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Jen has a richness that Jolie can't beat

She's worth millions, has won an Oscar and has managed to bag one of the sexiest men in Hollywood - but Angelina Jolie has still not made it on to a list of the wealthiest women in showbusiness.

The 31-year-old is not thought to have earned more than the £23million needed to make it on to Forbes' list of the Top 20 Richest Women in Entertainment.

Among those who have, however, is Jolie's former love rival Jennifer Aniston. Brad Pitt's ex-wife has an estimated fortune of £55million - enough to take her into tenth place.

Forbes looked at the money the women had earned from music, TV, film and publishing to determine who had amassed the greatest fortunes.

Royalties were not taken into account, to ensure the list was 'confined to today's active megastars'.

In some cases, the ranking had more to do with perfume sales and merchandising, rather than entertainment.

Forbes said Jennifer Lopez, ranked ninth, boasted valuable perfume and fashion lines in addition to her film and music careers. Second richest J K Rowling enjoys millions in spin-offs from films of her books.

Even Britney Spears, 12th on the list, has supplemented her income with a profitable line of perfumes and multi-million-pound endorsements.

Top of the list is chatshow host Oprah Winfrey, who has earned an estimated £760million.

The richest actress on the list is Julia Roberts, with a £71million, and the youngest are 20-year-old twins Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen.

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