2011's Most Powerful Women

It's a fresh new year and today, for many of us, it's back to work! So we thought a little inspiration could go a long way today by taking a look at some of Forbe's Most Powerful Women of 2011!

1. Angela Merkel 57 Germany

Chancellor

2. Hilary Clinton 64 US

Secretary of State

3. Dilma Rousseff 64 Brazil

President

4. Indra Nooji 56 US

Chief executive Pepsico

5. Sheryl Sandberg 42 US

COO of Facebook

6. Medlinda Gates 47 US

CoFounder, CoChair of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation

7. Sonia Ghandi 65 India

President

8. Michelle Obama 47 US

First Lady

9. Christine Lagarde 56 France

MD of IMF

10. Irene Rosenfeld 58 US

CEO Kraft Food

11. Lady Gaga 25 US

Entertainer

12. Jill Abramson 57 US

Executive Editor NY Times

13. Kathleen Sebelius 63 US

U.S Secretary of health and human services

14. Oprah Winfrey 57 US

Media Personality

15. Janet Napolitano 54 US

U.S Secretary of homeland security

16. Susan Wojcicki 43 US

SVP Advertising, Google

17. Cristina Fenandez 58 Argentina

President

18. Beyonce Knowles 30 US

Entertainer, Designer

19. Georgina Rinehart 57 Australia

Billionaire Mining tycoon

20. Cher Wang 53 Taiwan

Cofounder, Chair HTC

http://www.forbes.com/wealth/power-women