Michelle Obama is now the world’s most admired woman

Michelle Obama is now the most admired woman in the world, beating out former title holder Angelina Jolie.

According to a new poll by YouGov, the former first lady also rose above Oprah Winfrey (who ranks second this year), Queen Elizabeth II (who ranks fourth) and Emma Watson (who ranks fifth).

Jolie moved down two rankings, going from from first last year to third in 2019, while Winfrey moved up from third to second.

Things have stayed the same in the men’s top five ranking: Bill Gates in first, Barack Obama in second, Jackie Chan in third, President of the People’s Republic of China Xi Jinping in fourth and businessman Jack Ma in fifth.

More than 42,000 people from 41 countries were interviewed to determine the lists, the YouGov website states.

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