Xerox chief executive Anne Mulcahy was named the sixth most powerful woman in business magazine Forbes, well ahead
of numerous heads of state.
The highest-ranking British woman, at 18 in the list, was Marjorie Scardino, chief executive of media giant Pearson which owns the Financial Times and Penguin.
Harry Potter author JK Rowling was ranked 40 in the list, making her the second most powerful British woman, ahead of Cherie Booth (62) and the Queen (75).
US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice was top of the list.
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