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Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen, Paris Hilton Fall Off Forbes Most Powerful List
Friday June 15, 2007

Mary Kate and Ashley Olsen at Free Arts NYC's 7th Annual Art + Photography Auction Benefit. May 23, 2006.
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Forbes magazine has released its annual list of the top 100 most powerful celebrities, but not every boldface name made the cut.

Paris Hilton and Nicole Richie fell off the 2007 list, thanks to waning interest in their reality series The Simple Life.

Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen, who had been steadily climbing the ranks from 2002 to 2006, were also left off the list.

"They no longer have the tween fashion cachet," Forbes' associate editor Lea Goldman tells USA Today.

She added: "The stock is down on their brand.”

Oprah Winfrey, who consistently cracks the top 10 with earnings of $260 million a year, is in first place this year.

While compiling the list, Forbes considers income, while also taking into account factors such as media interest and the number of friends on stars' MySpace pages.

Lindsay Lohan was on the list for two years, but dropped off in 2006. Britney Spears, who was ranked No. 1 in 2002, bowed out the following year and hasn't been back since.

Blockbuster actors cleaned up this year, with Pirates of the Caribbean star Johnny Depp, who earned $92 million last year, coming in at No. 6. and The Da Vinci Code's Tom Hanks leap-frogging from No. 31 to No. 11.

Brad Pitt finally made it into the top 10 for the first time with a No. 5 ranking.

Meanwhile, child stars are fast on the heels of their adult contemporaries. Harry Potter stars Daniel Radcliffe (No. 79) and Emma Watson (No. 97) join the list for the first time, along with Dakota Fanning (No. 94).

"We're seeing young kids bringing in adult salaries," Goldman says.

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Categories: Ashley Olsen | Britney Spears | Lindsay Lohan | Mary-Kate Olsen | Nicole Richie | Paris Hilton | Forbes


1:48 PM Anonymous Says:

c naz

12:28 PM Anonymous Says:

UM, hello, eat some cheeseburgers losers. They look disgusting and really hideous.

7:08 PM 5150mariane Says:

ALL I HAVE TO SAY IS: MUST BE NICE!!

5:11 PM marisa Says:

ashley and mary-kate are such talented businesswomen who are now in the beginning stages of two new clothing lines: the row and elizabeth and james. their website www.shopmary-kateandashley.com has all of the products they sell and i think it's amazing to see how far they've come from their full house days.

12:29 PM jennifer Says:

ahhhhhhh its me for f sakes lol no its et lol

4:08 PM Jennifer Says:

Okay what heppened, more people posing as me AND 4:37 why dont you go jump in a lake.

9:05 AM Anonymous Says:

I had twins, maybe they are so small because they were premature. Not that it's always the case. They just seem to have small frames and are petite.

2:39 AM Anonymous Says:

who cares about some list, i would love to have their money, and everyone has their own style, ashley is the better dresser, and mk has been battling a disease and wants to be her own person. she is doing better, and they are thin, so what!

11:37 PM Anonymous Says:

The Olson twins would be much prettier if they would change their style. They need a class on how to apply makeup and dress.

5:40 PM devotedfan Says:

keep your chin up Paris!!
parishilton.snagapic.com
how can you resist this sad pouty face???

4:37 PM Anonymous Says:

1:33 PM Jennifer Says
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Jennifer you are just a babbling fool, go away and realize that no one wants to be like you, pose as you, and least of all steal your words. Maybe you should take a nap now and go home and get off the public computer. Go home so your hooker mom and drunk daddy can go out and panhandle for pennies so you can at least eat something good tonight for dinner.

3:59 PM Anonymous99 Says:

3:41 PM The 1:29 Jennifer Says:
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Don't feel bad the other childish Jennifer thinks she is all that and everyone wants to be her.
It is a common name and that is why I never post with my real name with is the same.

3:41 PM The 1:29 Jennifer Says:

um didn't know I was going to start this, LOL, under "your name:____" I wrote my name Jennifer and it pissed someone off...wow.

Yeah I've always thought Ashley was the prettier one, not sure what it is though. Theyre starting their own fashion line which should be great.

3:30 PM Anonymous Says:

Hey- how did these monkeys escape from the zoo?

3:30 PM Jennifer Says:

i am going to cry because no one will talk to me

3:18 PM Anon13 Says:

MK is looking lots better. I hope these two can move out of the spotlight their parents put them in at 9 months old. No wonder MK has problems. Having to support your family when you are a 5 year old is rough. Good Luck to them.

Jennifer, it must be such a thrill to the children that are posting as you. It probably makes their whole day! Pathetic!

3:07 PM Violet Says:

Say, Shiloh, should you talk about your Dad like that???
At least my Mom makes up for my Dad looking "different"...diaperchange, be back later...

3:01 PM Shiloh Says:

Yeah, your dad is fug. My dad is hot though.

2:56 PM Violet Says:

Shiloh...that's because my Dad looks like a fool:(

2:52 PM Shiloh Says:

Violet Affleck is one ugly baby.

2:50 PM MK Says:

These twins are both creepy.

2:37 PM Anonymous Says:

Ashley is the hotter twin, by far.

2:37 PM brillo Says:

i've always liked ashley better. she has bigger lips. and is prettier.

2:36 PM this one Says:

Jennifer...about what?

2:23 PM Jennifer Says:

Somebody talk to me!

2:20 PM Anonymous Says:

They look like troll dolls.

2:19 PM Anonymous Says:

Is it my imagination or does MK seem to have a bigger FACE than Ashley?

2:13 PM this one Says:

how in the world can you people tell these two apart???...and BTW,,,I think they still look like they're 14...must be a really good cosmeticline...

2:06 PM Haley Says:

Jennifer, those people might just have the same nmae as you....it doesn't mean they're posing. There's no need for you to use that language.

2:03 PM Anonymous Says:

Jennifer, as a child you really need to watch your language. I believe the appropriate word for you is "darn" it. And sweetheart, if you are going to consistently come play on the big kid playground, you are really going to have to learn to suck it up and stop whining any time someone spams you.

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