Actress and mother of 6 children, Angelina Jolie dethrones Oprah Winfrey in Forbes magazine's annual list of The World's Most Powerful Celebrities, which has been unveiled on Wednesday, June 3.
- June 4, 2009
AceShowbiz -
Forbes magazine's annual list of The World's Most Powerful Celebrities has been unveiled, witnessing Angelina Jolie on its No. 1 spot. Praised as a rich, talented, and beautiful woman, she is listed earning an estimated $27 million in the past 12 months, thanks to her starring roles in a number of box office movies, like "Kung Fu Panda" and "Wanted (2008)".
Besides, the publicity that she earns for her personal life is also claimed to be taking part in boosting her position in the magazine's list. It is no secret that Angelina often becomes the subject of media headlines concerning her romance with actor partner Brad Pitt as well as her philanthropic efforts. Brad himself makes the list at No. 9, just one place ahead of Kobe Bryant who finishes 10th.
Last year's chart-topper Oprah Winfrey falls one place to 2nd. The talk show queen is reported banking $275 million in the last year. Such amount of earnings is said coming from her daily talk show "The Oprah Winfrey Show", monthly magazine dubbed O, and also her three-year, $55 million deal with XM Satellite Radio.
Per Forbes, The World's Most Powerful list "is a measure of entertainment-related earnings and media visibility (exposure in print, television, radio and online). The earnings estimates consist of pre-tax income between June 2008 and June 2009. Management, agent and attorney fees are not deducted." More information about the list is provided on the magazine's official site.
Forbes' The World's Top 10 Most Powerful Celebrities:
