According to an annual study compiled by YouGov Malala Yousafzai and Imran Khan have made it to a list of the World’s Most Admired People of 2018. The Nobel Prize laureate and PTI chairman made it to top 20 of the men and women lists.
Chosen as a result of online interviews in which more than 37,000 people, from 35 countries participated, the list includes 20 men and 20 women.
Microsoft founder Bill Gates and Hollywood Queen Angelina Jolie landed on top of the list.
Former US president Barack Obama, actor Jackie Chan and Chinese president Xi Jinping follow Gates in the top 20 men. Meanwhile, on the women’s list, Michelle Obama and Oprah Winfrey secured the second and third place respectively.
Bollywood actors such as Aishwarya Rai-Bachchan, Priyanka Chopra and Deepika Padukone were among those featured. Emma Watson and Gal Gadot and singers Taylor Swift and Madonna, were also in top 20.
The male list was full of men from different political, business and sporting backgrounds. It included Elon Musk, Christiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi, Warren Buffet and David Beckham.
Indian PM Narendra Modi was amongst other politicians featured, as were US President Donald Trump and Turkish President Recep Erdogan.
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