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OPRAH, RIHANNA, SWIFT, BEYONCE AMONG RICHEST SELF-MADE WOMEN

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Forbes has released its list of America’s richest self-made women, and all your faves are on it.

Rihanna, Beyonce and Taylor Swift are among the top entertaine­rs who made it onto the list of America’s top 100 highest-earning women.

Forbes reported that the rebound in the stock market helped bolster the women, who are cumulative­ly worth $124 billion, up nearly 12% from a year ago.

Oprah Winfrey, 69, is the highest earning woman on the list of celebritie­s at 13, with a net worth of $2.5 billion. Her self-made score, which Forbes calculated by assessing the women’s background and the adversity each has overcome, is a 10. Forbes classifies this as someone “who not only grew up poor but also overcame significan­t obstacles.” Winfrey was born into poverty in rural Mississipp­i and survived sexual abuse.

According to Forbes, the OWN network creator received a $2 billion return from reinvestin­g her profits from “The Oprah Winfrey Show” and profits from her films “The Color Purple,” “Beloved” and “Selma” (which her Harpo Production­s co-produced).

Rihanna, 35, takes the top spot for a musician. Her entreprene­urial Fenty Beauty is co-owned with Louis Vuitton Moët Hennessy (LVMH). The “bulk of her fortune” comes from the beauty brand, with sales that doubled in 2022, according to Forbes. With her stunning Super Bowl halftime performanc­e, the “Work” singer holds the record for the most-watched halftime show in history. At No. 20 on the list, her net worth is $1.5 billion.

Beyoncé and Taylor Swift also cracked the top 50 on the list.

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