Power Moms

Forbes has released its annual ranking of the World's 100 Most Powerful Women. But this time, there's an eye-brow raising fact that could give men a run for their money: According to Moira Forbes, president and publisher of ForbesWoman, 88 percent of these powerful women are moms! So in fact, women can do it all!

"It's a percentage that surprised even us," Forbes told "The Early Show" on Thursday. "Power women today are not necessarily choosing career or family. They are doing both. On average they have two kids. They have all taken unconventional paths as mothers."

Who is a power mom? Actress and humanitarian Angelina Jolie of course! Jolie and longtime love, Brad Pitt have six children: Maddox, 9, Pax, 7, Zahara, 6, Shiloh, 5, and 3-year-old twins Knox and Vivienne.

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U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, who moves into the No. 2 spot, has a daughter, Chelsea Clinton, with her husband, former President Bill Clinton.

So where does all of this female power stem from? According to Forbes, it derives from money and might, but also social media, reach and influence - and let's not forget sheer genius!

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First lady Michelle Obama fell from No. 1 to No. 8 on the list. Michelle and husband, President Barack Obama have two daughters, Sasha and Malia.

What is the demographic of these female power houses? Besides controlling $30 trillion collectively, they're 54 years old, on average, Forbes points out. Twenty-nine are CEOs; eight are heads of state. Seventy-four are list returnees. And 22 are single. Not too shabby, ladies!

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"Today" show co-host Ann Curry is married to software executive Brian Ross. They have a daughter, McKenzie, and a son, William Walker Curry Ross.

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Editor-In-Chief of the Huffington Post Arianna Huffington has two daughters with her ex-husband, Michael Huffington: Christina Sophia Huffington and Isabella Diana Huffington.

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Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff has one child.

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Melinda Gates, an American philanthropist and wife of Bill Gates, is the co-founder and co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and a former unit manager for several Microsoft products such as Publisher, Microsoft Bob, Encarta, and Expedia.

She has three children: daughters Jennifer Katharine Gates, Phoebe Adele Gates, and son Rory John Gates.

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Indian-born Pepsi CEO Indra Nooyi is married to Rajkantilal Nooyi and they have two daughters.

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Republican presidential hopeful Michelle Bachmann and her husband Marcus Bachmann have five children: Lucas, Harrison, Elisa, Caroline, and Sophia.

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The world's most powerful supermodel and UN Environmental Ambassador Gisele Bundchen and Patriots player Tom Brady have a son named Benjamin Rein Brady.

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Republican and former vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin and her husband, Todd Palin, have six children: sons Track, Trig, and daughters Bristol Sheeran Marie, Willow, and Piper. Palin's youngest child, Trig, was prenatally diagnosed with Down syndrome. She is also a grandmother of two.

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U.S. House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi and her husband, Paul Pelosi, have five children: Nancy Corinne, Christine, Jacqueline, Paul, and Alexandra, as well as eight grandchildren.

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Co-chair of Disney Media Networks and president of Disney/ABC Television Group Anne Sweeney is married to Phillip Miller and has two children.

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Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip of Greece and Denmark have four children: Prince Charles, Princess Anne, Prince Andrew and Prince Edward.

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Ionic fashion designer and CEO, Diane Von Furstenberg has two children from her first marriage to Prince Egon of Furstenberg, Prince Alexander and Princess Tatiana. She is now the grandmother of three children.

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Jordan's Queen Rania Al Abdullah holds her son Prince Hashem as she waves to the crowd. Queen Rania is married to King Abdullah II ibn Al Hussein of Jordan, they have 4 children: Prince Hussein, Princess Iman, Princess Salma, and Prince Hashem.

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Christine Largarde, Managing Director, International Monetary Fund has two sons, Pierre-Henri Lagarde and Thomas Lagarde.

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Executive editor of the New York Times Jill Abramson has two children with husband and former Harvard classmate Henry Little Griggs III.

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Yahoo! CEO Carol Bartz is married to Bill Marr, a former executive at Data General and Sun Microsystems. They have three children: Bill, Meredith, and Layne.

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Mary Barra, the vice president for global human resources at General Motors, is married with two children.

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