Sadiq stays at No 1 in list of UK’s leading Asian influencers
Mum joins Chloe and her ‘felon’
MODEL Jeremy Meeks, dubbed the “hot felon” after his police mugshot became an online sensation, and Topshop heiress Chloe Green were joined by her billionaire mother Tina, left, on the red carpet in Hollywood. Also at the Princess Grace Awards Gala, named after film legend Grace Kelly, was Princess Charlene of Monaco, right. POLITICIANS Sadiq Khan, Sajid Javid and Priti Patel were today named as the most influential Asians in the UK.
The trio were given the top places on the GG2 Power
List of the 101 leading
Asian influencers.
Wembley-born Riz Ahmed, the first actor of Asian descent to win an acting Emmy — for his role in HBO series The Night Of — shot up more than 50 places to fourth.
One Direction star Zayn Malik, Bake Off winner and TV presenter Nadiya Hussain and model Neelam Gi l l also made the list, which reveals a shift from the traditional rollcall of male indus- trialists to celebrate the role of Asian women in politics, law and the arts. Nobel Prize winner and president of the Royal Society Sir Venkatraman Ramakrishnan was named at No 5.
A new entry was Brexit campaigner Gina Miller, who joins the list at 26. Actor Dev Patel was the biggest mover on the list, up 61 places to 21.
The Power List, compiled by Asian Media Group, is now in its seventh year. Politic ians remain the most influential, with London Mayor Mr Khan in first place for the second year.
Shailesh Solanki, executive editor of the GG2 Power List, said: “It’s fantastic to see so much ethnic success in Britain. I t ’s incredibly important for us to keep recognising and rewarding ethnic achievements in the country.”