Oprah Winfrey Tops

The list of top 10 most popular women starts with the popular TV host Oprah Winfrey but it also includes singers, actresses, and businesswomen.

Here’re the women of substance

1. Oprah Winfrey

Born: 29 January 1954, Mississippi, US
Occupation: TV Host, Author, Actress

Who can forget the host of The Oprah Winfrey Show that was the highest-rated television program from 1986 to 2011. Its popularity gave her the nickname “Queen of All Media”. Also, she became the richest African-American of the 20th century. The show also made her one of the most influential women in the world in 2007. She was even considered a contestant in the 2008 presidential race.

2. Lana Del Rey

Born: 21 June 1985, New York, US
Occupation: Singer, Songwriter

She’s a songwriter and the acceptability of her songs can be judged from the accolades she received for writing those songs. She has two Brit Awards, two MTV Europe Music Awards, and a Satellite Award. But the biggest all are six Grammy Awards, and one Golden Globe Award. As it isn’t sufficient to highlight her stature in the music industry, Variety also recognized her talent in the Variety Hitmakers Awards but in a different way. She’s regarded as one of the most influential singer-songwriters of the 21st century.

3. Rihanna

Born: 20 February 1988, St. Michael, Barbados
Occupation: Singer, Actor, Businesswoman

When American record producer Evan Rogers invited Rihanna to record demo tapes, he had little knowledge that she would get quick recognition and become a popular singer. Her first two albums Music of the Sun (2005) and A Girl Like Me (2006) ranked among the top ten in the US Billboard 200 chart. With her third album Good Girl Gone Bad (2007), she became a sex symbol in the music industry. Her growing popularity encouraged her to do business that she launched in 2011. It was a women’s fragrance and like her music career, it was also a success.

4. Cher (Cherilyn Sarkisian)

Born: 20 May 1946, California, US
Occupation: Singer, Actress, Television Personality

She’s rightly called “Goddess of Pop” as she established feminine authority in a male-dominated industry. But all the credit of her popularity goes to her distinctive contralto singing voice. Also, she worked with a variety of entertainment projects during her six-decade-long singing career. Cher achieved success in 1965 when her song “I Got You Babe” became number one on the US and UK charts. Inspired by her popularity, Cher started working as a model in 1967 and soon reached the television studio after ruling the cover pages of leading magazines.

5. Britney Spears

Born: 2 December 1981, Mississippi, US
Occupation: Singer, Dancer, Actress

There is hardly anyone not acquainted with Britney Spears, also known as “Princess of Pop”. She was regarded as a pop icon because of her influence in reviving teen pop during the late 1990s. The number of her music albums she sold worldwide testify to her high status in the music industry. She has sold over 150 million albums worldwide to … Find more