The full list below... (Earnings from May 2012-2013)
1. Oprah Winfrey $77m
2 Lady Gaga $80m
3 Steven Spielberg $100m
4 Beyonce $53m
5 Madonna $125m
6 Taylor Swift $55m
7 Jon Bon Jovi $79m
8 Roger Federer $71m
9 Justin Bieber $58m
10 Ellen DeGeneres $56m
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11 Hugh Jackman $55m
12 Jennifer Lopez $45m
13 Rihanna $43m
14 Coldplay $64m
15 Tiger Woods $78m
16 LeBron James $60m
17 Simon Cowell $95m
18 Katy Perry $39m
19 David Beckham $47m
20 Robert Downey Jnr $75m
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NEW YORK, June 26 (Reuters) - After two years as a runner-up, Oprah
Winfrey was named the most powerful celebrity on Wednesday by Forbes,
heading the six women and four men who make up the top 10.
It was the fifth time the former talk show host who runs her own TV network has headed the annual ranking of 100 celebrities.
Singer Lady Gaga came in second, followed by director/producer Steven Spielberg and singers Beyonce and Madonna.
"There
is nobody else with that kind of consistency and power," said Dorothy
Pomerantz of Forbes.com. "There are only three people who have been on
every single one of our lists since 1999. It is Oprah, Howard Stern and
Steven Spielberg."
Singer and actress Jennifer Lopez, who was No. 1 last year, dropped to 12th place.
With
earnings of $77 million from June 2012 to 2013, Winfrey was not the
highest earning celebrity, an honor that went to Madonna who made $125
million, but Forbes said Winfrey's position in Hollywood and her
presence in the press, on television and in social media propelled her
to the No. 1 spot.
"She still wields an enormous
amount of power, which is really what we look for in our fame matrix.
She is taking this cable network and turning it around just through the
sheer force of her will, her connections and her ability."
Despite
hip surgery, which forced her to cut short a tour, Lady Gaga earned
$80 million in the past 12 months which, along with her army of fans
and powerful social media presence, assured her second place.
"She
is still a huge force in pop music. Even when she is not playing,
people are talking abut her and speculating about her," Pomerantz said.
Spielberg,
with earnings of $100 million in the last year, was the top man on
the list, ahead of rock star Bon Jovi at No. 7, tennis champion Roger
Federer and Justin Bieber, the youngest member of the list, squeezed
into the top ten at No.9.
Although only 23, sixth
place singer Taylor Swift, made the list for the first time and
rounded out the top 10 along with Emmy-award winning TV talk show host
Ellen DeGeneres.
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Congrats to Oprah ..Ngoja na nizidi fight
