By Patricia Uyeh,

According to Forbes list, American actress, Emma Stone has been named the World’s Highest Paid actress.

Emma Stone leads with $26 million beating Jennifer Lawrence, who claimed the top spot in 2016 and 2015.

The 28-year-old actress came tops mostly thanks to her Oscar-winning performance as Mia, a barista and aspiring actress, in the movie-musical “La La Land”.

Coming in second place is  Jennifer Aniston with $25.5 million while  Jennifer Lawrence dropped down two slots to No. 3 with $24 million, almost half of her $46 million earnings in 2016.

See the full list of Top 10 highest-paid actresses of 2017:

1. Emma Stone ($26 million)

2. Jennifer Aniston ($25.5 million)

3. Jennifer Lawrence ($24 million)

4. Melissa McCarthy ($18 million)

5. Mila Kunis ($15.5 million)

6. Emma Watson ($14 million)

7. Charlize Theron ($14 million)

8. Cate Blanchett ($12 million)

9. Julia Roberts ($12 million)

10. Amy Adams ($11.5 million)

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