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Who do we admire most? Taylor Swift ... and Putin!

- By Alisha Rouse Showbusine­ss Correspond­ent

ONE is a tyrant considered to be among the most dangerous men in the world, the other a backbiting pop star who makes millions out of songs ridiculing her lovers.

Yet Vladimir Putin and Taylor Swift, pictured below, are among the most admired men and women on the planet, according to new league tables compiled from an online survey of 37,000 people in 35 countries.

Microsoft founder and philanthro­pist Bill Gates tops YouGov’s annual men’s list and actress turned humanitari­an campaigner Angelina Jolie the women’s, narrowly beating Barack Obama and his wife Michelle.

But among such respected figures sits Mr Putin, sixth on the overall list of most admired men in the world and first in his home country. Tensions have mounted between the Russian president and world leaders in recent week over the latest chemical weapons attack in Syria and the poisoning of exSoviet spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia in the UK.

Donald Trump, the current US president, was ranked the 17th most admired man in the world.

Miss Swift, meanwhile, was ninth on the women’s list, beating Theresa May in 15th – but well below the Queen, who was the world’s fourth most admired woman.

The 27- year- old US singer, who has had relationsh­ips with British celebritie­s including One Direction star Harry Styles and actor Tom Hiddleston, has made millions singing about her personal life and break-ups.

Hiddleston was one of a number of stars, including US rapper Kanye West, on the receiving end of her ire in the video for her recent hit Look What You Made Me Do.

For British respondent­s of the poll, the results were more wholesome, with Sir David Attenborou­gh the man the country most admires, beating Mr Obama and the late physicist Stephen Hawking.

The UK’s most admired woman was the Queen, followed by Emma Watson – who came sixth in the global rankings – and Dame Judi Dench.

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