The Hollywood Reporter Ranks Top Women In Hollywood for Elle Magazine

Emma Stone, Anne Hathaway and Jennifer Lawrence are a few of the names topping Elle's 2012 Women in Hollywood Power List.

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Janice Min, editorial director of The Hollywood Reporter, drew up the ranking of Hollywood's most powerful female stars and showbiz leaders for Elle's 19th annual Women in Hollywood issue. 

Actresses on the list include The Vow's Rachel McAdams, Twilight's Kristen Stewart, The Iron Lady Oscar winner Meryl Streep and Twitter it girls Mindy Kaling and Zooey Deschanel.

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Top executives and agents also received nods of recognition for their hard work: DreamWorks Studios' CEO Stacey Snider, entertainment president of CBS Nina Tassler, CEO of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences Dawn Hudson, Sony Pictures Entertainment co-chairman Amy Pascal, Nancy Dubuc as president and general manger of the Lifetime and History channels, co-chair of Lucasfilm Kathleen Kennedy and Lisa Berger, the E! entertainment programming president.

Talent agents included CAA's Hylda Queally and Thao Nguyen, former fashion model Honor Fraser and Margaret Maldonado of her agency with the same name.

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Accompanying the stars and reps were 2009's The Hurt Locker director Kathryn Bigelow, The Master's producer Megan Ellison, president and CEO Lisa Paulson of the Entertainment Industry Foundation, CEO Chelsea Handler of The Chelsea Lately, and mentor to Lena Dunham and Girls' executive-producer Judd Apatow.

Elle hosted the Women in Hollywood event at the Four Seasons in Beverly Hills on Oct. 15.

View Elle's 2012 Women in Hollywood Power List here.