Oprah Winfrey (56) is back at number one as the most powerful celebrity in the world. The talk show queen who will start her own television network next year has just been named by Forbes magazine as the most powerful celebrity in the world for the fourth time.
Last year's number one, Angelina Jolie, fell to the 18th place. In a press release Forbes is saying that Oprah Winfrey earned $315 million last year from her TV and magazine empire. The top rankings are based on income over the past 12 months, as well as web references, press clippings, broadcast mentions and major magazine covers devoted to the celebrity, says Forbes. Oprah Winfrey is followed by the singer Beyonce Knowles, Avatar director James Cameron, singer Lady Gaga and golfer Tiger Woods.
The rest of the top 10 are singer Britney Spears, the Irish band U2, actress Sandra Bullock, actor Johnny Depp and singer Madonna. Other new names on the top 100 list on Forbes this year include the Twilight stars Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart, the Black Eyed Peas, Robert Downey Jr. and talk show host Chelsea Handler of E! Entertainment (DStv 124).
You can find the complete list of this year's Forbes Celebrity 100 RIGHT HERE.
