Abramovich Climbs Vanity Fair's Most Powerful List
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.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
nc Sep 11th 2008 1:32AM
I think he's kinda hot....
Evan Brom Sep 11th 2008 1:48PM
For some one that rich why does it look like he is wearing a $20 digital watch?
JPS Sep 11th 2008 1:49PM
I wondered the same thing. Perhaps because he's just too rich to care.
JPS Sep 11th 2008 1:54PM
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.
jo Sep 13th 2008 12:27PM
it monitors his blood pressure