The highest paid sportswoman in the world is Maria Sharapova. She has total earnings of $29 million and endorsements of $23 million.
The cast of American Sportswomen - 1995 includes: Mary Lou Retton as Herself - Host
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I think there are many famous French sportswomen, but I don't think one is the most famous. Sorry! =P
At the present moment Christiano Ronaldo is the most highest paid footballer in the world.
about 4th if your good
The question is not clear, if it is football then it is Christiano Renaldo.
Mia Hamm is the most payed soccer player in the world.
The most well payed athlete is Ronaldino of Barcelona
Dame Valerie Adams won the Sportswoman of the Year at the Halberg Awards. She is a New Zealand shot putter who has won multiple Olympic and World Championship medals.
Tiger Woods is the most expensive athlete in the world. He gets paid 75 million a year.
Auckland, 27 August 2007 - Fresh from winning gold for shot put at the World Championships in Osaka with a final 20.54m throw, top Olympic medal contender Valerie Vili has been named Visa's New Zealand ambassador for the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games. With a World Championship gold medal firmly under her belt, Vili is clearly one of New Zealand's top sportswomen, having also won a gold medal at the Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games and an eighth placing at the Athens 2004 Olympic Games. In 2006 she won the prestigious Lonsdale Cup and earlier this year she was named New Zealand Sportswomen of the Year at the Halberg Awards.