42. Pansy Ho
Managing Director, Shun Tak Holdings
2005 rank: 39 Hong Kong Ho, the 44-year-old daughter and heir apparent to Macau's longtime gambling boss, Stanley Ho, is under scrutiny from Nevada gaming officials for her involvement as an investor in the $1 billion MGM Mirage casino scheduled to open on the island next year. Is she independent from her father? Competing with him? Or just covering her bets?
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Call it the year of the Most Powerful Woman CEO. In fact the top seven positions on the 2006 list are held by chief executives.) (more)
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