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I was motivated to do this article after reading an article on Forbes Online a few months ago, but never got around to doing it until now. Due to the diverse number of the rich and the famous under 30, I find it an immensely hard job to complete. I've tried to get the richest and most famous U-30s in the world, and hopefully, they will be pleasing to you. In no particular order:

1 & 2: Mary Kate and Ashley Olsen
Happiness- apparently comes in pairs. It is the case with these two. Only recently eighteen, they are the dreams of almost every teenage boy. The Mary Kate and Ashley Olsen franchise is big too, in fields as diverse as toothpaste and TV programs. It is allegedly worth US$1 billion. The girls have also had the time to indulge in making and producing movies; New York Minute comes out this summer and should be one of the larger teenage box office hits.They are also historys youngest producers (aged 6). About to study at New York University, as long as they preserve the cuteness that endured them to pre-teen girls and teenage boys, of course, they should be still around the scene for some time yet. Recent reports indicate they might be worth as much as US$120million a piece, and 2004 looks to have revenues for the franchise set at US$1.2 billion.

3. David Robert Joseph Beckham

What does this man have, that the rest don't? Football (soccer to you Americans) icon, Gay icon, Black Icon, the stuff of womens dreams, the man that popularized the word "metrosexual." Oh and did I fail to mention multi-millionaire? Hes paid about 120, 000 euros a week to play for Real Madrid, Europes most glamorous sports club, and broke millions of hearts (including mine), when he made the 25 million pound move from Englands Manchester United to Spain. Englands most famous footballing son, he is also married to Posh Spice (aka Victoria Adams), and the happy father of two. Despite the reports regarding his alleged infidelity, the Beckham brand remains intact. Gillette recently paid him 40 million pounds to endorse its razors. He is 29 years old this year, and worth approximately 60 million pounds. Beckham stars for England at Euro 2004, and in Portugal this summer. He appears also in this month's issue of Vanity Fair.

4. Paris Hilton

Some people have to work hard to earn their millions and others have their millions delivered to them. Paris Hilton is of the second category. She is heiress to a multi-million dollar fortune, porn model, D-list actress, and the beau of Nick Carter. A Simple Life only future enhanced the dissatisfaction that America has against this party girl who thinks Wal-Mart sells wallpaper.

Talk about a whiner too. Well, I suppose you can whine when you havent reached your twenty-fifth birthday and are worth US$25million when you have to work in McDonalds. Her sister, Nicki is more attractive then she is. A Simple Life 2 is on your screen.

5. Britney

Pop star Britney
She had the world at her feet after a series of No.1 hits on the pop-chart, including "Oops I did it again" and "Hit me baby, one more time". Despite the fact that she has no voice, the tabloids love her. Her break-up with NSyncs Justin Timberlake made headlines across the globe. Oh, and not to mention her twenty-four hour wedding, to a man she cant make up her mind about. Oh, she twisted her knee or something during her world tour that had to make the headlines too.

At least, shes more attractive than Paris Hilton. Her sister, Jamie Lynn is doing pretty well too, a recording contract in the works. Britneys wealth is hard to pin down, but a guess of around US$15-20million, would not be too far of the mark for that of the former Mousketeer. She appears set to marry yet again. For 60 hours this time? In the Zone is in stores now.