Oprah Winfrey most powerful celebrity in the U.S

Oprah Winfrey is again at the forefront. The assets of the talk show queen may have shrunk, their influence is not loud, "Forbes." Follow her singer Lady Gaga and director Steven Spielberg.

Winfrey (59), has started 2011 with its own transmitter OWN, may have lost hundreds of millions of dollars. Multiplicity is the billionaire former welfare recipient but still. In addition, "Forbes" believed that OWN first one this year - could make a profit - modest. But most important: the influence Winfrey on the media and politics of the United States continues unabated.

In recent years, Winfrey was almost always at the forefront, last year saw the magazine but singer Jennifer Lopez (43) at the top. The back is completely crashed: Just in twelfth place, between Hugh Jackman and Rihanna. Heidi Klum, two years ago, is No. 83, no longer among the 100 most powerful

In 2011, Lady Gaga was first, then fifth last year - now it has worked back up to second place. It follows Spielberg, who is with an estimated $ 100 million also one of the celebrities with the best annual income. He is second only to Madonna, who brings it to $ 125 million, but only sixth. Before that is even Beyonce Knowles. There follow Taylor Swift, Bon Jovi, Roger Federer, Justin Bieber and Ellen DeGeneres.