The 10 Most Talked About Women of 2012 

Forbes.com scoured TENS OF THOUSANDS of news sources over the course of the year, and found the women who were mentioned the MOST in headlines.

This year's queen is HILLARY CLINTON . . . with 26,838 headline mentions.  She's followed by MICHELLE OBAMA and LADY GAGA.  Here's the list . . .

#1.)  Hillary Clinton,  26,838

#2.)  Michelle Obama,  24,451

#3.)  Lady Gaga,  22,058

#4.)  Lindsay Lohan,  19,828

#5.)  German Chancellor Angela Merkel, 13,171

#6.)  Beyonce,  10,954

#7.)  Kate Middleton,  10,433

#8.)  Rihanna,  10,355

#9.)  Angelina Jolie,  10,141

#10.) Jennifer Lopez,  9,683

Thoughts?