Oprah Winfrey is Still the Most Powerful According to Forbes!

Forbes giving out their list again. And well well well… Oprah Winfrey is still on top of “The Celebrity 100″.

“The Celebrity 100″ is Forbes’ list of the world’s most powerful-and best-paid-celebrities. To came up with list, Forbes estimates celebrity earnings, then factors in media metrics like Google hits, press mentions as compiled by Factiva, TV/radio mentions from Lexis/Nexis and the number of times an A-lister appears on the cover of more than 50 consumer magazines. Earnings estimates are for June 2007 to June 2008 and consist of dollars earned solely from entertainment-related income. Management, agent and attorney fees are not deducted.

The queen of talk show earned $275 million before taxes in the past 12 months, so she remains one of the most famous faces in the world, and holding on to the ‘crown’. After Oprah is Golf star Tiger Woods with $115 million on and off the course, while actress Angelina Jolie took the third spot, combining $14 million in earnings. Her love partner, Brad Pitt is at number 10, earned $20 million in the past 12 months and was often spotted on the covers of magazines with Jolie as the two traveled the world promoting movies and working for various charities.

Real life Hannah Montana, Miley Cyrus, and several other teen celebrities are on the list. Miley’s fellow Disney artist, the Jonas Brothers, plus “High School Musical” stars, Zac Efron and Ashley Tisdale.

The recent newlyweds, Beyonce Knowles sit at number 4, while her husband hip-hop mogul Jay-Z got number 7 spot. The highest-ranked actor on the list is Johnny Depp, in sixth place. Depp made $72 million last year, thanks to the third installment of “Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest”, which grossed more than $950 million worldwide. Another actor, Will Smith, ranked 11th, is the highest paid actor in Hollywood, bringing home $80 million, including an estimated $20 million for his role in the upcoming anti-superhero flick Hancock.

Along with the familiar names and faces, there are 27 newcomers on the list. Among them are the re-united rock band the Police, who sold $200 million worth of tickets and played to 4 million fans during a massive international tour. Daily Show host Jon Stewart, The Office’s Steve Carell and “The Hills” star Lauren Conrad.

Rich and Famous, definitely Powerful!

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