power list

Forbes’ annual Power List, which ranks celebrities on money and fame, named Oprah Winfrey, for the second year in a row, as the most powerful with $275 million (from her media empire). A far second to the list is golf phenomenon Tiger Woods ($115 million), followed by Angelina Jolie ($14 million) in third place. Though Jolie has the lowest net worth among the top ten personalities in the list, Forbes probably gave more weight to her popularity and clout, both due to her profession and charity works. Based on the Power List, Jolie is actually “more powerful” than her beau, actor Brad Pitt, who landed on the tenth spot with $20 million. Pitt’s ex Jennifer Aniston came in only at No. 17.

Meanwhile, another power couple landed on the top ten — the newly-weds Beyonce Knowles (#4) and Jay-Z (#7), with $80M and $82M, respectively. The rest of the top listers (measuring earnings and publicity power) are as follows: Read the rest of this entry »