Young and very rich, Lady Gaga
leads the Forbes list

NEW YORK – Lady Gaga is the highest paid VIP in the world under thirty years of age: with 90 million dollars a year the singer, famous for her eccentric clothing, wins the title of queen of the Forbes rankings of celebrities under 30 highest paid in the world. The second place is won by the 17-year-old Justin Bieber with 53 million dollars. the bronze medal goes to the Miami Heat’s star, LeBron James, with 48 million dollars, one more than the tennis player Roger Federer, fifth. The other top ten athletes are Cristiano Ronaldo in seventh place with 38 million dollars, Lionel Messi in ninth with 32 million dollars and Rafael Nadal with 31 million dollars in tenth place.

In addition to sportsmen, young singers and actors dominate the ranking. Taylor Swift is fifth with 45 million dollars, Kate Perry is sixth with 44 million dollars. Beyoncé is in eighth place with 35 million dollars: a low placement for the diva – explains Forbes – because she has spent the great majority of the last year recording the album ‘4’, which will be released next June 28th. The contracts with L’Oréal, DirecTV and General Mills have allowed Beyoncé to reach a level of 35 million dollars.

Rihanna earned $ 29 million, taking 11th place. Lil Wayne with $ 15 million is in the rankings, it is – observes Forbes – a good result considering that he spent part of the year in Rikers Island prison for possession of a firearm: this it didn’t stop him from launching an album, ‘I Am Not a Human Being’, which occupied the top of the charts for weeks.

(June 16, 2011)