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The Celebrity 100
Edited by Matthew Miller 06.11.08, 6:00 PM ET

IT IS THE YEAR OF THE TWEEN. Coming off a concert tour, a hit 3-D movie and a risqué picture in Vanity Fair, pop star Miley Cyrus (a.k.a. Hannah Montana) leads a slew of young stars onto our annual Celebrity 100 ranking of the world's ultrafamous. Also building buzz, and drawing dollars, from the under-18 crowd: Daniel Radcliffe, Zac Efron and Ashley Tisdale.

Despite weakening television ratings and magazine circulation, Oprah Winfrey remains at the top of the list, a power ranking based on both earnings and fame. The biggest earner: J.K. Rowling, whose final installment of the wizardly adventures of Harry Potter helped add $300 million to her coffers, solidifying her status as the richest author on the planet. More ...

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The Scribe: James Patterson

The Rocker: Sammy Hagar

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The Forbes Celebrity 100 was edited by Matthew Miller, with additional editing by Dorothy Pomerantz and Lacey Rose. Reported by: Kurt Badenhausen, Peter Beller, Kiri Blakeley, Monte Burke, Helen Coster, Alex Davidson, Mary Ellen Egan, Catie Etka, Erin Gell, Zack OMalley Greenburg, Evan Hessel, Peter Hoy, David K. Randall, Emily Stewart, Lauren Streib, Chaniga Vorasarun. Research: Clarita Jones, Anne Mintz and Susan Radlauer. Photo research: Gail Toivanen. Online: Michael Noer (editor); Nina Gould, Kai Hecker (design); Jane Colihan and Merilee Santoro (photo research)

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