OPRAH WINFREY: Wealthiest Self-Made American Celeb

Forbes magazine ranks all the American women who earned a vast empire. Not the ones that acquired wealth through inheritance, or death of a spouse, but by their own blood, sweat and tears.

Oprah Winfrey is the wealthiest American celebrity. She’s worth $2.6 billion. That’s only good enough for ninth place on the list of Self-Made American Women. The ones ahead of Oprah are business executives and entrepreneurs. Behind Oprah, based on net worth, are these 10 celebrities:

1. Kim Kardashian, $780 million
2. Kylie Jenner, $700 million (youngest at age 23)
3. Rihanna, $600 million
4. Madonna, $550 million
5. Judge Judy, $445 million
6. Beyonce,  $420 million
7. Romance novelist Nora Roberts, $400 million
8. Ellen DeGeneres, $370 million
9. Taylor Swift, $365 million
10. Tennis champion Serena Williams, $225 million