Most Powerful Couples Of 2013 Named By Forbes, Barack And Michelle Obama Top The List

The World's Most Powerful Couple

Forbes released their annual list Wednesday of the most powerful couples in the world. At the top? Barack and Michelle Obama.

Forbes notes, "With 67 percent of Americans viewing first lady Michelle Obama favorably, she's more popular than her husband. The President has never been shy about publicly expressing his adoration for his wife; in his election night victory speech, Obama gushed, 'I have never been prouder to watch the rest of America fall in love with you too as our nation's first lady.'"

Also on the list: Melinda and Bill Gates, Beyonce and Jay-Z, Hillary and Bill Clinton, Ellen DeGeneres and Portia di Rossi and Marissa Mayer, CEO of Yahoo!, and her husband, Zachary Bogue.

Click over to Forbes to see the rest of the list, then click through the slideshow below for more celebrity couples.

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