Move Over Oprah, there is a new Boss Lady in town !!

June 9, 200917 yr

Jolie overtakes Winfrey on Forbes' Celebrity 100

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Angelina Jolie has dethroned Oprah Winfrey as the world's most powerful celebrity, according to Forbes.

Move over Oprah, a movie star takes the No. 1 spot on Forbes “The Celebrity 100,” a power ranking list the magazine brings out annually to show the most powerful and influential celebrities. Angelina Jolie tops the list that takes in to account not only financial factors, but also how much the celebrities have been in the media (good news that is), and how much general influence they have.

The actress, who celebrates her 34th birthday on Thursday , grabbed the No. 1 spot from the talk show queen on the magazine's annual Celebrity 100 list, which ranks the rich and famous based on media exposure and career earnings over the past year.

Jolie, a reigning tabloid fixture, earned $27 million, bumping her up from third place on last year's list, Forbes said, adding that she wields more power due to high-profile turns in hit films such as "Wanted" and "Kung Fu Panda."

At No. 2, Winfrey is still the highest earner -- $275 million.

Madonna came in third, trailed by Beyonce, Tiger Woods, Bruce Springsteen and Steven Spielberg.

The power rankings are based on the following taken from Forbes.com:

The Celebrity 100 is a measure of power based on money and fame. Earnings estimates, which include income from films, television shows, endorsements, books and other entertainment ventures, are calculated between June 2008 and June 2009. Figures were rounded off where appropriate. Sources include Billboard, Pollstar, Adams Media Research, Nielsen SoundScan, Nielsen BookScan, Nielsen Media Research and SNL Kagan. Fame is calculated using Web hits on Google Blog Search, TV/radio mentions on LexisNexis, overall press mentions on Factiva and the number of times a celebrity's image appeared on the cover of 25 consumer magazines.