[CHINA] Yao Ming Tops Forbes Chinese Celebrity lists

CRIEnglish.com reported, “Forbes, which has been producing annual Chinese mainland celebrity rankings since 2004, released its latest list on Tuesday amid stars’ skepticism and the public’s anticipation.”"Like in the previous year, NBA star Yao Ming topped the new list of 100 celebrities with the most frequent media exposure and a pre-tax yearly income of 387 million yuan (US$54.5 million), also the highest among all.”

“Olympic champion hurdler Liu Xiang followed Yao Ming closely like last year. Rising basketball player Yi Jianlian, ranked No. 4, is the only other sports star on the top 10.”

“Martial-arts superstar Jet Li, who failed to enter the top 100 last year, soared to No. 3 with the reason given by Forbes that the kung-fu king has had three new films since the last ranking (”The Warlords,” “The Forbidden Kingdom,” and “The Mummy 3″), and his heartfelt devotion to charity work (Jet Li runs the disaster-relief One Foundation) also added to his score.”

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