Folorunsho Alakija, Okonjo Iweala, Among Forbes World’s 100 Powerful Women 2014

Two Nigerian women, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala and Mrs. FolorunshoAlakija, made Forbes Magazine’s World’s 100 Most Powerful Women in 2014. Nigeria’s Coordinating Minister of the Economy and Minister for Finance, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala came in at No. 44 and oil magnate and Vice Chairman of Famfa Oil, Mrs.FolorunshoAlakija, came in at No. 96. Other women who made the list include, Gisele Bundchen at No. 89, Lady Gaga at No. 67, Angelina Jolie at No.50, Ellen Degeneres at No.46, Malawian President Joyce Banda at 40, Queen Elizabeth at No.35, Beyoncé – at No. 17, Michelle Obama at No.8, and German Chancellor Angela Merkel at No.1.