Sideshow: First lady outpowers Lady Gaga

What could Lady Gaga and Michelle Obama possibly have in common? Both are really powerful, awesome women, says Forbes.

America's two proudest daughters appear on Forbes World's 100 Most Powerful Women list, Michelle Obama at No. 1 and the Gaga at No. 7.

President Obama's wife beats out The Queen of America's Heart, Oprah, who is at No. 3, while Hillary Clinton is No. 5. (Non-celebs occupy slots two and four.)

Her Gagaship's ranking has rankled some critics. Surely, Beyoncé (No. 9) and Angelina Jolie (No. 21) are more powerful? London's Daily Mail is shocked that Queen Elizabeth II comes in at a low 41st place. Forbes says its ranking is based on income, executive position, creative influence, and entrepreneurship.

It's true! Philadelphia appears nowhere on a list of the nation's 10 most haunted cities issued by Rent.com. Savannah, Ga., where Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil is set, is No. 1, while our state's beloved Gettysburg is in second place. The witchy wilds of Salem, Mass., is No. 3. New Orleans and San Antonio round out the top five. What does it take to be counted as haunting-worthy? No idea.

Arizona-born babe Emma Stone, 21, who sizzled as Jesse Eisenberg's object of lust in Zombieland, has been cast as Peter Parker's pre-Mary Jane Watson girl opposite Andrew Garfield, 27, in the next Spider-Man.

TMZ says '80's sensation Toni Braxton, 43, has filed for bankruptcy for the second time since '98. Citing legal records, TMZ says Toni has filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy in California, claiming she owes between $10 mil and $50 mil to numerous creditors around the country. Toni, who sold more than 40 mil albums in her career, says she's only worth between $1 mil and $10 mil.

You can't handle the truth! Jack Nicholson, who made that dire warning to Tom Cruise in Rob Reiner's '92 masterpiece, A Few Good Men, may go a-Cruise-ing again. The Los Angeles Times says the duo are in chats to star opposite each other in El Presidente, writer Dan Goor's buddy comedy about an idealist, gung-ho, self-starter of a Secret Service agent who has to protect an aging, bumbling, degenerate ex-prez. Wonder which thesp will assay which role?

The biz has been good to the man in iron: The Hollywood Reporter says the Iron Man 2 DVD sold 1.1 mil copies on the first day of its release on Sept. 28, according to numbers from Nielsen VideoScan. The film made $312 mil in U.S. theaters.

Bachelorette king Jesse Csincsak, 28, says life has slowed down now that wife Ann Lueders' pregnancy has hit the six-month mark. For one thing, Ann, 28, has had to give up jogging. "She's telling me what it feels like to be pregnant," says Jesse, who wed Ann just over a month ago. "There's never a dull moment."

Love comes in all shapes and sizes - it's even useful as a stage gimmick. Just ask Adam Lambert. The American Idol alum, who caused a hubbub last year on American Music Awards when he kissed a dude onstage, has incorporated the smooch as part of his act. Last night, he made fans at a Tokyo concert giggle by shogging with Tommy Joe Ratliff, reports USA Today.

Speaking of powerful women, Chelsea Handler, who is No. 33 on Forbes' list, has issued a tweet in response to rumors she has initiated a hot'n'heavy with hip-hop maestro 50 Cent: "Everyone, calm down. I met with Mr. Cent about a potential project. There's nothing to report yet, ill let you know if there is." Yawn . . .

An anon source tells In Touch Weekly that newlyweds Kevin Jonas and Danielle Deleasa recently bought a home pregnancy test.

Victoria Beckham's marriage to soccer king David Beckham is the greatest, most lovingest, beautifulest phenomenon in all creation. So insists the former Spice Girl, who tells Marie Claire that despite gossip to the contrary, the 11-year marriage is perfect. "We are still so close, David and I," she says. "We're soul mates." Posh Spice, 35, says whenever she has occasion to stop and admire David's naked form ("all ripped. Not an ounce of fat on him"), she says to herself, "You done good, girl." The Beckses are suing In Touch Weekly for publishing claims by prostitute Irma Nici that she had a fling with David in '07.

Maybe Dashton - who supposedly enjoy threesomes - should give Christina Hendricks a call. Mad Men's curliest babe tells Harper's Bazaar she's been told she's a turn-on by all stripes of people, whether men or women, straight or gay. "My husband [thesp Geoffrey Arend] thinks it's so odd that so many women hit on me," CH, 35, says. She credits her mom for her positive body image: "My mother never said to lose weight."

Dave Brubeck, 89, who has been having health problems, will undergo pacemaker surgery, forcing him to cancel his Oct. 26 show at the Kimmel Center. The show will not be rescheduled, the center announced Thursday. Ticket buyers will receive refunds, according to the announcement.