Operas 21 day Diet Jun 10, 2008 14:27:08 With summer just around the corner, Oprah Winfrey is saying bye, bye to burgers – hello tofu and tempeh! The talk show host, 54, is going vegan for a 21-day detox plan. In addition to swearing off animal products, Winfrey and three pals from her p...
Oprah Winfrey, the first black woman to appear on Forbes' billionairelist, is the ultimate multimedia icon. She and her eponymous television program have won scores of Emmy awards. In 1986, She was nominated for an Oscar after her film debut in "The Color Purple" and two years later found Harpo Productions. In 2000,She launched "O," a top-selling magazine in which she appears on every cover, and has revived a book club that guarantees best-seller status for its selections.
The link in all these endeavors is her willingness to open her personal life to the public. Born on Jan. 29, 1954, in Kosclusko, Miss., Ms. Winfrey overcame childhood sexual abuse, surprisingly toppled Phil Donahue as the top-rated daytime talk-show host and saw her up-and-down weight — as well as her personal relationships — become the staple of countless shows (and tabloid fodder). “Oprah’s BigGive,” which premiered in March 2008, is the most recent example of her philanthropy. In 2007, She opened a multimillion-dollar school for girls in SouthAfrica.
Leaving her grandmother's home in Mississippi, Winfrey splits her time between her mother, Vernita, in Milwaukee, Wis., and her father, Vernon, in Nashville, Tenn. She is raped and abused by family friends in Milwaukee. Winfrey moves to Nashville permanently in 1968, secretly pregnant at 14. Her father, a strict disciplinarian, helps her rebuild her life when her week-old baby dies.
After an eight-year stint cohosting a local morning show in Baltimore, Md., a 29-year-old Winfrey cohosts the talk ShowAM Chicago, which She eventually takes over. Within months she beats the top-rated PhilDonahueshow in viewership and AM Chicago is renamed TheOprahWinfrey show.
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