MOST TALKED ABOUT WOMEN OF PAKISTAN

There was a time when people discussed the traits of fine leadership and talked about Benazir Bhutto; even after her death she remained a big part of our every day discussions; especially whenever our not so respected president begged for money and aid from other countries with her picture on his rostrum or in his hands. While humiliating, it was a lesson learnt; you can even win the highest claimed position of a country, presidency, with mere sympathy votes.

Then came the time when Fahmida Mirza became the first woman national speaker of Pakistan. She also holds the highest ranked political position in Pakistan today.  She was much praised and regarded by the politicians and people of Pakistan until her husband stole the show. Her image also tattered when she gave a ruling against the Supreme Court of Pakistan. Whether her decision was constitutional or not, that is another debate. 

Hina Rabani khar with her Birkin bag, Roberto Cavalli shades and classic pearl jewelry became the talk of the town and the media as soon as she touched the ground in India for indo-Pak dialogues. She was the most talked about woman for some time as the Indian media gave full coverage to her accessories and her fashion outlook. Her looks and fashion choices cannot mar the fact that she is the first woman Foreign minister of Pakistan and also the youngest to hold this important position. To be at such a powerful position and to retain it, one must have great qualities of leadership, persuasion, commitment to excellence and communication as the powerful means. 

Pakistani media has changed it course several times over the last few years. From advocating the rights of women to the constant political upheavals and then the most popular Veena Malik stepped into the spot light and everything else went into the background. From molvis to political talk show hosts; everyone discussed her prominent presence in the reality game show named ‘Big Boss’ at length. They condemned her openly yet claimed that she did a good deed by making a non-Muslim perform Muslim prayer. 

She again hit the papers when some of her topless pictures from a famous Indian magazine hit the internet. She was denounced as completely immoral and the images as anti-patriotism. She has again become the most talked woman of Pakistan by appearing as a TV host for a special telecast for Ramadan programs (though she was banned from Pakistani media because of her last appearance on TV at Nadia Khan’s show). Whether or not she is a good Muslim is not for us to decide but her makeup clad modern outlook with glycerin teary eyes could make anyone curse her and feel nauseated. She is an active part of Pakistani media and as a celebrity she has done no more than what other actresses have done to attract attention towards themselves. She is bold; she is aggressive and knows how to respond to her adversaries and that is what makes everyone watch her shows and interviews. Unlike Saima, Reema, Sana and Zara sheikh she had no God Father in the film industry despite of this she has made a name for herself in India and Pakistan. She should be appreciated and applauded for taking a stand in what she believes.

Jenifer Lopez; On The Top Of Forbes 100 Celebrities

Jenifer Lopez is usually known for her upbeat songs and her superb acting. She initially started her career as a dancer and then later on she also tried her luck as an actor and gained popularity in the action thriller movie Money train.

She was born on 24^th July in 1969 in New York. She belonged to a middle class family, her mother was a home maker and her father was a computer technician. She learned singing and dancing from the age of five and went to catholic school. She excelled athletically in her school rather than academically. She started off her dancing career with musicals and small roles in shows like “Second chances.” Her first high budget film was “The family”, which helped her to grab a nomination in “Independent Spirit award”. Her first breakthrough was in the year 1996 when she played the role of Selena and was highly praised for her portrayal of Selena from the film critics. She was nominated for the Golden Globe awards for the Best actress. 

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In the year 1999 the multi-talented Jenifer Lopez started off her singing career with her single “if you had my love “which reached the top ten of the Billboard. Her singles, “Waiting for tonight “and”Let’s get loud “each received Grammy award nomination. With the release of her Album ‘On The 6”, Jenifer Lopez converted herself from a film Star to a pop star in a period of one year, which was a remarkable achievement. Her second album JLO was released which became a major hit in 2002 and topped the bill board chart and her film “Wedding planner” also hit the box office in the same year. Her journey of success and popularity continued with the number of singles which topped the Billboard.

J to The L-O was her next album which included the remixes of her previous singles and became third biggest selling album after Michael Jackson and Madonna. Her third Studio album was dedicated to her relationship with Ben Affleck, this relationship continued for eighteen months and they became the prominent super cool couple in the media during their relationship.

In 2004, she got married to Marc Anthony and in the same year released her fourth studio album “Rebirth” and in May 2005 the film “Monster in law” was released, the film was a box office success. She also released a Spanish Album; it was a large hit in the Spanish community.

She has worked with a number of charities and has also sung charity songs along with numerous artists. Jenifer Lopez usually works for the welfare of children, women, health and education. She also owns a foundation entitled The Maribel Foundation. It works for the well being of mothers and children from under-privileged communities.

 On 16^th May 2012 Forbes ranked as her the most powerful celebrity in the world for the year 2012. She has reached this position due to her role as a judge in American idol, her endorsements and her publicized personal life.

DIANNA: ONLY PERSON FROM THE ROYAL FAMILY TO BE EVER LOVED SO MUCH BY THE PEOPLE

Princess Diana is remembered by everyone for being the only person from the royal family who threw herself into her charity work in a very personal way; she spent countless hours listening to the issues, difficulties and problems of people with her warm smile and genuine interest. The woman well-known for the charity work was born on July 1, 1961 in Park House, Sandringham, and Norfolk, England. Lady Diana was a public figure recognized globally and focused by the media. She got recognition for her dedication to the charity work and had deep pain for the shortcomings of the common people.

