Most Admired Woman in the World Named

London-based market research company YouGov has just released the results of its annual World’s Most Admired 2018 list – and they may surprise you. The list features 20 men and 20 women who were chosen after 37,000 people in 35 countries were polled.

Topping the list of most admirable woman is actress and humanitarian Angelina Jolie, followed by Michelle Obama in second place and Oprah Winfrey in third. As for the men, Microsoft founder and humanitarian Bill Gates holds the number one place, with Barack Obama and Jackie Chan in second and third.

See the full lists below.

World’s Most Admired Women

1. Angelina Jolie
2. Michelle Obama
3. Oprah Winfrey
4. Queen Elizabeth II
5. Hilary Clinton
6. Emma Watson
7. Malala Yousafzai
8. Angela Merkel
9. Taylor Swift
10. Madonna
11. Aishwarya Rai
12. Priyanka Chopra
13. Deepika Padukone
14. Gal Gadot
15. Theresa May
16. Liu Yifei
17. Yang Mi
18. Fan Bingbing
19. Zhao Wei
20. Elizabeth Warren

World’s Most Admired Men

1. Bill Gates
2. Barack Obama
3. Jackie Chan
4. Xi Jinping
5. Jack Ma
6. Vladimir Putin
7. Dalai Lama
8. Narendra Modi
9. Amitabh Bachchan
10. Cristiano Ronaldo
11. Lionel Messi
12. Warren Buffet
13. David Beckham
14. Elon Musk
15. Michael Jordan
16. Pope Francis
17. Donald Trump
18. Andy Lau
19. Recep Tayyip Erdogan
20. Imran Khan

Discover Angelina Jolie’s top life tips here and view our Angelina Jolie style gallery here.