Celebrity·Posted on Feb 23, 201722 Powerful Women You'll Want Your Daughter To Look Up ToGet on their level!by Kevin SmithBuzzFeed StaffLinkFacebookPinterestTwitterMail 1. Issa Rae, Actor/Writer/Director 2. Melina Matsoukas, Music Video Director 3. Yara Shahidi, Actor/Model View this photo on Instagram 4. Shiona Turini, Fashion Collaborator View this photo on Instagram 5. Elaine Welteroth, Editor-in-Chief, Teen Vogue View this photo on Instagram 6. Franchesca Ramsey, Comedian/TV Host 7. Michaela Coel, Poet/Singer-Songwriter/Screenwriter/Actress 8. Bozoma Saint John, Head of Global Consumer Marketing at Apple Music View this photo on Instagram 9. Angelica Nwandu, Founder of The Shade Room 10. Crissle, Radio and Podcast Host View this photo on Instagram 11. Chef Resha, Chef View this photo on Instagram 12. Jamilah Lemieux, Writer, Editor, Speaker 13. Yvonne Orji, Actor 14. Myleik Teele, CEO and Founder of CurlBox View this photo on Instagram 15. Ursula Stephen, Celebrity Hairstylist 16. Jenna Wortham, Staff Writer, New York Times Magazine 17. Luvvie Ajayi, Best-Selling Author, Speaker, and Activist 18. Ava DuVernay, Director and Screenwriter 19. Shonda Rhimes, Producer, Screenwriter, and Author 20. Simone Oliver, Digital Director, Allure 21. Cardi B, Actress, Social Media Star, Rapper 22. Kahlana Barfield Brown, Editor-at-Large, InStyle View this photo on Instagram