Powerful Women

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Halfway through the list at number 50 is President and CEO of Sam’s Club, Rosalind Brewer. She is the first woman and first African-American ever to become CEO of a Wal-Mart business unit. (Photo by Bryan Bedder/Getty Images)

Dr. Helen Gayle is number 52 on Forbes’ list. She is the CEO and president of CARE. As CEO, Gayle oversees an annual budget of $626 million to aid over 122 million people in 84 countries around the world. (Photo by Kris Connor/Getty Images)

At number 90 on the Forbes’ list is Risa Lavizzo-Mourey. As President and CEO of The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation she oversees about $350 million in grants per year used toward improving health and health care. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

Singer, Beyonce Knowles was placed at number 32 on the Forbes’ list after earning $40 million and giving birth to daughter Blue Ivy with husband and rapper Jay-Z in the past year. (Photo by Jason Merritt/Getty Images For BET)