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Beyonce Beats Jay Z On 2014 Forbes Celebrity 100 List Of Highest Earners!

She's the female definition of a hustler aka a Diva!

In entertainment, Beyonce of course runs the world! That's why she's on top of the recently released Forbes Celebrity 100 after an incredible music year also featuring a gigantic tour!

According to Pollstar, Beyonce raked in $2.4 million averagely for each of her 95 shows she held in just one year. In addition, the singer’s famous Drunk in Love single went platinum, selling more than 1 million copies.

According to Forbes.com, Queen Bey also clocked in cash from her small business empire she’s been building, earning millions endorsing companies like H&M and Pepsi. She also has a line of fragrances with names like Heat, Rise and Pulse, and then comes her clothing line, House of Dereon. All estimated to have earned her up to $115 million between June 1, 2013 and June,1, 2014.

Others on the list include her husband Jay Z on sixth place with an estimated $60 million in earnings. NBA star LeBron James came in second ($72million), Dr. Dre comes in third with $620 million thanks to Apple's purchase of his Beats by Dre for $3 billion. Dre earned more in the past 12 months than anyone in the history of the Celebrity 100, according to Forbes.

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2013’' number one Oprah Winfrey dropped in at the fourth place this year with an estimated $82 million in earnings. Meanwhile daytime talk show host, Ellen DeGeneres closed up at number five on the list earning $72 million in the last 12 months.

FORBES' annual Celebrity 100 List ranks the top stars from the worlds of movies, TV, music, sports, books and modeling based on money and fame.

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