German Chancellor Angela Merkel has topped the Forbes most powerful women list for the fifth year running.<br />In at number two is US presidential candidate Hillary Clinton and in third is Mrs Bill Gates, Melinda for her foundation work with her husband.<br />.<br />IMF chief Christine Lagarde, Brazilian president Dilma Rousseff, Facebook CEO Sheryl Sandberg, YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki and US First Lady Michelle Obama were all up there too.<br /><br /> The annual ranking is a who’s who of world leaders, business executives and Hollywood celebrities.
