According to a recent poll conducted on 25,000 individuals, Angelina Jolie has surpassed many notable women such as the Nobel Peace Prize recipient Malala Yousafzai, Hillary Clinton, and even the Queen to become the most respected woman worldwide. The survey revealed that the actress, director, mother of six, and UN special envoy was deemed most deserving of admiration internationally. Although, the study showed that the citizens of the UK still voted for Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II to occupy the top position nationally, narrowly pushing Judi Dench into second place.
According to recent news, Angelina Jolie has been awarded the title of the most admired woman in the world during the 20th Annual Critics Choice Awards.
According to a YouGov survey of 25,000 individuals from 23 different nations, Jolie was the preferred choice over Queen Elizabeth II.
The second place in the list of most admired women globally is secured by Malala Yousafzai, who won the Nobel Peace Prize this year. Angelina Jolie, who directed a critically acclaimed film about World War II and visited war zones around the world since 2001, secured the first position. Hillary Clinton, the former US Secretary of State, was placed third. The poll was conducted across 23 countries, producing varied results. The youngest Nobel laureate, Malala, advocates for education and women’s rights in her hometown of Swat Valley in Pakistan. The top ten most admired women also included Michelle Obama, Celine Dion, Oprah Winfrey, and Julia Roberts. The Queen was among the widely admired women across the world.
Despite being ranked fourth globally, The Queen was voted as the most admired among British voters. The list highlights the fact that celebrities are often held in higher esteem than politicians. German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Burmese leader Aung San Suu Kyi are placed at ninth and tenth positions respectively. Taylor Swift and Beyonce Knowles closely follow Merkel at the 11th and 12th spot. Sonia Gandhi from India is ranked 13th, while Jennifer Lawrence is one spot behind her. Kate Middleton secures the 15th position globally, but in the UK, she is voted sixth, ahead of Aung San Suu Kyi and after Helen Mirren, who is ranked fourth.
The former First Lady, Michelle Obama, and her husband, the former President Barack Obama, have recently been recognized as one of the most admired women and men, respectively.
The list of the most respected women worldwide included Oprah Winfrey and Angela Merkel. Among UK voters, Nicola Sturgeon, the SNP leader and Scotland’s First Minister, was ranked as the ninth most admired woman. Julia Roberts and Ellen DeGeneres secured the eighth and tenth positions respectively. Moving on to men, Bill Gates was voted as the most respected man globally, whereas Stephen Hawking topped the list for Britons. Prince William was more popular than his brother Harry, securing the fifth position after Richard Branson, while Harry came in at number eight. David Beckham and Nigel Farage were ranked tenth and eleventh respectively.
