Angelina Jolie Dethrones Oprah Winfrey as No. 1 Most Powerful Celebrity - Jay-Z, Diddy ,Kanye West, 50 Cent Forbes Hip Hop Cash Cows for 2008

"She's rich. She's talented. She's beautiful. And now Angelina Jolie is the most powerful celebrity in the world.

Thanks to the release of several blockbuster movies and an endless sea of media buzz, Jolie has dethroned Oprah Winfrey to top this year's Celebrity 100 list, Forbes' annual ranking of the world's ultra famous.

Jolie raked in $27 million in the past 12 months thanks to a movie schedule that included Kung F* Panda, Wanted and the not-yet-released spy thriller Salt. Even more impressive: The publicity she garnered following the birth of her twins, as well as the consistent headlines she grabs for her philanthropic efforts and her relationship with actor Brad Pitt, who ranks No. 9 on the list.

Winfrey drops to No. 2 on the list. The media maven has pocketed $275 million in the last year, making her the list's top earner. Though viewership for her daily chat fest, The Oprah Winfrey Show, continues to erode, her earnings remain unchanged from a year ago. In addition to Winfrey's monthly magazine, she has a three-year, $55 million deal with XM Satellite Radio. Early next year, the self-made billionaire will roll out the lifestyle-themed Oprah Winfrey Network in partnership with Discovery Communications”.

Below are the Top 10 with some in between:

1 Angelina Jolie - 27 mil
2 Oprah Winfrey - 275 mil
3 Madonna - 110 mil
4 Beyonce Knowles - 87 mil
5 Tiger Woods - 110 mil
6 Bruce Springsteen - 70 mil
7 Steven Spielberg - 150 mil
8 Jennifer Aniston - 25 mil
9 Brad Pitt - 28 mil
10 Kobe Bryant - 45 mil

11 Will Smith - 45 mil
32 Jay-Z - 35 mil
35 Sean (Diddy) Combs - 30 mil
46 Kanye West - 25 mil
49 Barack Obama - 2 mil
50 50 Cent - 20 mil

Earnings estimates are for June 2008 to June 2009. Includes dollars earned solely from entertainment income. Management, agent and attorney fees have not been deducted. Figures rounded off where appropriate. Sources include Billboard, Pollstar, Adams Media Research, Nielsen SoundScan and Nielsen BookScan. Rankings are generated by combining earnings with other metrics: Web mentions on Google press clips compiled by LexisNexis; TV/radio mentions by Factiva; and number of times a celebrity's face appeared on the cover of 25 major consumer magazines

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Comment by LAMONT GARY on July 7, 2009 at 11:30pm: just here chillin seeing whats going on trying to check info on Micheal Jackson

Comment by Loveli on June 12, 2009 at 4:04pm: how did Oprah drop to number 2 and im seeing 275mil for oprah.. and 27 for angelina.. get it right.. even if its a typo and should be 27.5.. isnt 27.5 still more than 27? Oprah is still number 1 in my book.... homewrecker gets no love in my book.. lol lol lol

Comment by Andrea Brown on June 8, 2009 at 3:13pm: i love them both and i wish them all the best because they are two caring women to the world they are always helping other who are in need

Comment by Shiv on June 8, 2009 at 2:08am: I like Angelina, however I do not agree that she should have the title of most powerful... Most publicity yes...not most powerful. When Oprah says jump millions say how high and which direction.