Sofia Vergara is highest earning woman on TV'

Forbes Magazine has announced the3name of highest earning TV actress and Sofia Vergara with $19 has topped the list, with $7 million coming from her hit show "Modern Family" and $12 million from endorsement deals.

She is being regarded as the biggest Hispanic crossover star since Desi Arnaz, and says companies who want to reach the $1 trillion Hispanic market are clamoring for Vergara. KMart alone is paying her $7 million for her eponymous clothing line. The actress herself very happily announced that: "The truth is out that we're in this country and we're taking over. To see people paying attention to the cultural changes ... is fantastic."

In addition to her personal earnings, the media company she founded in 1996, LatinWE, earned $27 million in revenues in 2011, its best year ever. Kim Kardashian came in second on the Forbes list at $18 million, and another Latina actress, Eva Longoria, came in third.