Wednesday, October 3, 2012 9:39am ET by Newsdesk
Britney Spears and Taylor Swift chart highly in female rich listBritney Spears has been named as the second highest earning female celebrity. The X Factor USA judge is estimated to have raked in £36m over the past year but she fell some way short of Oprah Winfrey's purported income of £102m. Taylor Swift meanwhile came in third place on the Forbes list with an earning power of £35m. Rihanna is the next music star on the list with an income of £33m, narrowly edging ahead of flamboyant star Lady Gaga, who earned £1m less. Former American Idol judge Jennifer Lopez and Katy Perry complete the music-related top ten entries with incomes of £32m and £28m respectively. The full top ten list of richest females is as follows: 1 - Oprah Winfrey, $165m (£102m) 2 - Britney Spears, $58m (£36m) 3 - Taylor Swift, $57m (£35m) 4 - Ellen DeGeneres, $53m (£33m) 5 - Rihanna, $53m (£33m) 6 - Lady Gaga, $52m (£32m) 7 - Jennifer Lopez, $52m (£32m) 8 - Gisele Bundchen, $45m (£28m) 9 - Katy Perry, $45m (£28m) 10 - Judge Judy Sheindlin, $45m (£28m)
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