A Breakdown of Variety’s 30 Most Powerful Females On Reality TV Including Our Favs … And Who Was Missing

2024 has been another iconic year for reality TV connoisseurs, specifically for the females of reality tv.

Variety published a list of the 30 women on reality tv with the most power and influence. We broke down their list by network, so you can see your favorites by category.

ABC

• Jenn Tran – The Bachelorette/Dancing With the Stars
• Joan Vassos – The Golden Bachelorette

Bravo

• Guerdy Abraira – The Real Housewives of Miami
• Lisa Barlow – The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City
• Shannon Storms Beador – The Real Housewives of Orange County
• Garcelle Beauvais – The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills
• Gizelle Bryant – The Real Housewives of Potomac
• Brittany Cartwright – The Valley
• Dolores Catania – The Real Housewives of New Jersey
• Lindsay Hubbard – Summer House
• Kristen Kish – Top Chef
• Dr. Simone Whitmore – Married To Medicine
• Captain Sandy Yawn – Below Deck Mediterranean

CBS

• Kenzie Petty – Survivor

E!

• Kandy Muse – House of Villains

Fox

• Yolanda Gampp – Crime Scene Kitchen
• Allison Holker – So You Think You Can Dance
• Rita Ora – The Masked Singer

HGTV

• Lyndsay Lamb and Leslie Davis – Rock the Block

HULU

• Taylor Frankie Paul -The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives

MTV

• Sammi Giancola – Jersey Shore: Family Vacation
• Rachel Robinson – The Challenge

Netflix

• Kelli Finglass – America’s Sweethearts: Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders
• Julia Fox – OMG Fashun
• Marissa George – Love Is Blind
• Alison Hammond – The Great British Baking Show
• Chrishell Stause – Selling Sunset

Peacock

• Trishelle Cannatella – The Traitors
• Ariana Madix – Love Island USA (also Vanderpump Rules)
• Phaedra Parks – The Traitors (as well as Real Housewives of Atlanta, Married to Medicine, and Dancing With the Stars)

Taste of Reality’s fav females of the year …

While we are holding space for all of the amazing (and well-deserving) women on Variety’s list, here are the top five ladies that we believe to be ‘most powerful.’

Ashley’s Top 5 (In no particular order) – Shannon Storms Beador, Kristen Kish, Ariana Madix, Kandy Muse, Phaedra Parks

Imani’s Top 5 (In no particular order) – Brittany Cartwright, Lindsay Hubbard, Ariana Madix, Phaedra Parks, Taylor Frankie Paul

Noticeably absent from the list (for us, at least) was Summer House’s Paige Desorbo. Justice for Paige!!!

Also noteworthy, Dolo was the only RHONJ star on the list. Neither Teresa Giudice nor Melissa Gorga‘s names were mentioned.

Who do you think the most powerful female reality stars of 2024 were? Drop names below.