Beyonce Knowles has topped a list of young rich stars.
The 27-year-old singer-and-actress’ £55 million 2008 earnings were almost double that of Justin Timberlake, also 27, who was ranked second in Forbes magazine’s list of high earners under 30 after taking home £30 million last year.
Sports stars made up the rest of the top five, with LA Lakers basketball star Kobe Bryant in third place with £26.8 million – who at 30 features in the list for the final time - 23-year-old Cleveland Cavaliers basketball player LeBron James in fourth, and tennis star Roger Federer, 27, fifth.

Britney Spears wants a breast reduction.
The 'Womanizer’ singer has mixed emotions about her bust and wants to undergo augmentation to fit into her old stage outfits. Britney, who was seen wearing a cleavage-boosting dress at her birthday party earlier this week, is quoted as saying: 'I have a love-hate relationship with my boobs.
At the moment I hate them and want them smaller. 'I can’t wear the kind of suits I used to love, like the red PVC one I got to wear for the 'Oops I Did It Again’ video, for example, I don’t feel streamlined.

BASEBALL star Alex Rodriguez has denied any romance between him and Madonna.
The New York Yankee spoke for the first time today about his relationship with the Material Girl and said: "We're friends - that's it."
Speaking to People magazine, the 33-year-old also denied the rumours that he and the 50-year-old singer, who recently divorced director Guy Ritchie, 40, had been accompanying her on tour.