Angelina Jolie has overthrown Oprah Winfrey by becoming the world's most powerful celebrity in the annual list compiled by business magazine Forbes.[br /]
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Oprah, the talk-show queen, topped the list for the previous two years and remained highest earner, making 275 million dollars in the past 12 months.[br /]
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However, this year, 34-year-old Jolie has relegated Oprah to second place.[br /]
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Forbes' Celebrity 100 power rankings are based on a combination of earning power and media exposure. The Tomb Raider star and partner Brad Pitt, are the most photographed couple in the world.[br /]
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Jolie's 27 million dollars earnings in the past year included a 14 million dollars magazine deal for exclusive rights to the first pictures of the couple's twins, Knox Leon and Vivienne Marcheline, who were born in August.[br /]
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'In addition to nearly doubling her earnings in the past year, Angelina Jolie is the most famous star on the planet. She is in the dialogue of popular culture nearly every day -- for her acting, for her relationship with Brad Pitt, for her children and for her philanthropic endeavours. All of this exposure leads to an extremely powerful celebrity brand,' The Telegraph quoted Forbes as saying.