Gallup most admired women in US: Nikki Haley creates history, becomes first Indian American to break into top 10 list

One of the most admired women of the year in US is an Indian-American. In a Gallup poll released on Wednesday, Hillary Clinton was named as the Most Admired Woman of the year 2017. While Nikki Haley - an Indian American - who is the current United States Ambassador to the United Nations also made it to the list. Gallup’s most admired man and woman poll is held annually and Gallup has been conducting it since 1948. Americans are asked, without prompting, to say what man and woman "living today in any part of the world, do [they] admire most?" The result is published as a top ten list. Most years the most admired man is the sitting President of the United States and the most admired woman is or has been the First Lady of the United States. Here take a look at who all made it to the list this year:

Hillary Clinton - Hillary Diane Rodham Clinton is an American politician who was also the First Lady of the United States from 1993 to 2001. Clinton has taken the woman’s title for 16 consecutive years and held the title a total of 22 times—more than any other winner of the Gallup poll. (Reuters)

Michelle Obama - Michelle LaVaughn Robinson Obama is an American lawyer and writer who was First Lady of the United States from 2009 to 2017. Michelle took second place in Gallup poll with 7% of the vote. (Reuters)

Oprah Winfrey - Oprah Winfrey is an American media proprietor, talk show host, actress, producer, and philanthropist. She is best known for her talk show The Oprah Winfrey Show, which was the highest-rated television program of its kind in history. (Reuters)

Elizabeth Warren - Elizabeth Ann Warren is an American politician, academic, and author. She stood forth in the list with 3% votes. (AP)

Angela Merkel - Angela Dorothea Merkel is a German politician serving as Chancellor of Germany since 2005 and leader of the centre-right Christian Democratic Union (CDU) since 2000. (Reuters)

Queen Elizabeth II - Queen Elizabeth is quite popular with American public. A review of Gallup poll revealed that the American public views the Queen favorably. She got 2% votes in Gallup poll. (AP)

Condoleezza Rice - Condoleezza "Condi" Rice is an American political scientist and diplomat. She served as the 66th United States Secretary of State, the second person to hold that office in the administration of President George W. Bush. She was the first female African-American Secretary of State. (Reuters)

Melania Trump - Melania Trump is the current First Lady of the United States and wife of the 45th President of the United States, Donald Trump. She also made it to the top list of most admired woman. (Reuters)

Nikki Haley - Nikki Nimrata Haley is the 29th and current United States Ambassador to the United Nations. Haley was the first female governor of South Carolina and the second Indian American, after fellow Republican Bobby Jindal, to serve as a governor in the United States. She got 1% vote. (Reuters)

Duchess Kate Middleton - Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge is a member of the British royal family, fashion icon, and patron of sports, arts, and children's organizations. Her husband, Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, is second in line to become king of the United Kingdom and 15 other Commonwealth realms, making Catherine a likely future queen consort. (Reuters)

Beyonce Knowles - Beyonce Giselle Knowles-Carter is an American singer, songwriter, dancer, and actress. Born and raised in Houston, Texas, Beyonce performed in various singing and dancing competitions as a child. (Reuters)