When you think of Forbes, you think of money am I right? As you know money equals power and for this year's list, an unlikely name was the frontrunner: Jennifer Lopez. For some reason though, I wasn't at all surprised. I mean Jennifer Lopez is on top of her game right now. She's a judge on the popular reality talent competition American Idol, L'Oreal spokesmodel, Venus spokesmodel, perfumes, clothing and accessory line, and a great music/acting career! She seriously has every avenue covered, and she's not failing at anything!
This year's celebrity Forbes list was ranked by earnings, press coverage, and Internet impact. Fame is essentially measured by media visibility in print, television, radio, and online, plus social media power on Facebook and Twitter. Jennifer Lopez catapulted to from #50 last year to #1 this year! Earnings consist of celeb pre-tax income from May 1, 2011 to May 1, 2012.
The Top Ten (Source Copyright Business Wire 2012):
NAME | 2012 Rank | 2012 Earnings | 2011 Rank | 2011 Earnings
Jennifer Lopez | 1 | $ 52 million | 50 | $ 25 million
Oprah Winfrey | 2 | $165 million | 2 | $290 million
Justin Bieber | 3 | $ 55 million | 3 | $ 53 million
Rihanna | 4 | $ 53 million | New | N/A
Lady Gaga | 5 | $ 52 million | 1 | $ 90 million
Britney Spears | 6 | $ 58 million | Returnee | N/A
Kim Kardashian | 7 | $ 18 million | New | N/A
Katy Perry | 8 | $ 45 million | 12 | $ 44 million
Tom Cruise | 9 | $ 75 million | Returnee | N/A
Steven Spielberg | 10 | $ 130 million | 22 | $107 million
It's nice to see a woman take the number one spot on this list! I absolutely love Jennifer Lopez. She is definitely one of the hardest working women in Hollywood and she deserves all the success she has ever experienced!
You Just Do You, Imma Do Me
Camille
