Angelina Jolie on the top FORBES Celebrity list..
The Forbes Celebrity 100 list, released June 3rd, is absolutely consumed with high-power talent.
Topping the list's ten most powerful celebrities is Angelina Jolie. The stunning Oscar-winning actress, philanthropist, and stateswoman is certainly deserving of said title. With memorable roles under her belt such as in Girl, Interrupted and Mr. & Mrs. Smith (co-starring partner and fellow list top-tenner Brad Pitt), Jolie's next pictures will include the highly-discussed Salt, in which she swaps her trademark beautiful brunette looks for a blonde "do."
Also atop the list are (in order from highest to lowest), Oprah Winfrey, Madonna, Beyonce Knowles, Tiger Woods, Bruce Springsteen, Steven Spielberg, Jennifer Aniston, Brad Pitt, and Kobe Bryant.
"In addition to nearly doubling her earnings in the past year, from 9 million to 16 million pounds, Angelina Jolie is the most famous star on the planet," Forbes senior editor Matthew Miller said.
"She is in the dialogue of popular culture nearly every day – for her acting, for her relationship with Brad Pitt, for her children and for her philanthropic endeavours.
"All of this exposure leads to an extremely powerful celebrity brand - one that allows her to command a higher salary when starring in movies, can bring more people to the theatre and one that she can monetise further if she chose to do so," Miller added.
Superstar actress and humanitarian advocate Angelina Jolie has unseated talkshow diva Oprah Winfrey as the world's most powerful celebrity in a new survey published by Forbes magaz
ine Wednesday. Jolie earned $27 million, with movies including Wanted , Kung Fu Panda and the upcoming thriller Salt . The magazine also considered the media attention she received after giving birth to twins last summer, her philanthropic work and her relationship...Interesting news is that Jolie's partner Brad Pitt, 45, also joined her in the top ten, with earnings of 17 million pounds.However, Pitt's ex-wife Jennifer Aniston, was placed at number eight despite earning only 15.2 million pounds.
