Oprah Winfrey, Ellen DeGeneres are 'most admired' women for 2011

Oprah Winfrey and Ellen DeGeneres have made the top list for 'most admired' women for 2011.

The annual USA Today/Gallup poll is broken down into two categories: men and women.

Oscar honoree Winfrey landed in the number two spot in the women's category for the tenth time, while Ellen DeGeneres was tied for seventh place with former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, reports USA Today. Thatcher is currently being portrayed on the big screen by Meryl Streep in The Iron Lady.

Secretary of State Hilary Clinton was voted as the number one 'most admired' woman for 2011.

Winfrey launches a new talkshow called Next Chapter to air on Oprah Winfrey Network (OWN) on January 1.

The top ten 'most admired' women of 2011 are as follows:

1. Hillary Clinton
2. Oprah Winfrey
3. Michelle Obama
4. Sarah Palin
5. Condoleezza Rice
6. Laura Bush
7=. Margaret Thatcher
7=. Ellen DeGeneres
9=. Queen Elizabeth II
9=. Michele Bachmann

President Barack Obama topped the list for the men's category, while former US presidents George W. Bush and Bill Clinton were at second and third place respectively.

The top ten 'most admired' men of 2011 are as follows:

1. Barack Obama
2. George W. Bush
3. Bill Clinton
4. Rev. Billy Graham
5. Warren Buffett
6=. Newt Gingrich
7=. Donald Trump
8. Pope Benedict XVI
9. Bill Gates
10. Thomas Monson

Watch a promo video of Oprah Winfrey's Next Chapter below: