britney is the best !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Britney Spears, who much of the entertainment universe had written off only a few years ago, translated her international appeal into $64 million in earnings over the 12-month span. She logged the fifth-highest-grossing tour in the world, bringing in $130 million in gross box office receipts by playing nearly 100 dates. Spears' résumé also includes a high-profile endorsement deal with Candies and a collection of lucrative fragrances from Elizabeth Arden ( RDEN - news - people ). All of it was enough to garner her a spot at No. 3 on our list, and continued presence in the limelight.