Two African American women — Oprah and Beyonce — are the two top celebrities according to Forbes. Awesome. They are followed by James Cameron who made a pot of money off Avatar and Lady Gaga who has had a serious breakout year. Other women in the top ten include Britney Spears (big surprise), Sandra Bullock and Madonna.
Here’s how the list was compiled:
The Celebrity 100, which includes film and television actors, TV personalities, models, athletes, authors, musicians and comedians, is a measure of entertainment-related earnings and media visibility (exposure in print, television, radio and online). Because of the growing power of social networks, we added a social media ranking that reflects each celebrity’s presence on Facebook and Twitter. The earnings consist of pre-tax income between June 1, 2009, and June 1, 2010. Management, agent and attorney fees are not deducted.
So it’s not just how much money you made, but how much you are visible in the media. I also found it interesting that women are at the top and at the bottom but not much in the middle.
The women on the list:
12 Taylor Swift
13 Miley Cyrus
18 Angelina Jolie
23 Ellen DeGeneres
26 Jennifer Aniston
27 Pink
59 Stephenie Meyer
60 Cameron Diaz
61 Serena Williams
66 Kristen Stewart
70 Sarah Jessica Parker
72 Judge Judy Sheindlin
75 Reese Witherspoon
77 Julia Roberts
79 Meryl Streep
81 Maria Sharapova
83 Venus Williams
85 Gisele Bundchen
86 Heidi Klum
87 Drew Barrymore
90 Tina Fey
91 Kate Moss
92 Eva Longoria Parker
95 Katherine Heigl
96 Danica Patrick
97 Kate Hudson
98 Chelsea Handler
99 Jennifer Love Hewitt
100 Mariska Hargitay
The Celebrity 100 (Forbes)
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