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OPRAH, LEEZZY AMONG FORBES' 'POWERFUL WOMEN': Annual list announced Thursday.
*Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and talk show maven Oprah Winfrey made Forbes magazine's annual list of the 100 Most Powerful Women, ranking No. 7 and No. 35, respectively.
"Shoring up her legacy before the Bush administration leaves office, Rice continues to try for peace in the Middle East; the U.S. is cautiously engaging North Korea and trying to contain Iran," notes Forbes of Rice's past year. "But her efforts are coming to naught around the world: In Pakistan, U.S. support for anti-al-Qaida ally Pervez Musharraf, who resigned, may have jeopardized ties with his successor; Russia is growing more autocratic; and her State Department has come under fire for its lax oversight of contractor Blackwater. Successes: ties with Japan, China and India have solidified."
Of Winfrey, the magazine states: "Self-made billionaire from rural Mississippi now has the nation's No. 1 talk show, with 48 million viewers a week. Will debut the Oprah Winfrey Network with Discovery Communications next year; has a three-year, $55 million deal with XM Satellite Radio. Helped create "Dr. Phil" and "The Rachael Ray Show." Major philanthropist in U.S. and abroad; built $40 million girls' school in South Africa."
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi came in right under Winfrey at No. 34, and for the third consecutive year, Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel ruled the list.
A string of news women clog spots 61-65. "Today" co-anchor Meredith Viera is No. 61; "CBS Evening News" anchor Katie Couric is No. 62; ABC News correspondent Barbara Walters is No. 63 and "Good Morning America" anchor Diane Sawyer is No. 65.
View the entire 100 Most Powerful Women list here.
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