Jennifer Lopez Becomes the Hottest Celebrity for this week.It used to be enough for a celebrity to act or sing or swing a bat really well.Now to be considered a real success,he or she needs to sell clothes,hawk fragrances–maybe even invest in technology startups.While she hasn’t stormed Silicon Valley just yet,Jennifer Lopez is a state-of-the-art celebrity success story.With $52 million in earnings over the last 12 months and a massive amount of fame,Lopez lands at No.1 on our Celebrity 100 list for the first time.
A few years ago it looked like the Hottest Celebrity Jennifer Lopez was done.Her albums,like the all-Spanish Como Ama una Mujer,failed to find the broad audience she once enjoyed.Her movies,like El Cantante,flopped.Then in 2010 the singer landed a judge’s chair on American Idol.The job gave her a platform to promote her music and turn her image around.It didn’t hurt that she also split from her husband,Marc Anthony.Suddenly a single mother,Lopez lapped up the media attention and scored lucrative endorsement deals with companies like L’Oreal and Gillette.
She now has a line of clothing at Kohl’s,a top-selling fragrance and she was able to secure a nice bump—to $20 million–on her Idol salary for a second season.With 6.6 million followers on Twitter and 12 million fans on Facebook,she’s also proved a master of social media.
Lopez unseats Lady Gaga,who topped the list last year to become The Hottest Celebrity of the world.The pop star slides to fifth place this time around with $52 million in earnings,down from $90 million last year (Gaga didn’t tour much in the last 12 months).Her new album, Born This Way,was still a smash hit,selling 1 million copies its first week out.Check out the latest Celebrity News and Gossip daily at this blog for more fun.
Lopez unseats Lady Gaga,who topped the list last year to become The Hottest Celebrity of the world.The pop star slides to fifth place this time around with $52 million in earnings,down from $90 million last year (Gaga didn’t tour much in the last 12 months).Her new album, Born This Way,was still a smash hit,selling 1 million copies its first week out.Check out the latest Celebrity News and Gossip daily at this blog for more fun.