Stephenie Meyer one of Forbes' 'Most Powerful Women'

Stephenie Meyer, beloved author of the Twilight series books, has been chosen by Forbes as one of the "World's Most Powerful Women."

Meyer placed 49th on the list of one hundred, with the publication issuing the following synopsis:

"Following the J.K. Rowling model of mum-turned-mega-millionaire, Stephenie Meyer had held only one job, as a receptionist in an Arizona property company before penning the bestselling Twilight series, which has sold 116 million copies worldwide. Meyer's vision of a world where vampires and teens co-exist may be to blame for the blood-lusting trend that continues four years later with TV series like The Vampire Diaries. Her sci-fi romance novel, The Host, spent 26 weeks as a bestseller and is rumored to be in pre-production for a 2011 release. Meyer says she will be focusing her efforts on the final installments of the Twilight movie franchise, set to arrive in theaters in November 2011."

The good thing about Stephenie Meyer being a part of this is that she, like a lot of the other women included, has used her influence for the benefit of others as well. For example, her most recent release, Bree Tanner: An Eclipse Novella, helped raise millions for the American Red Cross.

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Twilight Author Stephenie Meyer Enters New Moon of Forbes 100 Most Powerful Celebrities List

The annual "most powerful" pages of Forbes magazine are usually reserved for actors and red carpet celebrities, corporate moguls and fashionistas. However, given the gargantuan success of The Twilight Saga and the movies Twilight and New Moon starring Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart, and Taylor Lautner, this year Stephenie Meyer, the slightly reclusive author of the Twilight Saga, has been added to the Forbes list, with a ranking of #26 on the list of heavy influential real life Twilight hitters.

Making the Forbes list is no small feat for one of the most famous authors of the decade since the Meyer penned Twilight Saga, which includes Twilight, New Moon, Eclipse and Breaking Dawn, has quickly become one of the most successful and lucrative novel-turned-film franchises in recent years, extending into merchandise and clothing plus a variety of other profitable areas of the pop-culture landscape.

In November of 2008, the first Stephenie Meyer conceptualized film, Twilight, was released to a fan base that gives the Beatles of the 1960s a run for their money. Twilight, New Moon and The Twilight Saga literally give new meaning to the term “rabid” fans. Thanks to the overwhelming success of both Twilight novels for Twilight and New Moon, merchandise, and possibly even a space craft, Stephenie Meyer went from suburban mom to overnight celebrity to #26 on the Forbes Most Powerful Celebrities list. In 2008 Meyer released both Breaking Dawn and the Host for publication. After the tally was drawn, Stephenie Meyer raked in over $50 million in Twilight bucks last year, which isn’t too bad for someone who never intended for their Twilight Saga work to be read beyond the New Moon of her own living room.

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