Watson was named Hollywood's highest paid female star of last year by Vanity Fair magazine.
At one time, Mrs Whitman was regarded as the brightest female star in the Republican firmament.
Iran's most bankable female star, Golshifteh Farahani, was hounded abroad for daring to perform in a Hollywood film.
Homeland won the prestigious award for best drama series, while its female star Claire Danes won best actress in a drama series.
She was Hollywood's biggest-grossing female star of the 1980s.
In this room alone, we have the first female four star general.
Of course Jolie has said she might retire from acting in the not too distant future, in which case the era of the female action star might be short lived.
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Twilight, the story of a passionate romance between a mortal girl and an enigmatic vampire, is also nominated for best female for star Kristen Stewart, best fight and best song - for Paramore's Decode.
These days, the 33-year-old Ipoh-born Hong Kong resident may be better known as Asia's highest-paid female action star, but loyal fans will remember that it was her looks that started it all for her years ago.
She signed to Mercury Records, where she became their star female vocalist, selling more than 100 million records.
"It's important for the female to be the star of the movie, " the mom of three girls said.
Another star of the female investor scene is Natalia Oberti Noguera, founder and chief executive of the Pipeline Fund.
The summer of 2000 was among the last summers to feature a variety of mainstream releases led by women, be it Coyote Ugly, What Lies Beneath, or even X-Men, where four of out of its ten star mutants were female.
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Londoner Adele was also named top female artist, with hip hop star Drake named top male artist.
However, it is not all bad news for women -- 76 percent of female travelers now regularly choose four star and five star hotels.
Sharapova has remained an endorsement star and the highest-paid female athlete in the world since then as more deals followed with the likes of Land Rover, Sony Ericsson and Tiffany.
News that the probe involved a female subordinate was initially reported Thursday by the Minneapolis Star Tribune.
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They kept the traditions of Afghan music alive while music was banned under the Taleban, and recruited Ustad Farida Mahwash, who was Afghanistan's top radio star of the 1970s and the only female vocalist to get the celebrity status of Ustad, which means master musician.
It tells the story of Streisand's up and coming female singer who falls in love with an established rock star, played by Kris Kristofferson, only to find her career on the rise whilst his fades.
Karren Brady, one of Britain's most high-profile businesswomen and star of BBC One show The Apprentice, believes strong female role models are essential.
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The advertising campaign features high-profile female NFL fans ranging from former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice to tennis star Serena Williams donned in NFL apparel paired with everyday wear, like blazers and trendy jeans.
But while Semenya was told she could keep her medal, title and prize, no verdict was announced of the gender testing that occurred--or even whether the track star would be allowed to participate in future competitions--in either the male or female category.
To many, Palin's iconic status is well-deserved, considering that the high school basketball star, former beauty queen and television journalist rose from Wasilla City Council member to Alaska's first female governor in less than 14 years.
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