Oprah Winfrey talk show host is the world’s most powerful celebrity for the second straight year, according to the 2008 Forbes Celebrity 100 Power List released on Wednesday.
Tiger Woods took the #2 spot while Angelina Jolie came in at #3.
“It’s not surprising that Oprah Winfrey and Tiger Woods remain at the top this year — they’re certainly some of the biggest earners,” said Matthew Miller of Forbes magazine.
During the past year Winfrey made $275 million, Woods, $115 million, Knowles $80 million, Beckham $50 million, Depp $72 million, Jay-Z $82 million, and The Police $115 million.
While Jolie’s earnings of $14 million and Pitt’s salary of $20 million pale in comparison, the popularity of the couple, who have four children and twins on the way, and their constant presence in magazines saw their power soar.
“Had (Jolie) made a couple of millions dollars more she probably would have been close to topping the list because the number of magazine covers that she was on, the number of stories she was mentioned in, far surpassed anyone else on the list,” Miller said.
You can visit Forbes.com for the top 100.
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June 12th, 2008 at 7:06 am
J.K. Rowling is pretty impressive at #9, she actually made more income than Oprah ($300M to Oprah’s $275). Who would have thought a children’s book would flourish into such an empire?