Who runs the world? (Black) girls. According to Forbes, Japanese-Haitian athlete Naomi Osaka has secured the bag of all bags.
Osaka’s earnings put her at No. 29 on Forbes‘ Top 100 highest paid athletes list. She earned a total of $37.4 million from prize money and endorsements between June 2019 and May 2020, edging out Serena Williams who sits nicely on the list at No.
33. Williams, a 23-time grand slam champion, has been the highest paid female athlete for the last four years—earning between $18 million to $29 million.
And now with Osaka joining her on the list, it’s the first time since 2016 that two women have even made ranks. So far in her career, Osaka has won two grand slams.
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