Oprah
Winfrey is the highest paid entertainer in the world.
Her net worth is estimated at more than $250 million.
This figure includes her production company Harpo
(Oprah spelled backwards).
As a child, Oprah moved
to Milwaukee, Wisconsin, then back to Nashville.
She was crowned Miss Black Tennessee at the age
of nineteen. After this accomplishment, Oprah went
on to become the youngest and the first black to
anchor news in Nashville, TN.
Later when she moved
to Chicago, she hosted a talk show named "AM
Chicago." After a year, the show became the
number one talk show, outranking the Phil Donahue
Show in 1984. The show was expanded to one hour
and became known as the Oprah Winfrey Show. Her
show reaches approximately 15 million viewers each
day. Oprah branched out into the acting field in
1985 by starring in The Color Purple. She
received an Oscar nomination for her role.
Oprah
Winfrey is the highest paid entertainer in the world.
Her net worth is estimated at more than $250 million.
This figure includes her production company Harpo
(Oprah spelled backwards). 
