Sofia Vergara highest-paid actress in world: Forbes

Modern Family star Sofia Vergara has topped the Forbes set of the best paid actresses on the planet, leading a charge by small-screen talent in a year when concert halls have gone dark, the magazine said.

Vergara -- who's also now a judge on 'America's Got Talent' -- earned an impressive $43 million during the past 12 months in wage and endorsements. She moved up from second place this past year.The 48-year-old Colombia-born actress earned $500,000 an episode for the final season of Emmy-winning Modern Family, which wrapped up earlier this year.