Latinas Among Forbes Top 100 Most Powerful Women List

Forbes published their list of the top 100 most powerful and influential women in the world. This list consists of woman with economic and influential power, from entrepreneurs to political activists, Latino women having a strong presence in the business magazine's list.

The list is ranked based on "dollars, media momentum and impact," according to the publication. There are many women who have been part of this list, such as Oprah Winfrey and Hilary Clinton for example, on more than one occasion.  But it seems that the Latina power is growing across the globe. Even having the second most powerful woman, Brazilian president, Dilma Rousseff.  These women are not only financially powerful, they are also philanthropists and role models for everyone, not only Latinos, to follow.

Starting of the list, number 95 is, Brazilian supermodel Gisele Bundchen. Bundchen does not stop at being one of the worlds most beautiful women. She is also one of the wealthiest. The Brazilian has several endorsement deals, including Chanel and David Yurman. She is also a U.N. ambassador and works along side Al Gore in the endevours to create a more enviromentally sound world. 

Self-made millionaire Rosalia Mera was given number 66 on the list of powerful women. The Spanish businesswoman, with a net worth of $6.8 billion, is most famous for the clothing stores Zara. Mera is the wealthiest self-made woman and she continues her endeavours as a philanthropist.

Number 60 most powerful woman is, investing manager, Abigail Johnson. The heir of the investing company Fidelity Investment, the CEO is managing the family owned business her grandfather began over 60 years ago.  She is the most powerfulwoman in finance and although there was some profit fall because of investors pulling out money, the financial geniues is going strong. 

Colombian singer Shakira was named number 52 on the magazine's list. At the age of 36, the new Judge of NBC's The Voice should not simply be seen as a beautiful woman whose hips don't lie. She is also one of UNICEF's ambassadors and the creator of the Bare Foot Foundation. The BFF is a philanthropist organization which foments the education of children with limited resources.

Highly ranked on number 39 is, Steve Jobs' wife, Laurne Powell Jobs. Powell Jobs continues her past's husbands technological empire, but she is also a philanthropic giant. The Jersey girl is the founder of the Emerson Collective, a non profit organization that promotes higher education. Furthermore she is also very out spoken about the issue of immigration reform. 

A big surprise in the list---especially considering how high she is on the list---is another Colombian actress, Sofia Vergara. The 40-year-old actress came in at number 38. Vergara is mainly known for her flamboyant and over the top performance on television's "Modern Family," however, she is also one of the busiest spokespersons in the market right now. She has several endorsement deals including Diet Pepsi and thyroid medicine Synthroid. Furthermore, she has her own brand of clothing and home accessories sold in Kmart. Vargara seems to be unstoppable, expanding her horizons to the world of production as she announced the upcoming show on ABC "Killer Women," based on a famous Argentinean Soap Opera.

Further down the list, there is Argentinean president Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner. The 60 year-old politician is on her second presidential term that has been anything but easy. Her presidency has had many controversial moments including accusations of the government covering up inflation. In addition, the Argentinean president has reopened the issue of sovereignty in the Falklands.  

Number 18 on the list is, Petrobras CEO, Maria das Gracas Silva Foster. The Brazilian chemical engineer began working for the state owned company in the 80s. Last year she became the CEO of the largest company in the Souther Hemisphere. Silva Foster's company made over 2 million barrels of crude oil a day last year and are hoping to continue their large production of the resource. 

Across the globe, there is a perception of Latin America being a male dominated land. Although the "Machismo" idiosyncrasy might still exist in some parts of the Hispanic world, these women illustrate how Latinas are part of the business playing field all over the world.