In a poll conducted by YouGov , out of 25,000 people in 23 countries the 39-year-old actress topped the list ahead of The Queen (4th), Oprah (7th), Michelle Obama (5) and Kate Middleton (15).
Actress Voted Most Admired Woman In The World
Angelina Jolie may have been snubbed for an Oscar it did not prevent her from being voted as the most admired woman in the world beating out everyone from the Queen to Beyoncé.
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Beyoncé and Emma Watson and Taylor Swift did not even make it to the top 10.
In second place was 17-year-old Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai who was shot by the Taliban and is an advocate for education and women's rights and in third place was Former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.
The full global liit of the admired women who made it to the top 20 are;
1. Angelina Jolie
2. Malala Yousafzai
3. Hillary Clinton
4. Queen Elizabeth II
5. Michelle Obama
6. Celine Dion
7. Oprah Winfrey
8. Julia Roberts
9. Aung San Suu Kyi
10. Angela Merkel
11. Taylor Swift
12. Beyoncé Knowles
13. Sonia Gandhi
14. Jennifer Lawrence
15. Kate Middleton
16. Emma Watson
17. Faye Wong
18. Elizabeth Warren
19. Ellen DeGeneres
20. Dilma Rouseff
Meanwhile in a separate poll conducted In the UK, the Queen came 1st, with Angelina Jolie at number 7, while in India, Malala Yousafzai topped the poll.
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