Angelina Jolie has overthrown Oprah Winfrey by becoming the worlds most powerful celebrity in the annual list compiled by business magazine Forbes.
Oprah, the talk-show queen, topped the list for the previous two years and remained highest earner, making 275 million dollars in the past 12 months.
However, this year, Jolie, 34- the Hollywood actress, human rights campaigner and mother-of-six-has relegated Winfrey to second place.
Forbes Celebrity 100 power rankings are based on a combination of earning power and media exposure.
The Tomb Raider star and partner Brad Pitt, are the most photographed couple in the world.
Jolies 27 million dollars earnings in the past year included a 14 million dollars magazine deal for exclusive rights to the first pictures of the couples twins, Knox Leon and Vivienne Marcheline, who were born in August.
Pitt, on the other hand, is ranked in ninth place, one spot behind his ex-wife, Jennifer Aniston.
In addition to nearly doubling her earnings in the past year, Angelina Jolie is the most famous star on the planet. She is in the dialogue of popular culture nearly every day – for her acting, for her relationship with Brad Pitt, for her children and for her philanthropic endeavours. All of this exposure leads to an extremely powerful celebrity brand, The Telegraph quoted Forbes as saying.
Madonna occupies the third spot, not only because of her world tour, but also her high profile divorce from Guy Ritchie and her thwarted attempt to adopt a second child from Malawi.
At the fourth spot in the list is Beyonce, the US singer.
Tiger Woods is the highest ranked male celebrity, in fifth place, as the golfer remains the highest-paid sports star in the world, according to the magazine.
And Bruce Springsteen, who will headline the Glastonbury Festival later this month, director Steven Spielberg and basketball player Kobe Bryant complete the top 10.
After her much-publicised multiple breakdowns last year, Britney Spears has occupied the 13th spot in the list this year, thanks to her new album and her tour.
While Tom Cruise stays at 20th position, George Clooney stayed at 48 in the list.
Footballer David Beckham and teen sensation Miley Cyrus occupy the 28th and 29th spot respectively.
US President Barack Obama is the first sitting head of state to appear on the list, which has been published annually since 1999.
Here is the list of the 100 most powerful celebrities of 2009:
Rank and name pay in million dollars:
1 Angelina Jolie 272 Oprah Winfrey 2753 Madonna 1104 Beyonce Knowles 875 Tiger Woods 1106 Bruce Springsteen 707 Steven Spielberg 1508 Jennifer Aniston 259 Brad Pitt 2810 Kobe Bryant 4511 Will Smith 4512 Dr.
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