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''s Celebrity 100 and '' Vanity Fair''s New Establishment issue, the competition surrounding the Power 100 has remained substantial, particularly since

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became chief creative officer at ''The Hollywood Reporter'' in 2010. In 2014, ''The New York Times'' called the Power 100 "one of the most fearsome competitions in show business," akin to the campaigns preceding the

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, adding that "for certain executives, agents and producers, this has become a blood sport."

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, then co-chairman of

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, was named the most powerful woman in entertainment eight times between 2004 and 2013.

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, chairman of Harpo Inc., and Amy Pascal, co-chairman of

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, were ranked in first place in 2008 and 2009 respectively. In 2014,

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chairman

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superseded Sweeney as the entertainment industry's most powerful woman.

Top Tens of the Power 100

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