by Jeffrey M. Jones
In total, Clinton has
been most admired woman 19 times,
easily the most of any woman in Gallup's history of asking the most
admired question, six more times than Eleanor Roosevelt. Clinton won the
distinction from 1993 to 1994 and 1997 to 2000 when she was first lady;
from 2002 to 2008 when she was a U.S. senator; and from 2009 to 2012
when she was secretary of state. Although she has had no formal public
role during the last two years, she retains a high enough profile to top
the list. Clinton is the presumed front-runner for the 2016 Democratic
presidential nomination, should she decide to run
