| MUMBAI:
The annual Forbes magazine list has put out its list of the wealthiest women in
entertainment and there are no new surprises on who occupies the top spot. U.S. talk show host and
media mogul Oprah Winfrey tops the list with an an estimated $1.5 billion during
her career. JK Rowling, who is finishing the seventh and final instalment in her
boy wizard series Harry Potter, ranks second with $1 billion. Martha Stewart another
talk show host is third with $638 million.
Madonna ranks fourth with
$325 million, followed by Celine Dion ($250 million), Mariah Carey ($225 million),
Janet Jackson ($150 million), Julia Roberts ($140 million), and Jennifer Aniston
and Jennifer Lopez (both $110 million).
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| (Courtesy:www.oprah.com) |
Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen, the twin actresses who started out on
the '80s comedy Full House and created a multimedia empire, Dualstar Entertainment
Group, are No. 11 with an estimated "combined net worth at around $100 million,"
Forbes said. They're followed by Britney Spears, Judge Judy Sheindlin of TV's
Judge Judy, Sandra Bullock, Cameron Diaz, Gisele Bundchen, Ellen DeGeneres, Nicole
Kidman, Christina Aguilera and Renee Zellweger. Forbes stated that to make its
top-20 list these female megastars needed a minimum net worth of $45 million amassed
over the course of their careers. Oprah Winfrey, $1.5 billion J.K.
Rowling, $1 billion Martha Stewart, $638 million Madonna, $325 million Celine
Dion, $250 million Mariah Carey, $225 million Janet Jackson, $150
million Julia Roberts, $140 million Jennifer Lopez, $110 million Jennifer
Aniston, $110 million Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen, $100 million Britney
Spears, $100 million Judge Judy Sheindlin, $95 million Sandra Bullock,
$85 million Cameron Diaz, $75 million Gisele Bundchen, $70 million Ellen
DeGeneres, $65 million Nicole Kidman, $60 million Christina Aguilera,
$60 million Renée Zellweger, $45 million | 
