Angelina Jolie, the most influential
In a list where Forbes magazine points to the stars of film, television, music and sports with the greatest power.
Superstar and humanitarian ambassador Angelina Jolie dethroned popular American television host Oprah Winfrey as the world's most powerful celebrity in a poll published Wednesday by Forbes magazine.
In 49th place is the president of the United States, Barack Obama, who thus became the first head of state to enter the magazine's ‘Celebrity 100’.
The list is based on earnings for the past 12 months, as well as online referrals, mentions in the press and magazine covers dedicated to celebrities, Forbes explained. Jolie, an Oscar winner and partner of fellow actor Brad Pitt, earned $ 27 million between June 2008 and June 2009.
Her earnings and her famous face, Forbes explained, dethroned Winfrey, who nonetheless made $ 275 million and ranks as the top earner.
Jolie, who came third on the list in 2008, is known for reconciling her career and her work as a goodwill ambassador for UNHCR, the UN refugee agency, with her family of six together. to Pitt.
In third place, this year, was the singer Madonna - absent last year from the top ten - who earned 110 million dollars and whose affective life and successful world tour Hard Candy raised her public profile.
Fourth place went to actress and singer Beyoncé Knowles, with earnings of $ 87 million.
Golfer Tiger Woods appears fifth, with $ 110 million in earnings. Despite being affected by injury, this golf superstar remained the highest paid athlete.
A lucrative tour was enough to catapult rock legend Bruce Springsteen to sixth place with $ 70 million in earnings, while film director Steven Spielberg came in seventh after his sequel to the film Indiana Jones, which earned him $ 150 million. .
Actress Jennifer Aniston came in eighth, ahead of her ex-husband Pitt hers, in ninth place. The top 10 places on the list were closed by basketball genius Kobe Bryant, whose entry to the top of the list is thanks to important contracts after the Beijing Olympics.
Influential Work in Society
She partnered with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees and traveled to over 30 countries to meet with refugees. She's donated a great amount of money to raise awareness of poverty and forgotten emergencies. She was named the UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador.
Angelina Jolie is meeting with refugees who escaped from war.
Angelina Jolie's Humanitarian Work
Angelina Jolie in Iraq
Angelina Jolie- An Influential Woman
By: Shreya Patel
Why did I pick her?
Unique Qualities
As I said before, Angelina Jolie's courage to traveling to dangerous countries are unique and rare. The fact that she actually did something to make a difference is also rare. Today, not many celebrities do that. They usually send a message over social media, but Angelina Jolie actually went to the problem.
Angelina Jolie gained her fame through Hollywood. She used that fame to draw attention to causes that needed attention. She doesn't just talk about world problems, she makes an effort to help out. She's risked her life while traveling to different countries. She's been targeted. Two weeks after arriving home, the bunker she was in was bombed, killing everyone in it. I find her courage admireable. I wouldn't become a celebrity , but I would like to raise awareness of important causes through my area of work just like Angelina Jolie did.
Angelina Jolie raising awareness of important causes through a widely watched news channel.
