Forbes created a list of Best Paid Young Celebrities by filtering their 2006 edition of Forbes’ Celebrity 100, which ranks the most powerful actors, athletes, chefs and directors based on their media exposure, web presence and earnings.
There’s 9 celebrities that fit the age of 25 and under. Sorted according to the highest earnings per year are..
#1 Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen
Income USD40million, age 19, profession = artist, business women
#2 Lebron James
Income USD26million, age 21, profession = NBA basketball player
#3 Maria Sharapova
Income USD19million, age 19, profession = professional tennis player
#4 Michelle Wie
Income USD17million, age 17, profession = professional golfer
#5 Scarlett Johansson
Income USD16million, age 21, profession = actress
#6 Serena Williams
Income USD10million, age 25, profession = actress
#7 Paris Hilton (our right)
Income USD7million, age 25, profession = artist
#9 Nicole Ritchie (our left)
Income USD2million, age 25, profession = artist
#8 Adriana Lima
Income USD4million, age 25, profession = supermodel
[images courtesy of southcn.com, original news from Forbes]