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Britney Spears and Taylor Swift chart highly in female rich list

Britney 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)

 

 

 

Watch Britney Spears talk X Factor below: