ROME, December 6. /TASS/. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has topped Forbes’ Ranking Of The World’s Most Powerful Women in 2023.

European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde came in second, US Vice President Kamala Harris was third, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni sits at fourth place and American singer Taylor Swift closes out the top five.

To determine the list, Forbes "applied four metrics: money, media, impact and spheres of influence."