We wanted to know which women you felt deserved an accolade for their achievements this year and turned to our readers, partners, and organizations we’ve worked with this year to find out.
The women with the most votes have been crowned our Leading Women of 2014.
Read more about the winners in the gallery above.
THE LONGLIST
Further outstanding women nominated for their work in the fields of Science and Technology, Health, Politics, Philanthropy, Business and Arts can be seen in alphabetical order in the longlist below.
Read more and be inspired.
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Jo Malone — Fragrance designer who created a multi-million dollar fragrance empire, which she sold in 2006 to Estée Lauder before creating new company — Jo Loves.
Indra Nooyi — Current chairperson and CEO of PepsiCo. She led the company’s restructure, acquired Tropicana in 1998, and is the food and beverage giant’s fifth CEO.
Karen Fondu — L’Oréal Paris President who works on the Women of Worth initiative, supporting women-led organizations through financial support and mentorship.
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