The UK company YouGov, through an online survey on over 42,000 people for its annual study, around the globe. The survey, conducted through online voting, ranks the world’s most admired men and women.
According to the survey of YouGov Mary Kom is the most admired Women in India, while Kiran Bedi and Lata Mangeshkar at 2nd and 3rd position.
According to the survey of YouGov, Bollywood B-town on this list of 25, Deepika is on number 5, followed by Priyanka on 8, while Aishwarya is on number 9 and Sushmita on 10.
List of ‘Most Admired women’ in India 2019
| Rank | Woman | Admiration Score |
| 1 | Mary Kom | 10.36% |
| 2 | Kiran Bedi | 9.46% |
| 3 | Lata Mangeshkar | 9.23% |
| 4 | Sushma Swaraj | 7.13% |
| 5 | Deepika Padukone | 6.35% |
| 6 | Malala Yousafzai | 5.75% |
| 7 | Michelle Obama | 5.53% |
| 8 | Priyanka Chopra | 5.11% |
| 9 | Aishwarya Rai | 5.10% |
| 10 | Sushmita Sen | 4.52% |
| 11 | Emma Watson | 3.59% |
| 12 | Oprah Winfrey | 3.17% |
| 13 | Angelina Jolie | 3.09% |
| 14 | Indra Nooyi | 2.83% |
| 15 | Hillary Clinton | 2.64% |
| 16 | Queen Elizabeth II | 2.45% |
| 17 | Taylor Swift | 2.38% |
| 18 | Ellen Degeneres | 1.73% |
| 19 | Angela Merkel | 1.48% |
| 20 | Madonna | 1.38% |
| 21 | Theresa May | 1.29% |
| 22 | Melania Trump | 0.72% |
| 23 | Yang Mi | 0.43% |
| 24 | Tu Youyou | 0.30% |
| 25 | Peng Liyuan | 0.29% |