The 100 Most Powerful Celebrities

Forbes has published its annual '100 Most Powerful Celebrities List,' Shockers this year and includes a few: Oprah Winfrey has blown the first place, theres a teenager in the top 3 and Bethenny Frankel reality stars made the cut

Oprah gave his voice is Lady Gaga, despite a salary about three times as much. Gaga has the top spot at number 4 on the list that reaches the power of the celebrity action by a combination of income for entertainment, and social media, the popularity of the media.

Although Forbes estimates the result Gaga $ 90,000,000 last year, compared with U.S. $ 290,000,000 Oprah powerful, but also underscored the enormous importance of the 32 million fans on Facebook and 10 million followers on Twitter.

Forbes editor Dorothy Pomerantz explained that "Lady Gaga beat Oprah this year because of her social media power. She can use Twitter and Facebook to work the 'little monsters' into a frenzy that leads to record sales and media attention. She's the best example of how celebrities will need to manage their careers in the coming years."

Oprah, the next week end "The Oprah Winfrey Show " show behind 25 years of syndicated talk show, fell to number 2, keep between 17 and Gaga, Justin Bieber. The teen pop sensation and "CSI" guest. US. $ 53,000,000 in the last 12 months, through concerts, music sales and a documentary in 3-D, the $ 100,000,000 reported box office and won above the world.

With the hype surrounding the American premiere of 'The X Factor ' at the end of Simon Cowell has risen to No. 9 in the most powerful list (previous 11 °), has an estimated income of $ 50,000,000.

'Celebrity Apprentice "host Donald Trump could have given his chance in the most powerful politician in the world, but what he can" comfort in the fact that Forbes in the 17th most powerful celebrities classified more room Dr. Phil McGraw.

Friends' alum Jennifer Aniston proves she can still work it, with an impressive 21st-place ranking, making her technically more powerful than Steven Spielberg (22nd) and Ryan Seacrest (24th). She's joined on the list by former TV actresses Sarah Jessica Parker (73) and Katherine Heigl (89).

Broadcasting bad boys Howard Stern and Charlie Sheen also make it into the Top 30, at 26th and 28th place respectively. Sheen may take some comfort from the fact that his 'Two a Half Men' nemesis, Chuck Lorre, is ranked way below him, in 77th place.

The list makes for some interesting bedfellows as conservative commentator Glenn Beck (No. 30) nestles alongside talk show host Ellen DeGeneres (No. 31).

The battle of the late night hosts has been won by David Letterman, who is placed 33rd, way ahead of his rival Jay Leno (56th).

One of the big surprises this year is the inclusion of former 'Real Housewives of New York City' star Bethenny Frankel. She made the list after using her latest Bravo TV show, 'Bethenny Ever After,' to promote her Skinnygirl brand of drinks, which she sold for $100 million, landing her at No. 42. That's 25 places higher than reality TV exec Mark Burnett, the mastermind behind 'Survivor,' 'The Apprentice' and 'Shark Tank,' to name but a few.

Other TV names in the list include Rush Limbaugh (23), Jerry Bruckheimer (39), Jerry Seinfeld (40), 'American Idol' judge Jennifer Lopez (50), 'Law & Order' mastermind Dick Wolfe (54) and 'Office' star Steve Carell (87).

The bottom of the list is rounded out by a slew of current network TV stars: Tina Fey (92), Courteney Cox (93), Hugh Laurie (97), Mark Harmon (98), Teri Hatcher (99) and Mariska Hargitay (100).

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