I am a woman in process. I'm just trying like everybody else.

I try to take every conflict, every experience, and learn from it. Life is never dull.
These words have been said by Oprah Winfrey

Oprah Gail Winfrey (born January 29, 1954) is an American media proprietor, talk show host, actress, [1] producer, and philanthropist. Winfrey is best known for her self-titled, multi-award-winning talk show "The Oprah Winfrey Show" which was the highest-rated program of its kind in history

Early life Oprah Winfrey was born in Mississippi to unwed teenage mother in 1954. After a difficult adolescence with her mother, where she suffered from sexual and physical abuse, she came under the supervision of her strict father in Nashville. She experienced considerable hardship during her
childhood

Things improved for Oprah when she turned 18 and won the Miss Black, Tennessee beauty pageant, a win that led to a part time job at a radio station. In 1976 she moved to Baltimore to host a show called People are talking. By 1986, the Oprah Winfrey show was syndicated over more than 100 channels across the country and she was a phenomenon. A year later her talk show which was owned by her production company Harpo productions, was bringing 125 million USD annually. Considering that Oprah was born into poverty, she managed to become a millionaire by the time she was 32 years old. Considered the richest woman in entertainment, till recent years she was the only African American on the Forbes 400 list. Celebrity interviews
In 1993, Winfrey hosted a rare prime-time interview with Michael Jackson, which became the fourth most watched event in American television history as well as the most watched interview ever, with an audience of 36.5 million.

Publishing and writing

Winfrey has co-authored five books. At the announcement of a weight loss book in 2005, co-authored with her personal trainer Bob Greene, it was said that her undisclosed advance fee had broken the record for the world's highest book advance fee In 2002, Fortune called O, the Oprah Magazinethe most successful start-up ever in the industry.

Rankings
Winfrey was called "arguably the world's most powerful woman" by CNN and Time.com, "arguably the [100] most influential woman in the world" by the American Spectator, "one of the 100 people who most influenced the 20th Century" and "one of the most influential people" from 2004 to 2011 by forbes. In 2004, Winfrey became the first black person to rank among the 50 most generous Americans.
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Considered the richest woman in entertainment, till recent years she was the only African American on the Forbes 400 list. Most influential person However what makes Oprah truly unique is the influence she has over her fans. When she started Oprah book club, just about every title she selected instantly shot to the bestsellers list. The power of Winfrey's opinions and endorsement to influence public opinion, especially consumer purchasing

choices, has been dubbed ""The Oprah Effect"". She was named as the one of the most influential person by Time right from 2004 to 2011. Americas richest women In 1999, the oprah brand continued to grow as she co founded Oxygen media and introduced O magazine which was an instant success. Her success also partly reflected in her swelling bank account as she became the Americas richest self-made billionaire woman. As her empire continues to grow with magazines, radio channels and Oprah Winfrey Network, this media icon has achieved a level of success and influence like nothing ever seen before in popular culture.

Philanthropy
"The Oprah's Angel Network is a charity initiated by Oprah in the year 1988. This works for supporting the charitable projects and even provides grants to the nonprofit organizations around the world. This network approximately $80,000,000. Oprah devotion for the charity work is truly depicted from the fact that she personally covered all administrative costs associated with the charity. Her show contributed to raise money through promotion of her public charity and she personally donated more of her own money to charity. She has been repeatedly ranked as the most philanthropic celebrity. Her contribution extends even to the wake of Hurricane Katrina. She created the Oprah Angel Network Katrina registry which raised more than $11 million for relief efforts and she personally gave $10 million to the cause. Winfrey has also helped 250 African-American men continue or complete their education at Morehouse College in Atlanta, Georgia. Winfrey was the recipient of the first Bob Hope Humanitarian Award at the 2002 Emmy Awards for services to television and film.

Rising from poverty to become the first African-American woman billionaire, Oprah Winfrey embodies a dream. Through television, movies, books, and radio she speaks to women the world over. CNN and Time have called her arguably the most influential woman in the world. Through book recommendations, philanthropic activities, human rights awareness, and political activity, Oprah influences women around the world.
Without a degree in education, public health, music, social work, counseling, psychology, sociology, history, law, home ec, bricklaying, or other qualifications, . Oprah believes Where there is no struggle, there is no strength.Oprah has advised millions on how to get up and do something productive thus. for me OPRAH WINFREY is a powerful leader and a women that I admire .

In every aspect of our lives, we are always asking ourselves, How am I of value? What is my worth? Yet I believe that worthiness is our birthright.