Forbes' Top-Earning Dead Celebrity is Yves Saint Laurent

Posted Oct 28th 2009 at 1:01PM by Bee-Shyuan Chang (Subscribe to Bee-Shyuan Chang's posts)

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Legendary fashion designer Yves Saint Laurent circa 1974. Photo: Ron Galella, WireImage

Forbes just published its somewhat morbid "Top-Earning Dead Celebrity" list.

Landing the top spot is fashion designer Yves Saint Laurent, who made a cool $350 million in the last 12 months.

The famous French designer passed away in June of last year; and ever since, collectors and fashion connoisseurs have vied for pieces from his exquisite collection of artwork and historical treasures at auction.

Other stylish posthumous earners include Michael Jackson, who came in third, bringing in a whopping $90 million since his death in June, Elvis Presley secured fourth place at an impressive $55 million and Andy Warhol landed the lucky number 13 spot, with $6 million.

See which magazine maven dominated Forbes' "Most Influential Fashion Editors" list.

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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

Desiree 10-29-2009 @ 7:53AM

Yves Saint Laurent was so rich! I can't believe how much money he made. If your interested in learning about other dead celebrities check out shouldyoumourn.com .

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