FACTS
Facts About Oprah Winfrey
Oprah Winfrey at Her Talk Show
When Oprah was 17 she won a beauty pageant called the Miss Black Tennessee Beauty Pageant.
Oprah Winfrey is the richest African American woman.
In 2013, Winfrey was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Barack Obama.
Oprah Winfrey's net worth is $2.5 billion!
Many people think of her as the most influential women in the world.
Oprah Winfrey hates gum chewers.
Her first job was at a grocery store!
She was fired from her first TV show as the producers said that she was very "unfit" for TV.
Oprah has Globophobia which means a fear of balloons.