The world's richest fashion designer from Italy launched his company Armani in 1975 and by 2001, he was considered the most successful designer from Italy. He is popular for making well-tailored menswear. As of 2011, his wealth has been estimated at $7 billion. Interestingly, Armani was the first designer to ban models with a body mass index (BMI) under 18, after model Ana Carolina Reston starved herself to death due to anorexia nervosa.PA
The world's richest fashion designer from Italy launched his company Armani in 1975 and by 2001, he was considered the most successful designer from Italy. He is popular for making well-tailored menswear. As of 2011, his wealth has been estimated at $7 billion. Interestingly, Armani was the first designer to ban models with a body mass index (BMI) under 18, after model Ana Carolina Reston starved herself to death due to anorexia nervosa.PAThe American film producer is popular for creating the space opera franchise Star Wars and the archaeologist-adventurer character Indiana Jones. His net worth is estimated at $3.25 billion.PAMost recently, Julia Louis-Dreyfus played U.S. Vice President Selina Meyers in the HBO satirical comedy Veep, written by Armando Iannucci. Her estimated wealth: $2.9 billion.PAThe English author sells her Edinburgh home for $3.6 millionPABono could oust Paul McCartney as the world's richest musician after Facebook (FB) went public Friday. The U2 front man reportedly bought 2.3 percent of shares that could be worth as much as $1.5 billion for the IPO of the social media giant through his investment group, Elevation Partners.PASeinfeld's new web show "Comedians In Cars Getting Coffee" combines his love of comedy and classic cars.PAAfter spending years in the pop culture scene, former NBA super star Magic Johnson and rap sensation P. Diddy are familiar with appearing on television. But now, the two are crossing the platform from TV stars to network owners, thanks to a deal with Comcast.PAThe American TV personality who gained popularity in the 1990s, was labelled "shock jock" for his fearless and at times controversial style. He signed a radio deal with Sirius XM Radio, for which he received a $100 million budget for production costs, staff and programming. On the first day of its broadcast in 2006, Stern and his agent got 34.3 million shares worth $218 million from the company for exceeding subscriber targets. His net worth: $500 million.PAThe Brazilian model is the highest-paid model in the world and the sixteenth richest woman in showbiz with an estimated wealth of $70 million. Vogue magazine tagged her “The Return of the Sexy Model" in 1999. According to Forbes, she might become the world's first ever billionaire supermodel. Her net worth: $250 million.PAThe American rapper and co-founder of Cash Money Records and one half of the duo Big Tymers, has recorded numerous albums. Forbes magazine puts his wealth at $15 million from May 2010 to May 2011 with a net worth of over $100 million in 2011.PA
It is no secret that what celebrities' earn is beyond the dreams of avarice. A just-released list only confirms this.
Online portal toptenz.net lists top 10 celebrities, whom it calls "shockingly rich". The list was based on data from various sources including Forbes magazine.
Giorgio Armani tops the list, followed by George Lucas and Julia Louis-Dreyfus. Also on it are J.K. Rowling, Bono and Jerry Seinfeld.
