The former first lady of the United States Michelle Obama is the most admired woman by US citizens according to the annual ranking published by the market research company Gallup, corresponding to the year 2018.
Michelle Obama has managed to unseat Hillary Clinton from the top spot, who had led this ranking consecutively for the last 17 years and who in 2018 has been relegated to third place on the list.
The second position went to the popular television presenter Oprah Winfrey, while Melania Trump, wife of the current president of the United States, Donald Trump, was fourth.
The wife of former president Barack Obama, who is currently promoting her autobiography Becoming, has won by a significant margin over the rest of the women admired by Americans, being cited by 15% of the people surveyed by Gallup. The second on the list, Oprah Winfrey, was cited by 5% of respondents.
The list of the ten most admired women is completed by Queen Elizabeth, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, presenter Ellen DeGeneres, former US Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley, human rights activist Malala Yousafzai, and the Democratic leader in the House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi.
THE MOST ADMIRED MEN
For his part, former president Barack Obama has repeated for the eleventh consecutive year as the most admired man in the United States. Obama, mentioned by 19% of respondents, has surpassed President Donald Trump, cited by 13%. Third place went to another former president, George W. Bush (2%), while Pope Francis (2%) was in fourth position.
The other six men most frequently mentioned by Gallup respondents are Microsoft founder, Bill Gates, Democratic Senator Bernie Sanders, former President Bill Clinton, the Dalai Lama, former Vice President Joe Biden, Tesla CEO, Elon Musk, and current U.S. Vice President, Mike Pence.
Gallup has conducted this annual survey on the most admired women and men in the United States since 1946, with the sole exception of 1976.
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