Not only did B&T honour the best and brightest females at the Women in Media Awards on Friday night via a number of categories, we once again compiled a list of the most powerful women in the industry.

Starting with 300 names, B&T spent weeks whittling that number down to 30, which was bloody hard, might we add!

After finishing sixth on last year’s Women in Media Power List, OMD Australia chief executive Aimee Buchanan found herself at the top of the list for 2018.

Accepting the accolade, Buchanan gave a special shout out to her supportive husband said she was proud to be setting a positive example for her daughter.

Check out the Women in Media Power List in full below:

1. Aimee Buchanan – CEO, OMD Australia
2. Cathy O’Connor – CEO, NOVA Entertainment
3. Tracey Fellows – CEO and executive director, REA Group
4. Melinda Geertz – CEO, Leo Burnett Australia
5. Katie Rigg-Smith – CEO, Mindshare Australasia
6. Kimberlee Wells – CEO, TBWA\Melbourne and Adelaide
7. Emily Perrett – managing director, Clemenger BBDO Sydney
8. Imogen Hewitt – group managing director, Havas Media Australia
9. Nicola Lewis – chief investment officer, GroupM
10. Virginia Hyland – founder and principal, Hyland Media
11. Lesley Edwards – CEO, Ikon Communications
12. Nickie Scriven – CEO, Zenith Australia
13. Lizzie Young – group content strategy director, Nine Entertainment Co.
14. Kirsty Muddle – owner and founding partner, Cummins&Partners
15. Fiorella Di Santo – general manager of publishing, Bauer Media Australia
16. Julia Zaetta – editor, Better Homes & Gardens
17. Nicole Taylor – CEO, McCann Australia
18. Edwina McCann – editor-in-chief, Vogue Australia
19. Melissa Fein – CEO, Initiative Australia
20. Fiona Johnston – CEO, UM Australia
21. Nicole Byers – editor, The Australian Women’s Weekly
22. Lorraine Jokovic – CEO, LOUD
23. Monique Macleod – CMO, Commonwealth Bank
24. Stephanie Tully – executive manager of group brand and marketing/CMO, Qantas
25. Mia Freedman – co-founder and content director, Mamamia
26. Megan Brownlow – partner, PwC Australia
27. Sunita Gloster – CMO Advisory, PwC Australia
28. Kieran Moore – chair, opr/CEO of PR and PA, WPP AUNZ
29. Kim Portrate – CEO, ThinkTV Australia
30. Dee Madigan – owner and executive creative director, Campaign Edge

And to find out who took home which gong at this year’s Women in Media Awards, click here.