Free-spending Russian billionaire and Luxist mascot Roman Abramovich has soared to No. 8 on this year's Vanity Fair 100, aka the magazine's annual "New Establishment" list of the world's most powerful and influential people. That's a big jump for the oligarch, who only ranked 20th on last year's list. Aside from his impressive art and real estate acquisitions, VF notes that Abramovich is also getting more involved in Russian politics. Although he resigned a regional governorship in July, Abramovich plans to run for an even higher profile political post next month.
Elsewhere on the just-released list, Abramovich's pal Vladimir Putin has captured this year's No. 1 spot, while power couple Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie are ranked at an eye-opening No. 9, ahead of Michael Bloomberg and Steven Spielberg. Check out the complete list here.
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9-11-2008 @ 1:32AM
nc said...
I think he's kinda hot....
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9-11-2008 @ 1:48PM
Evan Brom said...
For some one that rich why does it look like he is wearing a $20 digital watch?
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9-11-2008 @ 1:49PM
JPS said...
I wondered the same thing. Perhaps because he's just too rich to care.
9-11-2008 @ 1:54PM
JPS said...
Or else it's actually some kind of miniature supercomputer that keeps track of his investments, fires up the engines on his yacht and turns the porch lights on in Aspen.
9-13-2008 @ 12:27PM
jo said...
it monitors his blood pressure
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