World's top 10 hottest female CEOs

New Delhi: They're young. They're smart. They're influential. And they're good looking.Here is our list of top 10 of them:10. Claire ChambersClaire Chambers is the founder and CEO of Journelle. After a successful career in management consulting, Claire's love of designer lingerie and entrepreneurial spirit led her to the lingerie retail business. Claire is passionate about bringing the momentum and excitement of fashion to the lingerie world, and has been featured as an expert on InStyle, Nylon and ‘Tim Gunn's Guide to Style.'9. Jesse DraperJessica Cook Draper is an American actress. A graduate of UCLA's School of Theater, Film and Television, she is well known for her supporting role as Jesse, the nanny, from Nickelodeon's hit show “The Naked Brother's Band”. Jesse Draper is creator and host of “The Valley Girl Show” and CEO of Valley Girl, Inc. She has produced and distributed over 150 interviews with some of the greatest minds in business, entertainment, government and technology.8. Leslie BlodgettLeslie A. Blodgett is Chief Executive Officer for mineral makeup company Bare Escentuals. She has a net worth of $400 million. Her very first job was at Mc Donald's and she always had liking for makeup. The 49-year-old is on a larger mission than producing makeup. With about 200 boutiques worldwide and launching the new solid eye shadow product READY, Blodgett is looking to change lives.7. Victoria RansomThe blonde New Zealander founded Wildfire in 2008, which was primarily a travel and adventure company. The Harvard MBA graduate has turned Wildfire, their social marketing startup, to nearly 400 people, 21,000 clients, and had become closely tied with Facebook. After a short stint on Wall Street, where she worked as media analyst for Morgan Stanley, Ransom struck out on her own. "Going through round after round of layoffs, I decided that there had to be something better in life," she says. In 2001, she was planning a vacation, searching the Web for surf camps that offered a way to explore the country she'd be visiting. Finding none, she and Chuard— then an analyst at Salomon Smith Barney— decided to start their own travel company, focusing on snowboarding and other activities they loved.6. Dylan LaurenDylan Lauren is the daughter of clothing designer Ralph Lauren, and the owner of New York City's Dylan's Candy Bar, which claims to be largest candy store in the world. Lauren is married to hedge fund manager Paul Arrouet. The Dylan's Candy Bar now has branches in Manhattan; Roosevelt Field Mall; East Hampton, N.Y.; Houston; and Orlando, Fla. Her father, the fashion designer, is the founder of Polo/Ralph Lauren in Manhattan.5. Tory BurchTory Burch is an American fashion designer, business woman, and philanthropist, who has won several fashion awards for her designs. The 47-year old self-made billionaire appeared in this year's Forbes Billionaire list thanks to the incredible growth of her preppy-bohemian womenswear brand, which brought in $800 million in revenues in 2012. Burch is the second youngest self-made female billionaire in America. Tory was married to J. Christopher Burch, whom she divorced in 2006. Tory's 2013 handbags were created as part of a project between the Tory Burch Foundation and There is No Limit Foundation's Association of Women Tie-Dyers from Guinea.4. Jennifer HymanJennifer Hyman co-founded the fashion retail site Rent The Runway and serves as chief executive officer for the company. Dubbed the 'Netflix for couture,' the online mail-order service rents designer items by the likes of Vera Wang and Versace for a fraction of their original price. Today, according to Forbes, the company is backed by $55.4million in venture capital funding, and employs 200 people - including one of the largest dry-cleaning operations in the nation.3. Marissa MayerMarissa Mayer was appointed CEO of Yahoo in 2012. Prior to her joining Yahoo, she spent 13 years at Google, where her work in production development largely contributed to the site's unique look and feel. At the time of Mayer's Yahoo appointment, she was one of only 20 female CEOs in charge of a Fortune 500 company. As a female technology CEO, Mayer follows in the footsteps of former Hewlett-Packard CEO Carly Fiorina and former eBay CEO Meg Whitman. In September of 2013, Mayer was ranked number one by Fortune magazine in its annual "40 Under 40" list of business leaders. In 2009, Marissa Mayer married to venture capitalist Zack Bogue.2. Nina GodiwallaNina Godiwalla is a journalist, author and public speaker who has written for The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, and Houston Chronicle. Nina Godiwalla, the CEO of MindWorks, is also the author of a bestselling book Suits: A Woman on Wall Street. She has an MBA from Wharton, an MA from Dartmouth, and a BBA from The University of Texas.1. Hilary RowlandHilary Rowland is a Canadian entrepreneur and CEO of NewFaces.com, eClick Interactive Inc. and Project Migration. In 1995, when Hilary Rowland was 15, she created the first online portfolio site and the first online women's magazine. Years later, her sites New Faces (www.newfaces.com) and Urbanette Magazine (www.urbanette.com), are still booming and on the cutting edge. New Faces, which is now a premier modeling and acting talent community with more than 500,000 members, is frequented by the biggest names in the entertainment and modeling industries.Hilary regularly posts advice to aspiring talent, and has authored several books on how to break into the modeling business, in which she shares her tips and insights into the world of modeling. She also hosts boot camps for models and actors, as well as networking events and runway shows, all as part of New Faces.

World's top 10 hottest female CEOs

New Delhi: They're young. They're smart. They're influential. And they're good looking.Here is our list of top 10 of them:10. Claire ChambersClaire Chambers is the founder and CEO of Journelle. After a successful career in

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