Since there are alot of Lady Gaga and Beyonce fans here on the org, I thought you guys would be would be happy to read about this

Lady Gaga "more powerful" than Nancy Pelosi: Forbes

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - The Forbes list of the world's most powerful women includes Oprah Winfrey, Lady Gaga, Beyonce Knowles and Ellen DeGeneres, all of whom apparently wield more power than the woman who is second in line for U.S. president.

The annual list, released late Wednesday, places Winfrey third. The talk-show queen is worth $2.7 billion and earned $315 million in the past year, but beyond wealth Forbes takes into account executive position, creative influence and entrepreneurship.

No. 1 on the list is First Lady Michelle Obama. Forbes didn't calculate her and her husband's personal wealth or money earned in the last year, choosing instead to list in that category the country's national budget, which is $3.5 trillion.

After Winfrey, Lady Gaga, at No. 7, is the next media person on the list. She earned $62 million in the past year and, according to Forbes, "single-handedly reinvigorated pop music and pop culture."

Next in media, at No. 9, is Knowles, who earned $87 million and whose music is a favorite of Michelle Obama's, according to Forbes.

Former "American Idol" judge DeGeneres is 10th on the list and earned $55 million. Forbes noted that she recently gave a $30,000 college scholarship to a gay teenager who challenged a high school policy against same-sex prom dates.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, who would be in line for the presidency after Vice President Joe Biden, is 11th on the list. Like Michelle Obama, her "money" category consists of the national budget.

Sarah Palin, who Forbes puts in the media category, is No. 16. Her title is "political maverick and commentator," but unlike most others on the list, her entry doesn't include a "money" category. Instead, she gets a "media buzz" category, which says she has 2.3 million Facebook friends and that if you search for her name online you'll get 44 million results.

Other media personalities on the list include Angelina Jolie (No. 21), Katie Couric (No. 22), Arianna Huffington (No. 28), Madonna (No. 29) and Sarah Jessica Parker (No. 45).

http://www.reuters.com/ar...BW20101007

Maybe Lady G will run for office in 2012 with Beyonce as her running mate...

[Edited 10/7/10 7:53am]

When is her next fucking video coming out? Shit.

Who wants to see another Nancy Pelosi video?

PANDURITO said:

Who wants to see another Nancy Pelosi video?

That's just silly. Pelosi is a politician, not a media person.

And Gaga is boring.

sosgemini said:

That's just silly. Pelosi is a politician, not a media person.

And Gaga is boring.

Well...this list seems to include women who are in the public eye, politicians, singers, tv personalities, actresses, etc...seems like they based the criteria on how much money the ladies made last year. So money = power I guess

[Edited 10/7/10 9:38am]

There's no woman person more powerful than Oprah Gail Winfrey.

List invalid.

What a sad state of affairs.

People need to get over their infatuation with celebrities and start seeking out people who are actually making a real difference in this world.

musicjunky318 said:

There's no woman person more powerful than Oprah Gail Winfrey.

List invalid.

Empress said:

What a sad state of affairs.

People need to get over their infatuation with celebrities and start seeking out people who are actually making a real difference in this world.