Most Powerful Black Celebrities 2008
Power couple Jay-Z & Beyonce Knowles hit the top ten on the annual Celebrity 100 list.
For the first time ever black celebrities represented 20% of The World's 100 Most Powerful Celebrities list. The annual Celebrity 100 list reflects the highest paid, talked about stars of TV, film, sports and music as ranked by the Forbes Magazine.
Oprah Winfrey took the top spot for a second year in a row on the annual Celebrity 100 list. Forbes estimated that Winfrey earned about $275 million within the last 12 months. Tiger Woods, took second place for the second year in a row with $115 million in earnings.
Beyonce Knowles took fourth-place, three spots ahead of her rap star husband Jay-Z. Knowles made $80 million off of a highly successful concert tour, private shows, her fashion line, endorsement and film work, while Jay-Z signed a $150 million deal with concert promoter Live Nation
- Oprah Winfrey, Celebrity 100 Rank #1, Earnings $275 million
- Tiger Woods, Celebrity 100 Rank #2, Earnings $115 million
- Beyonce Knowles, Celebrity 100 Rank #4, Earnings $80 million
- Jay-Z, Celebrity 100 Rank #7, Earnings $82 million
- Will Smith, Celebrity 100 Rank #11, Earnings $80 million
- LeBron James, Celebrity 100 Rank #16, Earnings $38 million
- Michael Jordan, Celebrity 100 Rank #18, Earnings $45 million
- Kobe Bryant, Celebrity 100 Rank #19, Earnings $39 million
- 50 Cent, Celebrity 100 Rank #26, Earnings $150 million
- Kanye West, Celebrity 100 Rank #27, Earnings $30 million
- Sean "Diddy" Combs, Celebrity 100 Rank #33, Earnings $35 million
- Ronaldinho, Celebrity 100 Rank #38, Earnings $37 million
- Shaquille O'Neal, Celebrity 100 Rank #39, Earnings $32 million
- Tyler Perry, Celebrity 100 Rank #42, Earnings $125 million
- Melanie "Scary Spice" Brown ( Spice Girls ), Celebrity 100 Rank #50, Earnings $21 million
- Kevin Garnett, Celebrity 100 Rank #56, Earnings $29 million
- Alicia Keys, Celebrity 100 Rank #65, Earnings $15 million
- Tyra Banks, Celebrity 100 Rank #68, Earnings $23 million
- Serena Williams, Celebrity 100 Rank #69, Earnings $14 million
- Vanessa Williams, Celebrity 100 Rank #98, Earnings $4.5 million
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