Thursday, August 16, 2007

OT: Happy Birthday Madonna

Happy Birthday
Madonna !!!!




Ok, not strictly personal finance related. But she sure knows how to market herself and keep relevant. Even now on her 49th birthday she's working on a new album, has a lucrutive endorsement deal with H&M, and (please, please) hopefully planning her next tour.

Her estimated net worth is $850 million at the end of 2006.


From Forbes Celebrity 100:
Madonna ranks 3rd in Celebrities, 1st in Press Rank and 2nd in Web Rank.

Madonna crisscrossed the globe last year for her tour, 'Confessions,' which drew over 1 million fans and grossed $194 million, making it the top-earning tour by a female artist in history.

NBC cut the Material Girl a hefty check to broadcast the 'Confessions' tour live last November, though ratings proved disappointing. In March, the always-fashion-forward singer linked up with retailer H&M for her own clothing line, M. (Rhinestones a-plenty, but no cone bras.)



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