Secretary of State Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton has now been named Most Admired Woman 14 times since 1993, spanning her career as first lady, New York senator, and now secretary of state. The three times she has not finished first during this time, she earned second place (to Laura Bush in 2001 and to Mother Teresa in 1995 and 1996).And here's something cool about the Top 5: Three of the five top spots are held by women of color. Following Clinton at #2 is Sarah Palin (!), and then 3-5 are Oprah Winfrey, Michelle Obama, and Condoleezza Rice.
I'm kind of amazed Sonia Sotomayor didn't make the list, but I guess I forget that not everyone inhabits the sort of world where the names of the Supreme Court Justices are more ubiquitous than the names of the Big Ten quarterbacks.
President Barack Obama was "the landslide winner among men for the second time, with 30% of Americans naming him as the Most Admired Man this year." Gallup's Most Admired Man of the Year is much less remarkable than Most Admired Woman of the Year, because it's always the president. If we ever get a female president, then Most Admired Man of the Year might finally get interesting!
[Photo via the State Department photostream.]
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