Jennifer Lopez Tops Forbes' Celebrity 100 List: Who Do You Think Is the 'Most Powerful Celebrity'?
SLIDESHOW: Who Do You Think Is 'Most Powerful'?
Jennifer Lopez
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Jennifer Lopez
She's a reality TV judge (on the still-often-No. 1 show on television), a sex symbol, a singer, a dancer and an all-around superstar. Which is why Forbes has crowned Jennifer Lopez "the world's most powerful" celeb.
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Oprah Winfrey
Oprah was No. 1 two years ago, but even she has admitted that her OWN network has been something of a disaster. However, the media mogul still earned more than anyone else on the list ($165 million), Forbes reports.
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Justin Bieber
Bieber Fever may seem to be dying down, but he earned $55 million in the past year alone. He's also invested in start-up companies like Spotify, Tinychat and Enflick, Forbes reports.
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Rihanna
The sexy singer earned $53 million over the last 12 months -- that's $1 million more than J-Lo. But she didn't score as high in Forbes' press, web and social rankings.
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Lady Gaga
Lady Gaga was No. 1 last year, but she slipped to fifth place on this year's list with "only" $52 million in earnings, Forbes reports.
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Britney Spears
Britney's back! The once fallen pop princess earned $58 million in the last 12 months, and she's set to rake in even more once she kicks off her new role as an "X Factor" judge.
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Kim Kardashian
Kardashian is new to Forbes' list, due to her $18 million in earnings and her massive publicity.
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Katy Perry
Perry earned $45 million over the last 12 months, and "Teenage Dream" was the first album from the Billboard Mainstream Top 40 chart to have five No. 1 singles.
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So how exactly did J-Lo go from an almost-has-been to No. 1 on Forbes' Celebrity 100 list? Well, earning $52 million over the last 12 months didn't hurt (there's a reason why her clothes always look so good). Yep -- she makes $20 million on "Idol" alone. And that's not even including the dough she rakes in from her music, endorsement deals, top-selling fragrance and line of clothing at Kohl's.
While some people "love to hate" Lopez (common complaints include that she can't sing, she's a diva, she's too "lenient" as an "Idol" judge), she has 12 million fans on Facebook and 6.6 million followers on Twitter. So the people have spoken, and millions of them are in J-Love.
Looking at Forbes' list of the top eight "most powerful" celebs, click through our slideshow and let us know: Who do YOU think is the most powerful celebrity?
The got talent franchise has 39 different versions across the World.
His shows must be seen by far more people than any other celebrity on the list and the 'music' of his acts must be playing constantly in every country on Earth. If an established artist has music to sell then they appear on one of his shows.
The only person on the list who has anything approaching his power is Oprah but her power is more limited to the USA.