Forbes' recently released its ranking of the 100 most powerful women in the world, a list filled with heads of state, CEOs and entrepreneurs, philanthropists, and influential entertainers all ranked by dollars, media influence, and overall impact. Eleven black women made the rank of the 2015 list. Check them all out here!

Every year Forbes publishes a guide to the most powerful women in the world. The list consists of 100 women from a wide array of fields, and this year 10 Black women are counted among them. It is, of course, reasonable to ask how the magazine measures power. The answer is rather unclear, but it seems to be a mix of financial stature and social influence. Take a look at the full list here.

Here are the women who made the list:

The 2014 Forbes Billionaires list is out and there's a whole new line up of business women that have ranked highly.  42 of the 268 newcomers are billionaire women. That brings the total number of women to 172.
Forbes counts 1,645 billionaires in the world. From what we can see, less than a handful of Black women made the list including: Oprah $2.9B, Angola's Isabel dos Santos $3.7B, and Nigeria's Folorunsho Alakija $2.5B.