Tyra Banks Making Top Money on TV

The Forbes list is out again and this time it has TV talk-show host Tyra Banks coming out on top. The "America's Next Top Model" creator earned an estimated $30 million last year, according to MSNBC.com. Included in that amount are paychecks for her frequent cameos (most recently on "Gossip Girl") her role as producer on her two shows and ABC's "True Beauty" and CW's "Stylista."

The rest of the list includes actress Katherine Heigl (in second place) who banked an estimated $18 million, "Desperate Housewives" star Eva Longoria Parker (in fourth place), and "30 Rock" creator Tina Fey (in eighth place.)—WLW