a model for many fashion brands such as Tommy Hilfiger, Sassoon Jeans, and has also appeared in many famous magazines such as Stuff, Forbes, Golf, Avenue, Elle... In 2007, Ivanka was included in Maxim magazine's list of 100 most attractive women in the world.
Not only participating in major business activities in her father's company, this 35-year-old beauty also tries her hand in the field of fashion design. Her shoes, clothes, and jewelry products all sell well in the US.
Ivanka has also been by her father's side throughout his run for the White House. She is currently an advisor to her father with her own office in the White House, but receives no salary. She often appears by her father's side at important events or on foreign trips.
In addition to quite new faces like Ms. Ivanka, the voting list also includes other familiar faces in world politics as well as in the business and social activities.
British Prime Minister Theresa May came in second place despite her party having endured a difficult year in the mid-year parliamentary elections. May’s leadership in the UK’s exit from the EU in the coming years will have a huge impact on the European Union and the world, reflecting her important role in the global economic and political landscape.
Ranked third after Mrs. May is Mrs. Melinda Gates, wife of technology billionaire and founder of Microsoft Corporation Bill Gates. Mrs. Gates is known as co-chair of the charity fund founded by the couple. The following positions are the world's largest social network Facebook's chief operating officer Sheryl Sandberg and General Motors' executive Mary Barra.
VietJet Air CEO Nguyen Thi Phuong Thao also appeared on the voting list with the 55th rank.
Half of the list is American, while the UK has eight representatives and the rest of Europe has 13. Some familiar faces include Queen Elizabeth II (26th) and author JK Rowling (88th).
Former US First Lady Michelle Obama was not on the list after her husband, former President Barack Obama, ended his two terms as US President. Former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton dropped 63 places from 2nd in 2016 to 65th this year after her defeat in the 2016 US Presidential election.
The faces on the list areForbescarefully selected from the fields of billionaires, business, finance, media, politics, philanthropy/NGOs and technology. According to Ms. Moira Forbes, Executive Vice President of Forbes Media, these 100 women influence more than 3 billion people around the world.
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