The Limburger was lauded by former champion Martina Navratilova: "When it comes to having it all, Kim Clijsters offers a great model," she wrote, describing Clijsters' comeback to tennis after having a daughter, to rise even higher than before. "Sure, it's easier to balance work and family when you're making a lot of money. But Kim has turned that balance into an art form. Kim just gets on with it."

Others on the list include American president and First Lady Barack and Michelle Obama, Burmese political dissident Aung San Suu Kyi, German chancellor Angela Merkel and American media icon Oprah Winfrey.

Meanwhile, Peter Goossens' three Michelin-star restaurant Hof Van Cleve in Kruishoutem, East Flanders (pictured), rose two places to number 15 on the list of the best restaurants in the world published annually by Restaurant magazine. Sergio Herman, chef of Oud Sluis across the border in Zeeland, the Netherlands, and TV show partner of Goossens, came in 17th place. Herman is reported to be planning a new restaurant in Antwerp. The list was headed for the second year in a row by Noma in Copenhagen.