Everyone should know this by now: Never count Oprah out.
Despite business stumbles and an $88 million earnings drop since last year, Oprah Winfrey returns to the top of Forbes's annual Celebrity 100 ranking of the most powerful celebrities after two years of coming in second place. She leads a female-dominated top 10, where six of the 10 spots are occupied by women, including Lady Gaga, Beyoncé, Madonna, Taylor Swift, and Ellen DeGeneres.
Four are are pop stars. While women trail men financially in many sectors, they can earn as much as (if not more than) men in music thanks to the great equalizer — touring. Stars make the vast majority of their money on tour and fans of both sexes are more than happy to pay up for the expensive tickets. Compare that to the movie industry, where women are often relegated to the girlfriend role (which almost always pays less) or lower-budget films, which have to make serious profits to return significant money to the stars.
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