Angelina Jolie has overthrown Oprah Winfrey by becoming the world's most powerful celebrity in the annual list compiled by business magazine Forbes. Oprah,the talk-show queen,topped the list for the previous two years and remained highest earner,making 275 million dollars in the past 12 months. However,this year,Jolie,34- the Hollywood actress,human rights campaigner and mother-of-six-has relegated Winfrey to second place. Forbes' Celebrity 100 power rankings are based on a combination of earning power and media exposure. The ''Tomb Raider'' star and partner Brad Pitt,are the most photographed couple in the world. Jolie's 27 million dollars earnings in the past year included a 14 million dollars magazine deal for exclusive rights to the first pictures of the couple's twins,Knox Leon and Vivienne Marcheline,who were born in August. Pitt,on the other hand,is ranked in ninth place,one spot behind his ex-wife,Jennifer Aniston. "In addition to nearly doubling her earnings in the past year,Angelina Jolie is the most famous star on the planet. She is in the dialogue of popular culture nearly every day - for her acting,for her relationship with Brad Pitt,for her children and for her philanthropic endeavours. All of this exposure leads to an extremely powerful celebrity brand," The Telegraph quoted Forbes as saying. Madonna occupies the third spot,not only because of her world tour,but also her high profile divorce from Guy Ritchie and her thwarted attempt to adopt a second child from Malawi. At the fourth spot in the list is Beyonce,the US singer. Tiger Woods is the highest ranked male celebrity,in fifth place,as the golfer remains the highest-paid sports star in the world,according to the magazine. And Bruce Springsteen,who will headline the Glastonbury Festival later this month,director Steven Spielberg and basketball player Kobe Bryant complete the top 10. After her much-publicised multiple breakdowns last year,Britney Spears has occupied the 13th spot in the list this year,thanks to her new album and her ''Circus'' tour. While Tom Cruise stays at 20th position,George Clooney stayed at 48 in the list. Footballer David Beckham and teen sensation Miley Cyrus occupy the 28th and 29th spot respectively. US President Barack Obama is the first sitting head of state to appear on the list,which has been published annually since 1999. Here is the list of the 100 most powerful celebrities of 2009: Rank and name pay in million dollars: 1 Angelina Jolie 27 2 Oprah Winfrey 275 3 Madonna 110 4 Beyonce Knowles 87 5 Tiger Woods 110 6 Bruce Springsteen 70 7 Steven Spielberg 150 8 Jennifer Aniston 25 9 Brad Pitt 28 10 Kobe Bryant 45 11 Will Smith 45 12 Dr. Phil McGraw 80 13 Britney Spears 35 14 David Letterman 45 15 Coldplay 70 16 Adam Sandler 55 17 Harrison Ford 65 18 Michael Jordan 45 19 LeBron James 40 20 Tom Cruise 33 21 Bon Jovi 50 22 Donald Trump 50 23 Rush Limbaugh 54 24 George Lucas 170 25 Simon Cowell 75 26 Stephenie Meyer 50 27 Roger Federer 33 28 David Beckham 42 29 Miley Cyrus 25 30 Tyler Perry 75 31 Kenny Chesney 65 32 Jay-Z 35 33 Clint Eastwood 35 34 Howard Stern 70 35 Sean Combs 30 36 Phil Mickelson 40 37 Jerry Seinfeld 85 38 Dave Matthews Band 65 39 Tom Hanks 35 40 Ellen DeGeneres 35 41 Eddie Murphy 40 42 Rascal Flatts 60 43 Jay Leno 32 44 Ryan Seacrest 38 45 Nicolas Cage 40 46 Kanye West 25 47 AC/DC 60 48 George Clooney 25 49 Barack Obama 2 50 50 Cent 20 51 Brian Grazer/Ron Howard 45 52 Kimi Raikkonen 45 53 Jerry Bruckheimer 100 54 Chris Rock 42 55 Ronaldinho 30 56 Jim Carrey 30 57 Manny Pacquiao 40 58 Sarah Jessica Parker 27 59 Toby Keith 52 60 Jonas Brothers 25 61 James Patterson 60 62 Kevin Garnett 30 63 Jeff Gordon 30 64 Meryl Streep 24 65 Larry David 55 66 Derek Jeter 30 67 Serena Williams 17 68 Stephen King 30 69 Taylor Swift 18 70 Daniel Radcliffe 25 71 Reese Witherspoon 15 72 Gisele Bundchen 25 73 Cameron Diaz 20 74 Nicole Kidman 9 75 Carrie Underwood 14 76 Maria Sharapova 22 77 Venus Williams 15 78 Heidi Klum 16 79 Rachael Ray 15 80 David Copperfield 30 81 Glenn Beck 23 82 Katherine Heigl 18 83 Jon Stewart 14 84 Jeff Dunham 30 85 Anne Hathaway 7 86 Tina Fey 7 87 Drew Barrymore 12 88 Charlie Sheen 21 89 Eva Longoria Parker 9 90 Ana Ivanovic 10 91 Alec Baldwin 8 92 Sandra Bullock 17 93 Steve Carell 20 94 Hugh Laurie 10 95 Wolfgang Puck 18 96 Penn & Teller 20 97 Kate Moss 8 98 Mariska Hargitay 8 99 Jennifer Love Hewitt 6 100 Danica Patrick 7.
