2008 Forbes Celebrity Power List - Top Ten
Posted on June 11th, 2008 by Hot Momma
2008 Forbes Celebrity 100 Power List released on Wednesday and Talk show host Oprah Winfrey is once again the world’s most powerful celebrity. It’s the for the fifth time overall for Oprah and this is the second straight year she has been on top.
The rankings give the most weight to earnings over the past year but also factors in such things as Internet presence, press clippings, magazine covers and mentions on TV and radio. Jolie for example was close to being number one in the list despite only making (a mere) $14 million, because the number of magazine covers that she was on, the number of stories she was mentioned in. Here’s the top ten and what they earned:
1) Oprah Winfrey $275 million
2) Tiger Woods, $115 million
3) Angelina Jolie $14 million
4) Beyonce Knowles $80 million
5) David Beckham $50 million
6) Johnny Depp $72 million
7) Jay-Z $82 million
The Police $115 million
9) J.K. Rowling (reluctant celebrity) $300 million
10) Brad Pitt $20 million
Among those dropping from the top 100 this year are Tom Hanks, Jessica Alba, Hayden Panettiere, Adam Sandler and Scarlett Johansson, The Rolling Stones, Elton John and Jessica Simpson.
The full list can be seen at http://www.forbes.com/celebrities.
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