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Birth
Oprah Winfrey was born in a rurual town called Kosciusko, Mississippi. As a child, Oprah experienced sexual abuse from a number of male relatives and friends from her mother, Vernita. -
Moving to Nashville
childhood
Oprah moves to Nashville in 1968 and lives with her dad, secretly pregnant at 14 years old. As a resut, her dad helped rebuild her life when her weekly old baby dies. -
Tennesse University
College Life
She enters Tennesse University and begans radio and television broadcasting in Nashville. -
Beauty Queen
Beauty Queen
Oprah wins Nashville's Miss Fire Prevention contest and is crowned Miss Black Tennessee. After being crowned, she competes in the Miss Black America competition, but her desires to begin her news career and college studies ended her pageant days. -
The People Are Talking
The Peope Are Talking Oprah Winfrey host a hit TV show called The Chat - "The People Are Talking". The show instantly became a hit and she stayed with it for eight years. -
A.M Chicago
Oprah's Beginnings
After "The People Are Talking" she got recruited to host her own morning show called "A.M. Chicago" . -
Color Purple
Color Purple
Quincy Jones cast Oprah in the "Color Purple" as Sofia after viewing her TV show while on a buisiness trip to Chicago. As a result, for this role she was later nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. -
Oprah Winfrey Show
Oprah's Beginnings
Oprah began hosting her own TV show called "The Oprah Winfrey Show" which aired for 25 seasons. She had an audience of 10 million people and the show grossed about $125 million by the end of the first year. -
The Women of Brewster Place
Oprah's movie roles Oprah Winfrey stars in "The Women of Brewster Place". -
Oprah engagement
Activism and Charity Winfrey is engaged to Stedman Graham, a public relations executive. -
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Marine Corps Marathon
Success and Fame
Oprah dropped to 90 pounds(dropped to her ideal weight to around 150 pounds) and competed in the Marine Corps Marathon in Washington, D.C. -
Make a Difference Episode
Make a Difference
In an episdode of "The Oprah Winfrey Show," Oprah encouraged viewers to use their lives to make a difference in th elives of others. -
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Oprah's Angel Network
Success and Fame Oprah created a charity called the Oprah's Angel Network and it made plenty of distributions. Oprah's Angel Network raised more than $51,000,000 for charitable programs, including her girl's education in South Africa and relief to the victims of Hurricane. Katrina -
Oxygen Media Debut
Success and Fame
Oprah makes her debut of Oxygen Media in 1999. The purpose of the show was to create cable and Internet programming for women. As a reuslt, Winfrey ensures her place in the media industry as one of the most powerful and wealthy people in show business. -
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Announced First Black Philanthropist
Success and Fame
She was announced the first balck philathropist in American History. -
Oprah Announces Ending Show
Announcement Oprah signs a contract that she was ending her program when her contract with ABC ends in 2011. -
Oprah's First Graduating Students
Oprah's Graduating Class Seventy-two students became the first-ever graduating classs of her South African school. -
Oprah's Civilian Honor Award
Oprah's Civilian Honor Award Oprah Winfrey received the nation's highest Civilian Honor Award.
