Since 1993, only Mother Teresa (1995 & '96) and Laura Bush (2001) have topped Hillary Clinton in Gallup's annual survey of the country's Most Admired Woman. This year, Clinton -- a former First Lady and U.S. Senator, and now Secretary of State -- edges Sarah Palin to keep the crown, while President Obama runs away with the Most Admired Man label for the second year in a row.

Trailing Clinton (16%) and Palin (15%) are Oprah Winfrey (8%), Michelle Obama (7%), Condoleezza Rice (2%) and Queen Elizabeth II (2%). Margaret Thatcher, Maya Angelou, Angela Merkel and Elin Nordegren Woods each received 1%.

Coming closest to Obama's 30% was George W. Bush (4%) and Nelson Mandela (3%), with all others at 2% or less.

"Obama's similar performance to last year's is notable considering the declines in his approval and personal favorability ratings since he took office in January," notes Gallup's Jeffrey M. Jones. "Bush finished second again this year, after winning the honor from 2001-2007."

Like his wife, 1% say they most admire Tiger Woods, despite the couple's recently publicized marital troubles.

The survey was conducted Dec. 11-13 of 1,025 adults with a margin of error of +/- 4%.

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