Tyra Banks is catching up with her idol Oprah Winfrey in the fortune stakes — she’s topped a Forbes list of the highest-earning women on primetime TV.
The supermodel-turned-talk-show host is leading the way with her earnings in the last year, pulling in $30 million for America’s Next Top Model, as well as her daytime talk show.
Runner-up Katherine Heigl raked in $18 million for her role on Grey’s Anatomy and her film projects, while CSI: Crime Scene Investigation actress Marg Helgenberger is in third with $9.5 million in earnings.
Forbes‘ full primetime top earners list is as follows:
1) Tyra Banks – $30 million
2) Katherine Heigl – $18 million
3) Marg Helgenberger – $9.5 million
4) Eva Longoria Parker – $9 million
5) Mariska Hargitay – $8.5 million
6=) Julia Louis-Dreyfus – $8 million
6=) Maura Tierney – $8 million
8) Tina Fey – $7 million
9) Marcia Cross – $6.2 million
10) Jennifer Love Hewitt – $6 million
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