The World's Most Powerful Women 2013 -- This year the list features nine heads of state who run nations with a combined GDP of $11.8 trillion — including the No. 1 Power Woman, German Chancellor Angela Merkel. -- She’s No. 1: Chancellor Merkel has made the list eight times out of the past ten years — seven times as No. 1. --- See Full Coverage of the World’s 100 Most Powerful Women - Forbes