Which living person do you most admire, and why?

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The Guardian, to a different person each week, The Q&A

The Guardian's Q&A repeatedly uses this prompt, sometimes dropping 'living' while retaining the same comparative judgment.

You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.

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My mom. She has been a fashion designer and run a catering business.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 26 June 2010 source ↗

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Oprah Winfrey, as Maya Angelou and Tina Turner are no longer with us. These women are Afro-American queens who, despite growing up in the racist south experiencing physical, emotional and sexual abuse, rose to the top of their professions and are an inspiration to women everywhere.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 7 October 2023 source ↗

Gloria Steinem Writer and feminist organiser
Dr Denis Mukwege, because he is to sexualised violence against females what Mandela was to apartheid.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 4 March 2017 source ↗

Danny Alexander British banker
Malala Yousafzai, such a brave young woman who will not be moved from her desire to see leaders everywhere give their young citizens the education they deserve.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 7 December 2013 source ↗

My husband, Paul, who is an enabler of the exuberance of his wife and five kids.

Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, May 2019 source ↗

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