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AskMen Announces the Top 99 Most Outstanding Women of 2015
[March 26, 2015]

AskMen Announces the Top 99 Most Outstanding Women of 2015


NEW YORK, March 26, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- After one million reader votes cast internationally, and drawing input from five other leading publications, AskMen announces that actress Emma Watson was voted No. 1 on its Top 99 Most Outstanding Women of 2015. This year's list celebrates women whose achievements are shaping and defining their respective fields. Rounding out this year's top five are UFC powerhouse Ronda Rousey, socialite-turned-entrepreneur Kim Kardashian, pop music phenomenon Taylor Swift, and World Cup alpine ski champion Lindsey Vonn.

To ensure that the list celebrated women's achievements across a variety of fields and disciplines, panelists representing five premier online publications -- Business Insider, uffington Post Lifestyle, PCMag, Sports Illustrated, and Yahoo! Celebrity -- helped AskMen's editorial team construct the original list of 200 nominees.



A New Type Of List In The Men's Media Landscape
After curating its famous Top 99 Most Desirable Women feature for almost 15 years, AskMen decided to shift the focus to what makes women outstanding in their own right. As the world's leading online men's lifestyle magazine, with 18 million monthly unique visits, the site is uniquely positioned to tap into and share what men are thinking and talking about online.

"This year's list is not only a reflection of a shift in the media, but also a shift in modern male thinking," said James Bassil, Publisher. "We wanted to steer away from 'hot' lists and highlight women who have demonstrated a sheer influence in their industry. We were looking for women who are doing something new this year, something that demonstrates their versatility and raw talent."


When panelist Andy Gray, Senior Web Producer at Sports Illustrated, was asked what he thought of the reinvented Top 99 feature, he said, "What I think is interesting about this year's list is that people will read it -- where before they would look at the list and look at the women. Here you want to read about the women and learn more about them, what they did and their background."

AskMen's Top 99 Most Outstanding Women of 2015
This year, AskMen is celebrating and honoring the women who are defining 2015.

  1. Emma Watson
  2. Ronda Rousey
  3. Kim Kardashian
  4. Taylor Swift
  5. Lindsey Vonn
  6. Elizabeth Holmes
  7. Beyonce
  8. Amal Clooney
  9. Jennifer Lawrence
  10. Serena Williams
  11. Ashley Graham
  12. Michelle Obama
  13. Camille Leblanc-Bazinet
  14. Mindy Kaling
  15. Tracy Chou
  16. Laverne Cox
  17. Amy Poehler
  18. Ava DuVernay
  19. Veronica Roth
  20. Nicki Minaj
  21. Becky Hammon
  22. Marissa Mayer
  23. Rihanna
  24. Scarlett Johansson
  25. Maria Sharapova
  26. Ariana Grande
  27. Emma Stone
  28. Alex Morgan
  29. Giada de Laurentiis
  30. Amy Adams
  31. Gina Rodriguez
  32. Emily White
  33. Anna Kendrick
  34. Rosamund Pike
  35. Julianne Moore
  36. Sarah Koenig
  37. Yael Cohen Braun
  38. Keira Knightley
  39. Reese Witherspoon
  40. Gillian Flynn
  41. Lupita Nyong'o
  42. Laura Trott
  43. Tina Fey
  44. Rashida Jones
  45. Debra Sterling
  46. Zoe Saldana
  47. Angelina Jolie
  48. Christy Turlington Burns
  49. Kerry Washington
  50. Lisa Eldridge
  51. Shailene Woodley
  52. Sia
  53. Paige VanZant
  54. Lyndsey Scott
  55. Blake Lively
  56. Natalia Vodianova
  57. Susie Wolff
  58. Lady Gaga
  59. FKA twigs
  60. Taraji P. Henson
  61. Chelsea Clinton
  62. Meryl Streep
  63. Gillian Zucker
  64. Natalie Portman
  65. Lorde
  66. Cara Delevingne
  67. Rebecca Garcia
  68. Kristen Wiig
  69. Chelsea Peretti
  70. Patricia Arquette
  71. Michelle Wie
  72. Lana Del Rey
  73. Ashley Spillane
  74. Amy Schumer
  75. Elizabeth Banks
  76. Chrissy Teigen
  77. Rosario Dawson
  78. Emilia Clarke
  79. Tessa Thompson
  80. Meghan Trainor
  81. Sierra Blair-Coyle
  82. Mila Kunis
  83. Erin Andrews
  84. Sofia Vergara
  85. Deena Varshavskaya
  86. Gal Gadot
  87. Yao Chen
  88. Kristen Stewart
  89. Billie Whitehouse
  90. Mimi Thorisson
  91. Anastasia Ashley
  92. Tory Burch
  93. Emily Blunt
  94. Misty Copeland
  95. Halle Tecco
  96. Kendall Jenner
  97. Katy Perry
  98. Eugenie Bouchard
  99. Jessica Alba

To read more on the Top 99 Most Outstanding Women of 2015, click here.

How did AskMen chose the Top 99? Watch this video.

About AskMen
AskMen (http://www.askmen.com), a unit of Ziff Davis Media, is the world's No. 1 lifestyle site for men. Dedicated to helping readers become better men on subjects like fashion, health, dating, career, fine living and entertainment, AskMen has the widest reach in the men's lifestyle category, attracting 17 million monthly unique visitors worldwide, and is a foremost content provider -- with an archive of more than 100,000 articles.

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