Oprah
Winfrey
has
been
named
the
world's
most
powerful
celebrity.
The
US
chat
show
host
beat
golfer
Tiger
Woods
and
Madonna
to
top
Forbes
magazine's
annual
list,
Celebrity
100.
The
list
takes
into
account
celebrities'
earnings,
internet
presence
and
press,
TV
and
radio
coverage.
Last
year,
Oprah
-
whose
talk
show
is
watched
by
30
million
US
viewers
each
week
-
was
beaten
to
the
top
spot
by
Tom
Cruise.
However,
her
estimated
earnings
of
$260
million
secured
her
pole
position
this
year.
A
Forbes
spokeswoman
said:
"A
combination
of
strong
financials
and
her
enduring
influence
on
the
US
public,
which
could
see
her
affecting
the
outcome
of
next
year's
US
elections,
is
enough
to
propel
her
back
into
the
top
spot." Second-placed
Tiger
banked
$100
million,
the
most
a
professional
sportsperson
has
ever
earned
in
one
year.
Madonna,
who
was
in
third
place,
missed
out
on
last
year's
list
but
the
success
of
her
2006
'Confessions
Tour'
helped
to
boost
her
earnings
and
press
coverage.
Others
stars
included
in
the
prestigious
list
include,
Angelina
Jolie,
Will
Smith,
Sir
Elton
John
and
David
Beckham
-
whose
$250
million
five-year
contract
with
the
Los
Angeles
Galaxy
soccer
team
propelled
him
from
43rd
place
to
15th.
Stars
who
failed
to
make
the
cut
this
year
include,
Jim
Carrey,
Halle
Berry,
Cameron
Diaz
and
Paris
Hilton.