| Who did YOU admire most in 2009? Among most | | | | Angelou, Angela Merkel and . . . Elin Nordegren |
| celebrities, political leaders, famous athlete etc, | | | | Woods. |
| there must be one people you admire most, | | | | And when it comes to the gentleman, there was |
| right? With much doubt and curiosity, we did an | | | | no contest — President Obama dominated the |
| interesting research that who was the most | | | | list of the most admired men of 2009. |
| admired people of 2009, regardless men or | | | | |
| women. | | | | Most Admired Women: |
| The result really astonished me. Elin | | | | Hillary Clinton - 16% |
| Nordegren’s in good company! Tiger | | | | Sarah Palin – 15% |
| Woods‘ wife rounds out Gallup’s annual | | | | Oprah - 8% |
| survey of the 10 women most admired in 2009, | | | | Michelle Obama - 7% |
| placing her just behind the likes of Maya Angelou, | | | | Condoleezza Rice - 2% |
| Queen Elizabeth II and Sarah Palin. | | | | Queen Elizabeth II – 2% |
| According to a new Gallup poll, Hillary Clinton is | | | | Margaret Thatcher - 1% |
| the most admired woman in America. Barely. | | | | Maya Angelou – 1% |
| Clinton’s runner-up, Sarah Palin, almost | | | | Angela Merkel - 1% |
| knocked the Secretary of State from the | | | | Elin Nordegren – 1% |
| most-admired perch she’s assumed 14 times. | | | | Most Admired Men: |
| The third most admired woman in America is | | | | President Obama – 30% |
| Oprah Winfrey, with 8 percent; fourth on the list | | | | George W. Bush - 4% |
| is Michelle Obama, with 7 percent. Makes sense so | | | | Nelson Mandela - 3% |
| far. Next up is Condoleezza Rice and Queen | | | | Glenn Beck - 2% |
| Elizabeth II—each with two percent. (Oddly, | | | | Pope Benedict XVI - 2% |
| British royalty counts: The poll is actually meant to | | | | Rev. Billy Graham - 2% |
| determine the most admired woman by | | | | Bill Gates - 2% |
| Americans). Then we have the one-percent group: | | | | John McCain - 1% |
| A four-way tie between Margaret Thatcher, Maya | | | | George H.W. |