HIGHEST-PAID CELEBRITY COUPLE BY FORBES

Rapper-entrepreneur Jay Z and pop singer Beyoncé have been announced as the 2012 highest-paid celebrity couple, according to Forbes.

The star couple who welcomed their first child Blue Ivy Carter in January 2012 moved up the list from second place – earning a combined total of $78m between May 1, 2011 and May 1, 2012.

The couple assumed the ‘throne’ knocking off last year’s top couple Gisele Bundchen and Tom Brady. A big part of that success is attributed to platinum albums from Bey (‘4’) and Jay Z’s collaboration with Kanye West (‘Watch the Throne’).

Supermodel Gisele and her American footballer husband Tom Brady now come in second with $72m, British footballer David Beckham and wife Victoria with $54m in third, Hollywood couple Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie with $45 million in fourth and in fifth position - Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith with Combined earnings of $40m

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Genevieve Nnaji is brand ambassador of Range Rovers SUV

Actress Genevieve Nnaji has made another history. This time, she has sealed a multi-million naira Range Rover’s deal.

The pretty actress who was one time face of lux and currently the face of MUD cosmetics has emerged the brand ambassador of Range Rovers SUV brands in Nigeria.

Information filtered out during the week that the company represented in the country by Coscharis was undecided as to who will be the brand representative and top on their list was Genevieve Nnaji and Desmond Elliot.

But at last, Genevieve got the deal. No doubt, the popular actress is steadily growing to become a global brand.

HVP gathered that the actress will earn about $100,000 in the first six months of the deal. Subsequent months would make her about $250,000 richer.

News credit: Vanguard