Oprah named top celebrity philanthropist
Oprah Winfrey has been named America's leading philanthropic celebrity after handing over more than $50m (€35.9m) to charities in the past year.
The media queen tops a new list of generous stars, compiled by The Giving Back Fund and America's Parade magazine, which will be published this weekend.
Winfrey's personal donations to The Oprah Winfrey Foundation and Oprah's Angel Network have helped to provide education and healthcare for women and children worldwide.
Music mogul Herb Alpert comes in second after handing out $13m (€9.3m) to music education programmes and singer Barbra Streisand comes in third.
Actors Paul Newman and Mel Gibson round out the top five.
