Oprah, Lady Gaga & Beyonce Among Forbes' List Of 'Entertainment's Highest~Earning Women

The former queen of daytime talk tops the list with $290 million in earnings between May 2010 and May 2011. Her total worth is somewhere around $2.7 billion, reports Forbes, which puts her 139th on our list of the 400 richest people in America.

The question is: will she remain on top next year?

After closing the curtain on her 25-year, self-titled talk show, she may not earn as much during next year's list. [The Oprah Winfrey Show] accounted for the majority of Winfrey's earnings. She does have her own cable network, OWN, but she has to make that a huge success to earn as much as her now retired show. Right now, ratings aren't what she's accustomed to.

Coming in at a distant second is pop star, Lady Gaga, who earned a reported $90 over the previous 12 months, thanks to endorsements from Virgin Mobile, as well as album and singles sales.

Others on the list include supermodel Gisele Bundchen, Judge Judy, Beyonce, and Katy Perry to name a few.

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