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Oprah richest woman: Forbes

Los Angeles - Talk show queen Oprah Winfrey, 56, again topped Forbes magazine's list of top-earning women, bringing in $315m between June 2009 and June 2010, according to the list released on Thursday.

But among the top earners this year were also women under 30: Singer Beyonce Knowles, 29, with $87m; Britney Spears, 28, with $64m; and Lady Gaga, 24, with $62m.

In fourth place was pop queen Madonna, 52, with $58m, followed by actress Sandra Bullock, 46, with $56m; and talk show host Ellen DeGeneres, 52, with $55m.

Singer Miley Cyrus, 17, not even old enough to vote or order a beer, swept in $48m; country singer Taylor Swift, 20, followed with $45m; and TV judge Judy Sheindlin, 68, also with $45m.

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