Hillary Rodham Clinton

Hillary Clinton made major headlines on her trip through Asia ... not just for averting a massive diplomatic crisis, but for wearing no makeup!

The Secretary of State finessed a delicate situation between the U.S. and China over a blind dissident, pressed India to reduce its oil imports from the rogue Iran, and deflected the persistent rumors that she will run for president in 2016.

And finally … the 64-year-old (gasp) wore very little make-up, sported glasses and had un-coiffed hair during an official event in Bangladesh:

"Hillary Au Naturale" has been scrutinized after photos of her wearing glasses, loose hair and nothing but a little bit of lipstick hit the Internet.

Her response? To paraphrase Rihanna: F--ks? Not given.

Clinton told CNN: "I feel so relieved to be at the stage I'm at in my life right now, because if I want to wear my glasses, I'm wearing my glasses."

"If I want to pull my hair back, I'm pulling my hair back."

In the 2008 primary race, there was much chatter about her short hair and pantsuits, even her use of scrunchies, an outdated hair tie that Carrie Bradshaw Sex and the City famously mocked ... back when that show was still on.

Hil likes 'em because they keep her hair back neatly and out of her face, though, and she's too busy running the entire world to care. So step off.

Going makeup free is a thing now anyways. We've seen AnnaLynne McCord, Demi Lovato and Lady Gaga without makeup. Clinton's just trendy.

A Tumblr account entitled “Texts From Hillary” and featuring faux texts to and from Secretary of State and no-nonsense taskmaster Hillary Clinton is a must-see.

The premise is simple: An actual, recent photo of Clinton on her phone and looking incredibly bad ass is blended with political humor and hilarious text-speak.

Friends Adam Smith and Stacy Lambe, both communications professionals based in Washington, D.C., created the Tumblr account that went viral this month.

With gems like this, it's easy to see why ...

It turns out that Clinton, the country's top diplomat, is a big fan after hearing about it - and invited the creators of the meme to the State Department!

“It was great. She came out, she was all smiles, told us how much she likes the site and that people have been telling her all about it,” Smith said.

“She thinks it’s hilarious. It just captured this wonderful image of Hillary."

"You definitely could tell she was in charge. You could tell she was getting stuff done there was just no question that this woman was a total badass.”

Follow the jump for some other classic Texts from Hillary:

Hillary Clinton was posing for photos with Hong Kong Chief Executive Donald Tsang after their recent meeting in Honolulu when someone decided to crash that party.

The Secretary of State must have caught it out of the corner of her eye, because a second or two after the fact, she realized what happened and seriously cracked up.

A random, scantily-clad Hawaiian dude running around with a flaming torch while you're trying to pose with a dignitary will have that effect. Pretty funny stuff:

Hillary Clinton Streaker

Cultural impact might mean as much as money and political influence, as evidenced by the celebrities on Forbes' 2010 World's 100 Most Powerful Women list.

The list is based less on traditional titles and roles and more on creative influence as well as entrepreneurship, the building of brands, the breaking of barriers.

The women of politics, business, media and lifestyle (entertainment, sports and fashion) were ranked in each group, and after that, in group against group.

Two of the top three in one photo!

The diverse mash-up of hard and dynamic power led to this top ten:

1. Michelle Obama, First Lady of the U.S.
2. Irene Rosenfeld, Chief Executive, Kraft Foods
3. Oprah Winfrey, Talk show host and media mogul
4. Angela Merkel, Chancellor, Germany
5. Hillary Rodham Clinton, Secretary of State, U.S.
6. Indra Nooya, Chief Executive, Pepsico
7. Lady Gaga, Singer and rumored hermaphrodite
8. Gail Kelly, Chief Executive, Westpac
9. Beyoncé Knowles, Singer and fashion designer
10. Ellen DeGeneres, Talk show host

What do you think of this list of the most powerful females? Spot on? Off base? Who would you include/exclude? Who should be higher?

Usually, politicians are ambitious creatures who choose words carefully and make open-ended statements, but Secretary of State Hillary Clinton wasn't this time.

She battled Barack Obama down to the wire for the Democratic Party's presidential nomination, but don't expect the 2008 runner-up to ever try to succeed him.

Asked on Today if she will ever run for president again, the former First Lady and U.S. Senator, laughed heartily and replied: "No. No. No. I mean, this is a great job. It is a 24-7 job. And I'm looking forward to retirement at some point.”

She also addressed criticism that the head of the State Department is marginalized in debates over two national security threats: Afghanistan and Iran.

"I find it absurd," Clinton said, adding that maybe it is a "woman thing."

TEAM OF RIVALS: Obama brought Clinton into his administration.

"You know, I’m not one of these people who feels like I have to have my face in the front of the newspaper or on the TV every moment of the day. I would be irresponsible and negligent were I to say, 'Everything must come to me.'"

"Maybe that is a woman's thing. My goal is to be a positive force to implement the kind of changes the president and I believe are in the best interests of our country. But that doesn't mean it all has to be me, me, me all the time.”

Given Obama's late night skewering of late, perhaps there's just a little bit of HRC that's glad she's out of the limelight while the presidency is Barack's problem.

While she fell short in her race for the Democratic Presidential nomination against Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton won over 18 million votes - as well as our respect.

Not only that, her pantsuits gave us plenty of material for our celebrity fashion section, and for that we are grateful! Here's a photo tribute to HRC, who's 61 today:

When does your favorite celebrity commemorate another year of not dying? Who shares your special day? Confer with our celebrity birthdays calendar and learn!

Given that Tina Fey and Sarah Palin are already noted look-alikes, it was only a matter of time until the Saturday Night Live alumna parodied the Alaska Governor and Republican Vice Presidential candidate on the late night comedy show.

Not only is Fey a dead-ringer for Sarah Palin, but her accent was downright hilarious in last night's "non-partisan" sketch skewering the 2008 presidential election.

Amy Poehler, while bearing no physical resemblance to Hillary Clinton, is nonetheless funny as the former First Lady in this faux, joint press conference ...

"I believe global warming is just God hugging us a little closer!"

Last night in Denver, Sen. Hillary Clinton spoke before the Democratic National Convention, urging party unity and support for Sen. Barack Obama.

She can give a great speech - but it's the former presidential candidate's style we're concerned about. The former First Lady even poked fun at herself, referring to her supporters as The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pantsuits.

Did Hillary Clinton make it work - or should the fashion police pull her over? Tell us if you think it's a fashion hit or miss in the poll below!

Former presidential candidate Hillary Clinton is seen here waving to fans, thanking them for support in her failed bid to become the opponent of John McCain.

OR IS SHE?

Is this a photo of the actual first woman to ever make it this far in a presidential election, or just a wax figure replicate of Bill Clinton's wife?

You decide in this edition of Real or Wax …

Follow the jump to find out the answer …

Like Hillary Clinton or absolutely despise her insincere, pandering persona, you have to admit that the former First Lady can at least laugh at herself.

She smiled through her explanation of how she conveniently misremembered being under sniper attack in Bosnia - and she's also poked fun at her past choice of outfits.

Regarding the following sweater she wore in 1998, Clinton said: ""Sometimes the Christmas spirit gets the best of me."