The Life of Oprah Winfrey
The History of The Most Rich AfroAmerican of the century !
Her Early Life
*Oprah Winfrey was born in January 29, 1954, living in a small farm community in Kosciusko, Mississippi with her mother Vernita.
*She was sexually abused during her adolescent stage of life by male relatives of her mother.
*Then she moved into her father, Vernon's house and started to do well in school and read books from her father's motivation.
* And then started working in a small radio station before she was famous.
* She got her education at Tennessee University
* Her siblings are Patricia Lee, Patricia Lloyd, and Jeffery Lee
What Oprah Is Famous For
*Oprah is famous for being a philanthropist, talk show host, television producer and film maker
* The talk show she hosts is the Oprah Winfrey Show.
*Her company is Harpo Productions (it's called Harpo because it's Oprah spelled backwards).
* She started by creating the Oprah Winfrey show for a full hour and broadcasted nationally in September 8, 1986.
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Oprah Winfrey's Networth
* Oprah Winfrey's network is approximately 3 million USD this year
*She has been earning this money through her TV Show and self made
* Her sales are worth 90 thousand USD
Philanthropy
My Sources/References
* biography.com *biography.yourdictionary.com
*http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/o/oprah_winfrey.html
*inc.com
*charity.lovetknow.com
*forbes.com
EXTRA INFO / FUN FACTS
*She was named Oprah from the biblical character of the Book of Ruth
* When she was young she was nicknamed "The Preacher" because she had an ability to recite bible verses
* Her mother was an unwed teen
* In the age of 17 she won the Miss Black Tennessee beauty pageant
*She was so poor as a child she wore glasses made of potato sacks
* Oprah Winfrey is 8% Native American and she found out through a DNA test on a PBS show called African American Lives
*Oprah Winfrey had a child at the age of 14 but he died as an infant
This information was found in inc.com