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Richest African American Alive!
Born January 29th, 1954 was Oprah Gail Winfrey. She became the
richest African American female of all time, at her current age which
is fifty-three. She is currently worth $1.5 billion. She is worried about
the education of many children. She has had a terrible background
along with a rough childhood, but has overcome this giant obstacle.
She has her own production company as well.
Oprah Gail Winfrey was born in Kosciusko, Mississippi to the
parents of Vernita Lee and father Vermon Winfrey, who were
unmarried teenagers. when her mother and father split up she lived
her first six years with her grandma Hattie Mae. Living in bad poverty
and in the "ghetto", she taught herself to read at the age of three. The
most terrible thing that has happened to her was when she was
molested by her cousins, uncle, and family starting at the nine.
When she was thirteen she ran away and became pregnant at fourteen,
but gave birth, to a stillborn.
Oprah always wanted to be an actress. She started at seventeen
becoming the youngest news anchor and the first colored female there
at Nashville's WLAC-TV. In 1983, her show Donahue was the
number one talk show in Chicago, Illinois. Then it was later renamed
The Oprah Winfrey Show that first aired on September 8th, 1986.
Besides acting she co-owns Oxygen and he own production company
"Harpo". That's Oprah spelled backwards! She won an Academy Award
for starring as Sofia in "The Color Purple", the she produced it on
Broadway. She also has two magazines called the O, and O at home!
Worried about many children's education, she has helped in many
ways. In January 2007, Oprah opened a school just for girls. Oprah
Winfrey Leadership Academy for Girls was opened in Johannesburg
in South Africa. For this school, classrooms, books, desks, uniforms,
and many more Oprah invested $40 million on this project alone! This
school is fifty-two acres and has a twenty-eight building campus.
Oprah Winfrey is the wealthiest African American alive.
According to television channel E!, she is worth $1.5 billion.
Right now she lives in Montecito, California in her forty-two acre
house. She has reported to have paid $50 million on this mansion.
Besides this she owns many more homes in different locations. In fall of
2004 she gave away 276 Pontiac G6's to everyone in her audience.
Spending over $7 million, for each car costing $28,400.
One of the richest females alive, Oprah Winfrey is worth $1.5
billion. Worries about education, starting life with a troubled
childhood, to becoming an actress at seventeen. I have always
wondered why Oprah wanted to be an actress. Oprah Winfrey is a role
model to me as well as many other people. At the age of fifty-three
Oprah is still doing wonderful things for adults and children every day.
2007-02-25
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