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World's 30 most powerful women in business

Last updated on: May 24, 2013 16:21 IST

These powerful women are changing the world in "fresh and exhilarating ways" says Forbes magazine releasing the global list of the 100 most powerful women.

India-born PepsiCo chief Indra Nooyi figures among the world's top 10 powerful women ranked this year.

According to Forbes, 24 corporate CEOs control $893 billion in annual revenues. Interestingly, 16 women have founded their own companies.

ICICI Bank Managing Director and CEO Chanda Kochhar is ranked 65th and Biocon Founder Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw has bagged the 85th spot in the global list.

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Sheryl Sandberg

COO, Facebook

Rank: 6

Country: United States

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Christine Lagarde

Managing Director, International Monetary Fund

Rank: 7

Country: France

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Indra Nooyi, chairman and CEO of PepsiCo.

Indra Nooyi

CEO, PepsiCo

Rank: 10

Country: United States

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Virginia Rometty

CEO, IBM

Rank: 12

Country: United States

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Xerox Chairman and CEO Ursula Burns during a CES Innovation Power Panel.

Ursula Burns

Chairman and CEO, Xerox

Rank: 14

Country: United States

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Meg Whitman

CEO, Hewlett-Packard

Rank: 15

Country: United States

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Georgina Rinehart

Executive Chairman, Hancock Prospecting

Rank: 16

Country: Australia

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Maria das Gracas Silva Foster

CEO, Petrobras

Rank: 18

Country: Brazil

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Irene Rosenfeld

CEO, Mondelez International

Rank: 20

Country: United States

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Safra Catz

CFO, Oracle

Rank: 23

Country: United States

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Anne Sweeney

Co-Chair, Disney Media Networks, and President, Disney/ABC Television Group, Walt Disney

Rank: 24

Country: United States

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Sheri McCoy

CEO, Avon Products

Rank: 27

Country: United States

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Susan Wojcicki

Senior Vice President, Google

Rank: 30

Country: United States

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Marissa Mayer, President and CEO, Yahoo!, in Washington, DC.

Marissa Mayer

CEO, Yahoo

Rank: 32

Country: United States

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Marillyn Hewson at the Farnborough Airshow 2012.

Marillyn Hewson

CEO, Lockheed Martin

Rank: 34

Country: United States

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Mary Barra

SVP, Global Product Development, General Motors

Rank: 35

Country: United States

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Amy Pascal

Co-Chairman, Sony Pictures Entertainment, Sony

Rank: 36

Country: United States

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Laurene Powell Jobs

Founder and Chair, Emerson Collective

Rank: 39

Country: United States

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Ellen Kullman, Chair of the Board and CEO of DuPont.

Ellen Kullman

Chairman and CEO, EI du Pont de Nemours

Rank: 42

Country: United States

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Sam's Club CEO Rosalind Brewer during the annual Wal-Mart shareholders' meeting in Fayetteville, Arkansas.

Rosalind Brewer

President and CEO, Sam's Club, Wal-Mart Stores

Rank: 44

Country: United States

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Cher Wang

Co-founder and Chair, HTC

Rank: 46

Country: Taiwan

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Chinese 100 yuan banknotes. Wu Yajun (Inset).

Wu Yajun and family

Chairman, Longfor Properties

Rank: 49

Country: China

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Zhang Xin and family

Cofounder, CEO, Soho China

Rank: 50

Country: China

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Angela Ahrendts

CEO, Burberry Group

Rank: 53

Country: China

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Sri Mulyani Indrawati

Managing Director, World Bank

Rank :55

Country: Indonesia

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Padmasree Warrior

Chief Technology and Strategy Officer, Cisco Systems

Rank: 57

Country: United States

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Miuccia Prada attends the 2010 Carlo Porta Award held at Teatro Manzon.

Miuccia Prada

Owner, Fashion Designer, Prada

Rank: 58

Country: Italy

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Abigail Johnson

President, Financial Services, Fidelity Investments

Rank: 60

Country: United States

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Bonnie Hammer

Chairman, Cable Entertainment Group, NBC Universal, Comcast

Rank: 61

Country: United States

Gail Kelly

CEO, Westpac Banking Group

Rank: 62

Country: Australia