This lady may have only just married Hollywood hot property George Clooney, but wife Amal Alamuddin is already the most influential woman in London, according to the London Evening Standard magazine.
The newly married lawyer - who changed her name last week soon after marrying the US heartthrob in September - is at number four, five spots ahead of international fashion mogul Victoria Beckham as they both head up the The top 10.
Amal, 36, and Victoria, 40, beat off competition from leading adult men like British Prime Minister David Cameron and world-renowned scientist Stephen Hawking and their equally-influential husbands were nowhere to be seen in the Top 20.
Influential: George Clooney's new wife Amal Alamuddin, i.e. Mrs Clooney, is London's most influential women
Woman on top: Victoria Beckham slips into the Evening Standard's Top 10 most influential people in London, at number nine
Human rights law firm Amal returned to work last week when she headed to Athens to support the Greek government in its battle to repatriate the ancient Elgin Marbles statues from Britain.
And, following the media storm of her picturesque Venice to 53-year-old George, Mrs Clooney is proving to be a woman to watch from the British capital for the upcoming year.
The Duchess of Cambridge, who was amid Time magazine's Most Influential People In The World in 2013, failed to make the record as Amal swooped in just behind politicians George Osborne and Boris Meeks and Deep Mind technologies founder Demis Hassabis.
Power couple: Despite Amal leading the Top 10 influencers, George was nowhere to be seen on the list
Newlyweds: Human rights lawyer Amal has already exceeded expectations with her popularity with the British public
Mother-of-four Victoria, meanwhile, has not been far behind, after this month saw her open her flagship fashion retail store on London's Dover Street in affluent Mayfair.
Her store has already turned out to be a huge success in the capital, attracting a significant footfall and even celebrity fans.
Now, the wife of footballer David Beckham also joined the likes of Angelina Jolie, Emma Watson and Leonardo DiCaprio to be named the new UN International Goodwill Representative.
As far as a fashion following go, she and her husband have shared one of the most influential trends including everything from haircuts to outfit choices.
Power woman: Victoria, as well as being a fashion mogul, has now been named UN Goodwill Ambassador
Unfortunately, Victoria ended up being unable to attend the launch of her shop as she was hectic addressing the United Nations in New York, where she made an impassioned request to safeguard women’s health and stop babies dying of Aids.
With her charity job and influential speeches, Victoria even beat Malala Yousafzai to the coveted eight highest spots - a youth worker who just accepted the Nobel Peace Prize.
Malala was acknowledged for her courage to stand up Taliban adult men who denied Pakistani women education and this week received praise from Barack and Michelle Obama.
Some surprise entries into this year's list add the hotelier responsible for the success of The Chiltern Firehouse, Andre Balazs, as well as singer-songwriter Kate Bush, who made her return to the limelight this year with a manage of live London shows.
THE EVENING STANDARD'S MOST INFLUENTIAL PEOPLE IN LONDON 2014
1. George Osborne, Chancellor of the Exchequer
2. Boris Johnson, Mayor of London
3. Demis Hassabis, Deep Mind Technologies founder
4. Amal Clooney, Barrister
5. Mark Carney, Bank of England Governor
6. Theresa May, Home Secretary
7. Prince Harry, Army captain
8. Sir Paul Nurse, Francis Crick Institute chief executive and Nobel Prize-winning geneticist
9. Victoria Beckham, Designer & UN goodwill ambassador
10. David Cameron, Prime Minister
11. Sir Peter Hendy, Transport Commissioner
12. Malala Yousafzai, Nobel Peace Prize winner
13. Ed Miliband, Labour leader
14. Sir Nicholas Serota, Tate director
15. Andre Balazs, Chiltern Firehouse restaurateur and hotelier
16. Kate Bush, Singer
17. Jose Mourinho, Chelsea manager
18. Stephen Hawking, Scientist
19. Sir Bernard Hogan-Howe, Metropolitan Police Commissioner
20. Benedict Cumberbatch, Actor
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