Jennifer Lopez - Top on Forbes Magazine

Jennifer Lopez has climbed high and this time she is climbed up from the spot of 50 to the first position. We are talking about the rankings of Jennifer from last year and this year. She has done extremely well with PR and she now is regarded as the most powerful celebrity. In the competition she has outdone Lady Gaga, Oprah Winfrey and Rihanna. Thanks to her high public profile and endeavours in music, movies, as a judge on 'American Idol' and other endorsement deals, with her income over the last 12 months reaching a staggering $52 million.

The Celebrity 100 - which placed TV talk show host Oprah Winfrey second and Justin Bieber third - is based on income over a 12 month period and fame, as defined by a media presence across all platforms including Facebook and Twitter. The list is prepared by the Forbes magazine under Forbes magazine's annual Celebrity 100 list.

Jennifer Lopez's fame was boosted by her 23,000 press mentions, including appearing on 46 major magazine covers, topping People's 2011 Most Beautiful list and being named as a Glamour Woman of the Year.

In fourth spot was Rihanna, while Lady Gaga was placed fifth on this year's list .

Rounding out the top 10 on the Celebrity 100 - which includes film and television actors, TV personalities, models, athletes, authors, musicians and comedians- were Britney Spears in sixth place, one spot ahead of Kim Kardashian, Katy Perry in eighth, Tom Cruise, in ninth and Steven Spielberg at 10.

Forbes magazine's Celebrity 100 - Top 20

1. Jennifer Lopez

2. Oprah Winfrey

3. Justin Bieber

4. Rihanna

5. Lady Gaga

6. Britney Spears

7. Kim Kardashian

8. Katy Perry

9. Tom Cruise

10. Steven Spielberg

11. Taylor Swift

12. Tiger Woods

13. Angelina Jolie

14. Donald Trump

15. LeBron James

16. Beyonce Knowles

17. Sir Elton John

18. Simon Cowell

19. Rush Limbaugh

20. Tyler Perry


Unfortunately no Indian celebrity has made up to the list although last year, Amitabh Bachchan, Abhishek Bachchan and Shah Rukh Khan had been able to be in the list for the endorsements they did hold.

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- Unknown Updated at: Thursday, May 17, 2012