Oprah Winfrey Regains #1 Spot on Forbes Celebrity 100

CULVER CITY, CA - JUNE 10: Oprah Winfrey in the audience during the 38th AFI Life Achievement Award honoring Mike Nichols held at Sony Pictures Studios on June 10, 2010 in Culver City, California. The AFI Life Achievement Award tribute to Mike Nichols will premiere on TV Land on Saturday, June 25 at 9PM ET/PST. (Photo by Christopher Polk/Getty Images for AFI)

Last year actress Angelina Jolie took over the top spot on the Forbes Celebrity 100 list, bumping “queen”of television Oprah Winfrey to second place.  She’s back!  Oprah has once again regained her place at the top with an estimated $315 million in earnings.

The rankings are calculated based upon visibility across print, television, radio, online, and social media.  This list is all about the combination of fame and wealth.  We’ve included the 2010 Top 10 below:

1. Oprah Winfrey $315 million

2. Beyonce $87 million

3. James Cameron $210 million

4. Lady Gaga $62 million

5. Tiger Woods $105 million

6. Brittany Spears $64 million

7. U2 $130 million

8. Sandra Bullock $56 million

9 Johnny Depp $75 million

10. Madonna $58 million

As you can see, Angelina didn’t even make the Top 10 this year.  She came in at #18 -  making a mere $20 million.

Check out the rest at Forbes.


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