By RAAKHEE MIRCHANDANI
June 1, 2008
PHOTO GALLERY: NY's Powerful Women
1) Hillary Rodham Clinton, 60, presidential candidate. Win or lose - and it's probably lose - Clinton has made it further than any woman in history in the race for the White House. She'll remain a party leader, a Senate power and maybe even return for another prez run - all the while shaming the "iron my shirt" hecklers.
2) Anna Wintour, 58, editor in chief, Vogue. Twenty years later, she's still making careers - most recently landing Peter Som a gig as creative director at Bill Blass. Her pet project, The Costume Institute Ball, raised $7.8 million for charity this year and is still one of the hottest invites of the year.
3) Erin Callan, 42, CFO, Lehman Brothers. As her bank reeled from the credit crisis, Queens-bred Callan was promoted to CFO and executive vice president to help right the ship. She's spearheading deals and trying to save the troubled bank from a buyout; if she succeeds, she's a front-runner to be the next chief executive.
4) Mary Ann Tighe, 60, tri-state CEO, CB Richard Ellis. New York, New York, it's her kind of town - literally. Tighe is responsible for leasing more than 69 million square feet of commercial space, including 5.5 million of new construction in Manhattan. She filled up the New York Times' building, and now she's working on 11 Times Square next door.
5) Christine Quinn, 41, speaker, New York City Council. You're not a real politician until your first scandal, so consider Quinn made. The openly gay politico is under investigation for earmarking millions of dollars for 30 nonexistent organizations. But she's weathering the storm, and if she pulls through, we just might be calling her mayor.
6) Tina Fey, 38, producer/actress, "30 Rock." When does she sleep? "30 Rock" won an Emmy, and Fey won a Golden Globe and a SAG. "Baby Mama" made $18.5 million in its first week, she plays Tinkerbell in a Disney ad and she landed Vanity Fair and Marie Claire covers. Seems like Liz Lemon's bumbling failures are just fiction.
7) Amy Poehler, 36, comedian. Proving that the girls can be just as funny as the boys (see "Baby Mama," above), Poehler's impersonations are keeping "Saturday Night Live" afloat. Her Hillary Clinton kills, and her "Weekend Update" anchoring has brought the show back.
