In 2010 the Black Women in Europe™ Blog released its first Power List naming 58 women across Europe in 6 categories. This 12th year we feature 5 outstanding women, as we celebrate 15 years of the Blog. The awardees are in the following categories: Athletics, Beauty Queen, Fashion, Politics, and Corporate EU. This list, presented in alphabetical order, is intended to acknowledge powerful black women in Europe and to inspire others to reach their full potential.

1. 2021 Black Women in Europe™ Power List: A Room of Our Own©

2. In 2010 the Black Women in Europe™ Blog released its first
Power List naming 58 women across Europe in 6 categories.
This 12th year we feature 5 outstanding women, as we
celebrate 15 years of the Blog.
The awardees are in the following categories: Athletics,
Beauty Queen, Fashion, Politics, and Corporate EU.
This list, presented in alphabetical order, is intended to
acknowledge powerful black women in Europe and to
inspire others to reach their full potential.

3. What constitutes power?
Power is defined as the ability to act or produce an
effect.
Methodology:
The Power List does not aim to assess rank but
rather to showcase influential women who, in some
cases well known and in others, are women who
should be known.

4. Alice Dearing
Athlete: UK
Olympic Swimmer
1st black woman to compete for Team
GB in swimming since 1896 and
Co-founder of
@blackswimmingassociation.
Photo https://www.instagram.com/p/CVV85JssXdj/

5. Dawn Butler, MP
Politics: UK
Labour MP Brent Central
Kicked out of House of Commons for 1 day for
calling Prime Minister Boris Johnson a liar.

6. Pamela Uba
Beauty Queen: Ireland
Miss Ireland 2021
1st ever black Miss Ireland in it's 74 year
history.

7. Sandrine Joseph
Corporate EU: France
Director of Social and Environmental
Innovation for Orange France

8. Sonja A Andersson
Fashion Designer:
Sweden
Creator of
Scandinavian International Fashion
Week
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=2870381369846073

9. View all of the
Black Women in Europe™
Power Lists on
http://blog.blackwomeni
neurope.com/power-list/

10. It’s our Kiva Team’s 8th anniversary! Since 2013
the Black Women in Europe™ Kiva team has grown
to 12 members and has provided 21 loans. Kiva is a
non-profit organization with a mission to connect people
through lending to alleviate poverty. Kiva lets individuals
lend as little as $25 to help create opportunity around the
world. Our collective efforts will make a difference to an
individual, a group, and a community.

11. Let’s support women. You don’t have to wait to start
giving as part of our team. Choose a project and click on
the amount you would like to donate. Remember as little
as $25 is all that is needed. You’ll be taken to your basket
where you can select what lending team your loans should
count towards. Beneath the “Count Towards Team”
column, you’ll see a drop down box with Black Women
in Europe™’s lending team listed. Click that box and
select the Black Women in Europe™’s lending
team and the loan to will count towards our team.

12. The Black Women
in Europe™:
Power List 2021 –
A List of Our
Own© was created
by Adrianne
George and
launched 13 years
ago.

13. This edition is
dedicated to Derek
McCullough. He was
the creative genius
who shared his
talents by designing
this power list. You
will never be
forgotten.
[our 6th list without you :( ]