From Paola Egonu to Michela Giraud, the 100 Italian women of Forbes

On the cover there is Milena Gabanelli. However, it is not the only name known to the general public among the 100 Italian women chosen by Forbes as the most influential, the most successful in various fields. The magazine has been doing this for 4 years now. The journalist on the cover was chosen as a “professional but also moral and civil example, because she conveys a message of transparency, resistance, justice, denunciation but also moral cleanliness, fairness, commitment”.

They are 100 female personalities who have shown leadership qualities and creativity, competence and tenacity.

I’m Wonder Women, wonder women.

Among these women there are businesswomen and journalists, women of fashion, entertainment and sport. Mara Navarria who just won bronze in team sword at Tokyo 2020 is champion of mothers engaged in sport. Among the sports on the list there is Paola Egonu chosen by the IOC to bring the Olympic flag to the games with 5 other athletes.

Not missing Elisabetta Belloni, the first woman to head the secret services. For years she was head of the crisis unit of the Farnesina. There is Ilaria Bonacossa. director of the Artissima International Contemporary Art Fair in Turin, the journalist Giovanna Botteri, Chiara Burberi president and CEO of the digital education platform Redooc.

One place is reserved for the new president of the CNR Maria Chiara Carrozza, another for the illustrator Nicoletta Costa. There is Barbara Gallavotti, biologist and science popularizer, one of the faces of Superquark. There is also Alessandra Galloni, the first woman in 170 years to become the chief editor of Reuters.

The world of entertainment is represented by the comic actress Michela Giraud, but also Livia Giuggioli, film producer. Here is the complete list of the chosen ones.