Forbes.com released the annual Top Celebrity List for 2008, there was more then one suprise. Besides Oprah being bumped down to #2, Stephenie Meyer, Author of “The Twilight Saga” and “The Host” has come in at #26 (Simon Cowell got #25)!!!
“Thanks to the success of Meyer’s Twilight series, 2008 became the year of the vampire. The low-profile author sold 29 million books last year, releasing two new novels (Breaking Dawn and The Host) and selling hoards of paperbacks of what have become instant classics (Twilight, Eclipse and New Moon). Last November, gothy fans camped out to catch the first film based on the series; Twilight grossed $70 million opening weekend…”
Showing how much Twilight ruled 2008 Stephenie beat out Mily Cyrus (#29) and President Barack Obama (#49).
Congrats Stephenie!!!
