Oprah Tops Richest Women List
Oprah Winfrey tops Forbes magazine's first-ever list of the 20 Richest Women in Entertainment.
Forbes estimates Winfrey has made $1.5 billion in her career.
"Harry Potter" author J.K. Rowling is next with $1 billion, and Martha Stewart is third with $638 million.
Madonna ranks fourth with $325 million, followed by Celine Dion, who's made an estimated $250 million.
Mariah Carey, Janet Jackson, Julia Roberts, Jennifer Lopez and Jennifer Aniston round out the top ten.
The 20 cover many different fields, but they have two things in common: They came from humble beginnings, and worked hard to become successful.
The list was put together by Lea Goldman of Forbes magazine, who
on The Early Show Friday.To read the Forbes piece on this, click here.