She had a troubled time, ran wild and had a son who died soon after birth.
Her looks won her the Miss Black Tennessee and Miss Fire Prevention titles.
She starred as Sofia 'The Color Purple'
Oprah Winfrey won the the National Organization for Women's Women of Achievement Award.
Forbes' international rich list has listed Winfrey as the world's only black billionaire.
Winfrey's name on her birth certificate says "Orpah", they later realized and now call her Oprah.
You will never see Oprah chewing gum. During her childhood she developed a chewing gum phobia.
Challenged herself to become a vegan for 21 days in order to detoxify her body.
