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According to a survey conducted by Gallup, Malala Yousufzai has been proclaimed as the second Most Admired Woman with Hillary Clinton claiming the first spot. She has risen up a notch from third place as opposed to last year’s Gallup Survey result.

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Hillary Clinton has taken the lead by 13% whereas Malala received 5% of the responses in her favor.

She made the list along with illustrious personalities like Oprah Winfrey, Michelle Obama, Carly Fiorina, Queen Elizabeth II, Angela Merkel, Elizabeth Warren, Ellen DeGenres and a few other noteworthy women.

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Malala Yousufzai rose to fame as she narrowly escaped a targeted attack perpetrated by the Taliban in Northern Waziristan in the year and she was taken to the UK for her surgeries.

Since then she has refused to back down and has become a voice for women empowerment and education. She also received the Nobel peace prize at a young age of 17 for her untiring and continuous efforts for education.

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She has been working towards bringing about a change in young children’s lives and also helped set up the Malala fund.

She also received the Nobel peace prize at a young age of 17 for her untiring and continuous efforts for education. She has been working towards bringing about a change in young children’s lives and has helped set up the Malala fund.