12. OPRAH WINFREY

$2.7 billion  SOURCE: Television shows AGE: 67 • RESIDENCE: Montecito, CA SELF-MADE SCORE:  The richest woman in entertainment’s blockbuster sit-down with Prince Harry and Meghan Markle captivated more than 70 million people around the globe in March. She’s also making moves off-camera: In December, she sold 20.5% of her Oprah Winfrey Network to Discovery in exchange for $35 million worth of Discovery stock; she continues to own 5% of the network.