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Oprah Winfey became my role model after i watched her show religiously since i was young. She did beat the odds. You can read her biography in
Here are some facts extracted from wikipedia:
Winfrey was called "arguably the world's most powerful woman" by CNN and Time.com.[49] and arguably the most influential woman in the world by the American Spectator.[50]
Time named Winfrey one of the 100 people who most influenced the 20th century, as well as one of the 100 most influential people of 2004, 2005, 2006, and again in 2007.Winfrey is the only person in the world to have made all five lists.
At the end of the 20th century Life listed Winfrey as both the most influential woman and the most influential black person of her generation, and in a cover story profile the magazine called her "America's most powerful woman".[51]
Ladies Home Journal also ranked Winfrey number one in their list of the most powerful women in America and senator Barack Obama has said she "may be the most influential woman in the country".[52]
In 1998 Winfrey became the first woman and first Black to top Entertainment Weekly's list of the 101 most powerful people in the entertainment industry.[53]
In 2003 Winfrey edged out both Superman and Elvis Presley to be named the greatest pop culture icon of all time by VH1.[54] In 2005 Forbes named her the world's most powerful celebrity.[55]
One factor that i really admire about Oprah Winfey is that despite all the hardships of her childhood, Oprah fused on education, ambition and talent into a vehicle of success as she rose from a position of poverty and a disadvantaged youth to become one of the most successful woman in America.
Sometimes i wonder, does a disadvantaged childhoold build a strong character in a person? Does too much love and privilages spoil the child? Something to think about heh?
