Columbian import Vergara isn’t just a comedienne extraordinaire, but one of the shrewdest businesswomen in the industry. The three-time Golden Globe nominee and star of Modern Family also uses her stunning good looks to endorse brands from the likes of CoverGirl to Diet Pepsi to K-Mart. She will star in two big-screen projects come 2013, The Smurfs 2 and Machete Kills.

Though she’s young, Kristen Stewart is not only one of the highest paid actresses in Hollywood, she’s also one of the most bankable. With an annual salary of $34.5 million, she took home more than any other actress between May 2011 and May 2012 because of roles in top-grossing films like the Twilight saga series and Snow White and the Huntsman.

When Meryl Streep decides on a role, her competition immediately stiffens: she’s that talented. The haute actress has received more nominations than any other actor in the history of the Academy Awards or Golden Globes with 17 Oscar nods and three wins and 27 Golden Globe nods and eight wins. Next up for Streep is a plumb role in the big-screen adaptation of Broadway’s August: Osage County, which is being produced by none other than George Clooney.

Twilight star Pattinson made Forbes list of the highest grossing stars of 2012 with a final tally of $793 million. Now that the five-part teen franchise finally came to an end last year, he’ll finally be able to focus on more adult fare. This year he’ll work on The Rover with Guy Pearce, Queen of the Desert with Naomi Watts and Jude Law and David Cronenberg’s Maps to the Stars.

She is an actress, a dancer, an entrepreneur, a fashion designer, film producer, philanthropist, recording artist and spokesperson. Though she recently left her place on the American Idol judging panel, Jenny From the Block is still a Hollywood golden girl, and still one of the hardest-working women in showbiz. Fresh from her Dance Again World Tour, La Lopez plans on releasing her eighth studio album in 2013.