FORBES' RICHEST BITCHES IN THE WORLD...

These days, just about any lip-smacking starlet can land a cable reality show or become YouTube’s flavor of the week. But fame’s 15 fleeting minutes can elapse quicker than it takes to refresh a Web page. Only a bona fide superstar can parlay a moment’s stardom into a long and lucrative career. And even that’s not enough to land a coveted spot on Forbes' first-ever listing of the 20 Richest Women in Entertainment. For that, you’d need a minimum net worth of $45 million. The list is too extensive to list here, but I will post the first three rich bitches. Lick it.

• OPRAH WINFREY: Reared in poor, rural Mississippi, Oprah today is the richest woman in entertainment and the only black female billionaire. In the late 1980s, following the debut of her super-successful syndicated talk show, Oprah earned $2 million a year. Today, she pockets an estimated $225 million annually from TV (including shows starring Dr. Phil McGraw and Rachael Ray, produced by Oprah's Harpo Productions), satellite radio, magazines and other multimedia endeavors. (net worth: $1.5 billion)


• J. K. ROWLING: The one-time single mom on welfare is the brains behind Harry Potter, one of the most successful book franchises in history. The sixth installment, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, was the fastest-selling book in history, according to Guiness World Records. The film series--from which Rowling enjoys a cut of royalties and merchandising--has also proven astoundingly successful, with the total gross for the four films already released topping $3.5 billion. Rowling is the only career author on Forbes' Billionaires list. (net worth: $1 billion)


• MARTHA STEWART: Most of the domestic diva's net worth is in shares of her publicly traded company, Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia. (Her net worth, in effect, fluctuates daily.) The company's merchandising arm, Martha Stewart Everyday, enjoyed sales of $1 billion in 2006. Stewart oversees a media empire that includes a television show, a magazine, books, housewares and a Sirius Satellite Radio channel. A five-month jail stint for insider trading stripped her of the chief executive title. No matter, since she's still one of the richest women in entertainment. (net worth: $638 million)

Other females who topped Fobes' list include Madonna in 4th, Celine Dion in 5th, Mariah Carey in 6th, Janet Jackson in 7th, Julia Roberts in 8th, Jennifer Lopez in 9th and to round out the first ten... Jennifer Aniston. No mention here about 11-20 as I refuse to write about broke bitches.