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).
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
