Talk show host Oprah Winfrey is still the world�s most powerful celebrity, BBC News Online reports Forbes magazine as saying.
The 54-year-old topped its annual countdown for the second year running, and the fifth time overall.
Golfer Tiger Woods placed second, just ahead of actress Angelina Jolie, former Destiny�s Child singer Beyonc� Knowles and soccer star David Beckham.
Forbes� list is based on celebrities� earnings, Internet presence and press, television and radio coverage.
Other stars in the Top 10 include reformed pop band The Police, in joint seventh place with rapper Jay-Z.
Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling is ranked at nine, having come in 48th in last year�s rundown.
Her earnings over the past 12 months � estimated to be $300 million US � make her the wealthiest celebrity on the list.
Actor Brad Pitt is ranked in 10th place, making him and Jolie one of two �power couples� to make the Top 10.
Jay-Z and Knowles are the other, having secretly married earlier this year.
Pop star Madonna, rock band The Rolling Stones and singer Elton John have all fallen out of the Top 10, as has actor Tom Cruise.
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