10 Most Influential Women Celebrities

Shakira:
Shakira is a Colombian singer-songwriter, dancer, record producer and choreographer who appeared in the music scene of Colombia and Latin America in the early 1990s. She has won many accolades - five MTV Video Music Awards, two Grammy Awards, eight Latin Grammy Awards, seven Billboard Music Awards, twenty-eight Billboard Latin Music Awards and has been Golden Globe-nominated. Shakira also founded the Pies Descalzos Foundation in 1997, which is a Colombian charity with special schools for poor children all around Colombia.

Ellen DeGeneres:
Ellen is an American stand-up comedian, television host and actress and has hosted the syndicated talk show ‘The Ellen DeGeneres Show’ since 2003. She has starred in two television sitcoms – Ellen from 1994 to 1998 and The Ellen Show from 2001 to 2002. In the fourth season of Ellen, she came out candidly as a lesbian in an appearance on The Oprah Winfrey Show. She has won many awards including thirteen Emmys and numerous other awards for her work and charitable efforts.

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