Oprah Gail Winfrey By: Andrew Brown

Oprah Winfrey was born January 29, 1954 Kosciusko, Mississippi. She is 62 years old today. She host her own show called the Oprah Winfrey Show. She is an actor and author. She owns her won network called the Angel network. She is named to be the richest African American . She is a multi billionaire and is rank to be the most influential Oman in the world.

Oprah Winfrey was born in poverty in rural Mississippi to a teenage single mother that couldn't support her properly. So most of the time she would live with her grandmother and and her father. When she was 13 years old she sexually abused by her cousin. She became pregnant because of this and she attempted to run away. This caused tension between herself and her mother. After moving with her father she went to school and participated in school activities and she got her first job at a local radio station. These experiences led her to want to help others who were in the same atmosphere as she was. She started a talk show to help others and to give advice to women all across the world. " The most important thing you can give to a person is encouragement"- Oprah Winfrey. With her show she impacts other people's lives. Oprah gives her best advice without being selfish and she doesn't expect anything In return in regard to how her childhood was.
With her show she impacts other people's lives. Oprah gives her best advice without being selfish and she doesn't expect anything In return in regard to how her childhood was. She showed love and care to all people she dealt with. She taught people to pick themselves up during hard times and to forgive others instead of anger and hate. She also teaches others to believe in our dreams which made her s greater role model to all of people not just women.
She opens up a 40 million dollar school called The Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy for girls. Her main goal was to teach the girls educational leadership who came from impoverished backgrounds In South Africa. Oprah Winfrey is a good person because she uses her money and power to make a change in people's lives across the world who didn't have a good childhood or background. A famous quote she said on her show is "Don't worry about being successful but work toward being significant and the success will naturally follow"- Oprah Winfrey. Still today she is doing everything she can to make a difference in the world.

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