12 Black Leaders Featured in Forbes ' "Most Powerful Women" List

Learn which presidents, CEOs and tycoons made the cut.

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President Joyce Banda - As Forbes reports, President Joyce Banda — Malawi’s first female president and the continent’s second — has helped to remove monetary suspensions from Western supporters to Malawi and revived cash injections from the IMF. However, the controversial leader has also faced a number of financial and corruption scandals during her time in office. (Photo: Lefteris Pitarakis - WPA Pool /Getty Images)
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Oprah Winfrey - A self-made billionaire whose remarkable success ranges from entrepreneur to media personality, Oprah Winfrey is no stranger to lists of power and top earnings. In 2013, she was Forbes’ highest-earning celebrity at $77 million. This year, Winfrey continued making headlines by reversing the fortunes of her once-struggling TV network, OWN. (Photo: Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)Folorunsho Alakija - Ranked the richest woman in Nigeria with an estimated net worth of $2.5 billion, Folorunsho Alakija is another self-made tycoon whose winding career path began in London as a secretarial and fashion design student. Having founded a tailoring company that propelled her to high society, she now controls and holds a 60 percent stake in Famfa Oil, which pumps about 200,000 barrels a day.(Photo: Bennett Raglin/Getty Images)

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President Joyce Banda - As Forbes reports, President Joyce Banda — Malawi’s first female president and the continent’s second — has helped to remove monetary suspensions from Western supporters to Malawi and revived cash injections from the IMF. However, the controversial leader has also faced a number of financial and corruption scandals during her time in office. (Photo: Lefteris Pitarakis - WPA Pool /Getty Images)

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