
Fifty-five-year-old Oprah Winfrey remains untouchable with $275 million from her show and magazine, her association with the Dr. Phil and Rachael Ray shows and her three-year, $55-million deal with Sirius.
Dion, 41, is reported to have earned $100 million between June 2008 and 2009, putting her just a few million behind "elder stateswoman of music" Madonna, 50, with $110 million.
Beyonce Knowles, at 27, earned $87 million during the period and Twilight author Stephenie Meyer, 35, took in $50 million with her series of vampire books that had teens and tweens flocking to bookstores and movie theatres.