The World's Top-Earning Models

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Last update: December 22, 2009

+The Celebrity 100

The world's most powerful and best-paid movie stars, musicians and athletes.

By our count there are a record 946 billionaires this year, including 178 newcomers.

Merck and Schering-Plough release a defense of their dealings on the drug. Critics see more problems.

The top pre-K's will set you back more than 25 grand a year. That's if junior can get in.

Some of the biggest earners in Hollywood aren't old enough to drink.

Even in a rough market, these companies are poised to soar.

Older stars dominate Forbes' list of the biggest earners in music. Here's why.

These are the biggest global enterprises based on a composite of sales, market value, assets and profits.

Only those stars who commandeer the headlines and command the biggest bucks earn membership to the Celebrity 100.

A handful still make millions, but the age of the supermodel is long gone. Could it return?

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