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Forbes's Celebrity Power List | 06/04/2009 10:20 am

Mirror, Mirror on the Wall, Who Are the Most Powerful Celebrities of Them All?

Forbes’s top-100 list has Angelina Jolie, Oprah and Jennifer Aniston among the top-ranked power-wielding celebs.
By The Staff at wowOwow.com

Ever wonder who the most powerful lady celebrities are out there? Well wonder no more! Forbes now tells us, with its annual Celebrity Power List (it includes men, too).

It’s no surprise that movie-star do-gooder mom Angelina Jolie tops the list, taking talk-show queen Oprah Winfrey down a notch to No. 2. Hubby Brad Pitt ranks No. 9, while his ex, former "Friends" star Jennifer Aniston, took eighth place. Madonna and singer Beyonce Knowles made the top five. For all you "Twilight" fans out there — author Stephenie Meyer ranked No. 26 and young country beauty Taylor Swift ranked No. 69. Even President Obama made the list at No. 49. Conservative talk-show host Rush Limbaugh was 23rd, while "Britain’s Got Talent" and "American Idol" judge and producer Simon Cowell came in 25th. Do any of these surprise you? After all, winners are chosen based on entertainment-related earnings and media visibility.

Click here to read more about Forbes’s 100 most powerful celebrities.

Read more about: Angelina Jolie, Celebrities, Celebrity 100 List, Entertainment, Forbes, Jennifer Aniston, News, Oprah Winfrey, Taylor Swift, U.S.

12 Reader Comments (so far…) Sign In or Register to comment

C Hardy

Congrats to all who made the list! 

By C Hardy on 06/04/2009 10:58 am
caj p
Who cares I know it’s not me!
By caj p on 06/04/2009 2:32 pm
Belinda Joy
Okay, it is clear this list is a full of crap because (based on the title: Most Powerful Celebrities) President Obama comes in 49th behind Rush Limbaugh and Simon Cowell? Okay………
By Belinda Joy on 06/04/2009 3:40 pm
Diamond In The Rough
Rush came in 23rd and obama came in 49th……OMG…don’t tell Burca that!
By Diamond In The Rough on 06/04/2009 6:24 pm
Libra Lady
Diamond…good for Rush!!!  He can thank obamaco and msm for that…his listeners have increased since they started talking about him on a daily basis….good going Rush.
By Libra Lady on 06/04/2009 8:45 pm
A Amedee
Our President is not suppose to be a celebrity. He is the President not an entertainer. That list is full of crap and so is the panel who put it together.
By A Amedee on 06/07/2009 6:47 am
Deena B.

Do media visibility and entertainment related earnings equate to power?  I wouldn’t necessarily think so.  I would hope not.

By Deena B. on 06/04/2009 5:17 pm
Maggie W
I won’t bash Angelina and Brad, although I am tired of seeing their photos 24/7.  But she has her many charities and Brad has done as much for New Orleans as any politician.  So, I don’t pay much attention to these lists.  They just don’t make them like Paul Newman anymore. 
By Maggie W on 06/04/2009 5:39 pm
Libra Lady
Our Paul Newman and Robert Redford days are over….so sad….there are some nice young actors out there, but I think they just don’t write movies like they did anymore…not the kind of roles that only those actors could do. 
By Libra Lady on 06/04/2009 8:41 pm
L. C.

There are many different criteria that must be met when doing a serious survey. What was the age, sex, education, economic status, political party affiliation and ethnicity of those polled? For example, Oprah viewers may not be Angelina Jolie viewers and both might vary economically , in age, educationally and ethnically.

The only way that imbecile race mongering tub of lard rush limbaugh could be more popular than President Obama is if  the poll surveyed a larger population of conservative/republican/racists  than Democraticrats/Liberals!

The survey was tainted!

By L. C. on 06/05/2009 11:20 am
Deena B.

Was it a survey at all?  It says the ratings were based on media visibility and entertainment related earnings.  I’m not sure that necessarily equates to "power" (or even popularity).  But it could explain why Rush Limbaugh rated higher than President Obama.  Although Obama’s media visibility is undeniably high, the bulk of his earnings are not entertainment related. 

The whole thing seems pretty meaningless to me.  

By Deena B. on 06/05/2009 1:55 pm
Bethany Christian
I guess President Obama being 49th kind of puts a dent in the Republican/Conservative/Right Wing theory they proffered during the campaign that he is treated like a celebrity.  If Angelina, et al, are considered to be more power-wielding than the leader of the free world.  Do we still use that phrase - leader of the free world? 
By Bethany Christian on 06/06/2009 8:09 pm