Most Powerful Black Celebrities 2008

For the first time ever black celebrities represented 20% of The World's 100 Most Powerful Celebrities list. The annual Celebrity 100 list reflects the highest paid, talked about stars of TV, film, sports and music as ranked by the Forbes Magazine.

Oprah Winfrey took the top spot for a second year in a row on the annual Celebrity 100 list. Forbes estimated that Winfrey earned about $275 million within the last 12 months. Tiger Woods, took second place for the second year in a row with $115 million in earnings.

Beyonce Knowles took fourth-place, three spots ahead of her rap star husband Jay-Z. Knowles made $80 million off of a highly successful concert tour, private shows, her fashion line, endorsement and film work, while Jay-Z signed a $150 million deal with concert promoter Live Nation

1. Oprah Winfrey, Celebrity 100 Rank #1, Earnings $275 million
2. Tiger Woods, Celebrity 100 Rank #2, Earnings $115 million
3. Beyonce Knowles, Celebrity 100 Rank #4, Earnings $80 million
4. Jay-Z, Celebrity 100 Rank #7, Earnings $82 million
5. Will Smith, Celebrity 100 Rank #11, Earnings $80 million
6. LeBron James, Celebrity 100 Rank #16, Earnings $38 million
7. Michael Jordan, Celebrity 100 Rank #18, Earnings $45 million
8. Kobe Bryant, Celebrity 100 Rank #19, Earnings $39 million
9. 50 Cent, Celebrity 100 Rank #26, Earnings $150 million
10. Kanye West, Celebrity 100 Rank #27, Earnings $30 million
11. Sean "Diddy" Combs, Celebrity 100 Rank #33, Earnings $35 million
12. Ronaldinho, Celebrity 100 Rank #38, Earnings $37 million
13. Shaquille O'Neal, Celebrity 100 Rank #39, Earnings $32 million
14. Tyler Perry, Celebrity 100 Rank #42, Earnings $125 million
15. Melanie "Scary Spice" Brown ( Spice Girls ), Celebrity 100 Rank #50, Earnings $21 million
16. Kevin Garnett, Celebrity 100 Rank #56, Earnings $29 million
17. Alicia Keys, Celebrity 100 Rank #65, Earnings $15 million
18. Tyra Banks, Celebrity 100 Rank #68, Earnings $23 million
19. Serena Williams, Celebrity 100 Rank #69, Earnings $14 million
20. Vanessa Williams, Celebrity 100 Rank #98, Earnings $4.5 million