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The top five women on the list are:

No. 1 - Angela Merkel, 60, Chancellor of Germany

No. 2 - Hillary Clinton, 67, presidential candidate, former Secretary of State, former Senator, former First Lady

No. 3 - Melinda Gates, 50, Co-chair of Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

No. 4 - Janet Yellen, 68, Chairwoman of Federal Reserve Bank

No. 5 - Mary Barra, 53, CEO of General Motors

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MARTA's Kensington Station in DeKalb County, seen last month, was the site of a bus collision Sunday, Nov. 2, 2025, a MARTA spokesperson said. (Abbey Cutrer/AJC)

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