Burma?s internationally acclaimed opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi is the highest-ranking woman on a BBC list of icons people would like to see running a global government.
Suu Kyi took 13th position on the list, beating the next most popular woman, former first lady of United States Hillary Clinton by three places.
More than 15,000 people around the world took part in the BBC?s interactive Power Play game, in which players choose a team of 11 to run the world from a list of about 100 of powerful political leaders, intellectuals and high-profile candidates, according to a BBC report dated 30 September.
Nelson Mandela, the former South African president was ranked number one and former US president Bill Clinton took second place. The final top 11 were all male.
British Prime Minister Tony Blair was ranked 12th and US President George W. Bush was placed at 43 by voters, half of which were
THE FINAL CUT
1 - Nelson Mandela
2 - Bill Clinton
3 - Dalai Lama
4 - Noam Chomsky
5 - Alan Greenspan
6 - Bill Gates
7 - Steve Jobs
8 - Archbishop Desmond Tutu
9 - Richard Branson
10 - George Soros
11 - Kofi Annan
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Suu Kyi ranked top woman in BBC global poll 
