According to an online survey conducted by YouGovUk, ranking world’s 20 most admired persons and women, Malala was voted third most admired person overall and second most admired women.
In Men’s category, which is led by philanthropist and billionaire Gates, US President Barack Obama is on second place followed by his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping. While Indian premier Narendra Modi also managed to earn a spot in top 20, he is on the fifth spot. Russian President Vladimir Putin was also able to secure the 11th spot on the list.
But its not only political leadership whom people admire, as several celebrities and sport stars were also be able make it to top 20. Popular actor Jackie Chan was in fact able to outshine Indian premier as he earned the fourth spot on the list. Footballers David Beckham and Cristiano Ronaldo also made it to the top 20.
Among the women, former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton comes in third – welcome news for someone who’s reportedly interested in becoming the next leader of the free world. Queen Elizabeth II, the world’s longest-reigning monarch, comes fourth.
Star power is also a major source of admiration in the women’s top 20 as it earned Canadian Singer, Celine Dion and American actor, Julia Roberts higher spot on the list than Myanmar politician, Aung San Suu Kyi and German Chancellor, Angela Merkel.
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Malala is very brave and too courageous girl. Whatever she did and in what condition of course she deserve the 1st. She is the real hero.
Malala is the real hero and she got third rank in women but i think she deserved to be the first one. What she did and in what situation i think that is unexplainable in words. She is very brave and too courageous girl. Being as a pakhtun i proud of malala.
Malala is all fake...She will come and sit on our heads probably as a politician in future and would propagate the western agenda here in Pakistan...That is the reason why the west has made her one of the WHO Is WHO of the world based upon her mere sacrifice...There are many others who have sacrificed more than her but Malala and her family is the only one being praised by the west..
Seriously, for what?
Of course she is the world sees her as a role model and Pakistanis see her through the village maulvis cursed eyes...
@John B: What matters least is what her standing is in Pak.
What matters most is what is her standing in PAK