The website reports that Taylor earned $210 million in the past year, handily unseating Jackson, whose estate saw $145 million in earnings in the same time period.
The windfall to the Taylor estate is due in part to auctions of the glamorous star jewelry, Forbes says, but there also the cash flowing in from her White Diamonds perfume line. The fragrance saw $75 million in retail sales in 2011.
But while Dame Taylor took No. 1 on Forbes list this year, it not expected that she hold off Jackson for long, as his estate is still seeing money come in from music sales. But for now, Jackson takes No. 2 on Forbes list, with Elvis Presley landing at No. 3 with $55 million in earnings.
Peanuts cartoonist Charles Schulz is at No. 4 with $37 million, and Bob Marley at No. 5 on the list, with his estate having earned $17 million in the last year.
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