Rihanna and Usain Bolt on Forbes Most Powerful Celebrities for 2013

Thursday, June 27, 2013

Yesterday Forbes Magazine list the names of the most powerful Celebrities in the world, topping list is no other that the Queen herself “Oprah”.

Two of our Caribbean celebrities make the list:  Rihanna (No 13) from Barbados and Olympic Champion Usain Bolt from Jamaica, making the list at No 48.

 

Rihanna – #13

Why she made the list: Stays on top with seven studio albums in eight years, relentless touring and 30 million Twitter followers. Also the face of Vita Coco.

 

 

 

Usain Bolt - #48

Why he made the list: The Olympic track star earns big money from endorsement deals with Puma and Sumsung.

 

 

 

 

The top 10 female dominated list includes Lady Gaga (#2) Beyoncé (#4), Madonna (#5), Taylor Swift (#6) and Ellen DeGeneres (#10). Jennifer Lopez was listed as the most powerful  in 2012, but ranked No 12 this year.

See the full list at Forbes.com

 

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Bob Marley ranks 5th on Forbes top rich dead celebrities list for 2012

Friday, October 26, 2012

Thirty one years after his death Bob Marley has amassed enough wealth to be rank No.5 on Forbes list of Top-Earning Dead Celebrities for 2012.

Marley’s wealth was not made by album sale, but rather through Marley’s Mellow Mood a beverage company and House of Marley (producer of eco-friendly audio and lifestyle products) to his portfolio.

Elizabeth Taylor, who passed away in March of 2011, made enough wealth this year to dethrone the King of Pop after two years on top for the No 1 spot.

Forbes compiled the ranking by analysing the dead celebrities' earnings between October 2011-2012

 

Below is the complete list of highest earning dead celebrities.

Elizabeth Taylor $210 million

Michael Jackson $145 million

Elvis Presley $55 million

Charles Schulz $37 million

Bob Marley $17 million

John Lennon $12 Million

Marilyn Monroe $10 Million

Albert Einstein, $10 Million

Dr Seuss, $9 Million

Steve McQueen, $8 Million

Bettie Page, $8 Million

Richard Rogers, $6 Million

George Harrison, $5.5 Million

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