Oprah Winfrey; An Inspirational Life Story Of The World's Most Influential Woman
Oprah Winfrey, a 63 years old black African American, is media proprietor, talk show host, producer, actress, author and philanthropist.
She is best known for hosting The Oprah Winfrey Show which was ranked the highest rated show of
the American TV history where she had educational segment, self-help segment,
interviews of celebrities or highly influential persons, book clubs and many
other segments.
Oprah Winfrey’s life story is about turning wounds into
wisdom and overcoming dark times.
How a 14 years old teenager handled pregnancy? How one
overcame childhood abuse and poverty? How one handled career setbacks for not
being qualified? And so on.
Oprah Winfrey was born to a single teenage mother and was
raised by relatives in poverty. At age 14, she got pregnant and gave birth to
her first child and her child died; it was the moment for her to change her
life and convert wounds into wisdom. She studied media communication and started
her career as a news reporter but got fired as she was considered not to
eligible enough. She worked very hard and became a radio host then a co-anchor person for a show
and mastered the gamed as she hosted the highest ranked TV show of the American
TV show history.
She is the only black multi-billionaire in America; moreover,
she is considered to be the most influential woman in the world. In 2013, she
was awarded the Presidential Medal for Freedom
by Barack Obama; on the other hand, she was awarded the honorary doctorate
degree by Harvard and Duke University.
In 2011, she launched her own TV network known as OWN which stands for Oprah Winfrey Network and her net worth
is $ 3.1 billion dollars and she is the richest Black American.
You get in life what you have the courage to ask for. “Oprah
Winfrey”
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