Lady Diana was married to Prince Charles who was the Prince of Wales at St. Paul’s Cathedral on August 31, 1997 and she had two sons Prince Williams and Prince Harry. Her marriage with Prince Charles ended on August 28, 1996 when the couple got divorce. Lady Diana had the ability to make everyone feel special especially the vulnerable young people who appreciated the warmth and affection of the Princess. The Princess ruled millions of hearts and was the most admired, loved and adored person among the royal family members.

Lady Diana has been awarded various honors, styles, titles and arms in her lifetime and afterwards such as The Lady Diana Frances Spencer, The Honorable Diana Frances Spencer, Her Royal Highness The Princess of Wales, Diana, Princess of Wales and Princess Diana. Since people loved her so much for her iconic participation during stressful times, she was called as “The England’s Rose”, “The People’s Princess” and “The Queen of Hearts”. Lady Diana passed away in a car crash on August 31, 1997 in the Pont de l’Alma road tunnel in Paris. Hence, Lady Diana had an exceptional charismatic personality and was definably a woman of strength.

10 MOST POWERFUL WOMEN IN THE WORLD

Forbes is the most highly acclaimed magazine worldwide and it is best known for the listings of popular figures that it does in its annual issue. In its last issue, the list of 100 Most Powerful Women was highly appreciated by everyone because most of the readers commented that the listing is accurate and free from any kind of bias. The list is made after evaluation of the various women on various factors and the major ones are the money, media presence and entrepreneurship; hence, the list is a proper blend of wealth, creative influence and entrepreneurship. As a result, many pop stars and politicians are ranked side by side at the top. All these powerful women collectively control £18.5 trillion and have an average age of 54; twenty-nine women are chief executives, eight are heads of state and twenty-two are single as well.

According to Forbes, the top 10 World’s Most Powerful Women, in descending order are and I agree with the listing as well are Angela Merkel, Hillary Clinton, Dilma Rousseff, Indra Nooyi, Sheryl Sandberg, Melinda Gates, Sonia Gandhi, Michelle Obama, Christine Lagarde and Irene  Rosenfeld. Ms. Merkel is the German Chancellor and is well-known for being the undisputed leader of Europe and has taken the number one rank from First Lady Michelle Obama who is now on the eighth position.

 

Hillary Clinton, the United States Secretary of State, is well-known for excellent and hardworking performance and spectacular service for the country. Dilma Rousseff is President of Brazil and is among the first ladies to bring a revolution in Brazil. Indra Nooyi who is the Chief Executive of PepsiCo in United States is the most affluent ladies in the business world. Sheryl Sandberg is Chief Operations Officer of Facebook in United States and is well-known for the introduction of the highly acclaimed social network i.e. Facebook. Melinda Gates is the Cofounder and Co chair of Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation in United States. Sonia Gandhi is the President of Indian National Congress Party in India. The First Lady, Michelle Obama is given the eighth ranking and is well-reputed for the exceptional services that she is rendering for her nation. Christine Lagarde is rendering exceptional service for non-profit organization i.e. International Monetary Fund as its Managing Director in France. Finally, at the tenth position is Irene Rosenfeld who is the Chief Executive Officer of Kraft Foods.

Lady Gaga: Has she made it into the Forbes list of most powerful women??

Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta who is well-known as Lady Gaga has been ranked among the list of World’s Most Powerful Women by Forbes magazine in 2011. Although the list constituted of a bit of shuffling from the 2010 catalog but none of the women were more noticeable than Lady Gaga who was given the eleventh ranking and she even topped the Forbes’ Celebrity 100 list which was released in May. Besides these accomplishments, Lady Gaga also topped the Forbes’ list for social and web reach as she was the first person to reach 12 million Twitter followers and more than 36 million fans on her Facebook page; trumping teen dream Justin Bieber and President Obama.

Lady Gaga is by profession a songwriter, singer, businesswoman, activist, record producer and dancer. She began her career by performing in the rock music scene of Manhattan’s Lower East Side and by the end of 2007 she was signed with Streamline Records for songwriting. Akon captured the attention of the lady’s vocal abilities and signed her to his label Kon Live Distribution. As a recording artist, Lady Gaga became prominent after the release of her debut album The Fame in 2008; it was a huge success as the album topped the charters all over the world and included the top rated number-one singles i.e. Just Dance and Poker Face. The success of Lady Gaga hit a much higher level when she released her second album The Fame Monster in 2009, followed by Born This Way in 2011; both of these albums were both a critical and commercial success which helped the singer earned lots of fame.

Besides her musical career, she has even boasted promotional deals with Gilt, Zynga and Google and raised more than $202 million to fight AIDS through her endorsement of MAC’s VIVA GLAM lipstick and lip gloss. According to Forbes, Lady Gaga earned more than $90 million from May 2010 to May 2011. The lady has sold more than 23 million albums and 64 million singles internationally which makes her one of best-selling music artists of all time and her singles some of the best selling worldwide. Lady Gaga has been awarded five Grammy Awards and thirteen MTV Video Music Awards. Hence, Lady Gaga is well-reputed for her diverse and extravagant contributions to the music industry through her performances, music videos and fashion.