Oprah Winfrey built a media empire from nothing — rising from poverty in rural Mississippi to become the first Black female billionaire in American history. Born in 1954, she overcame an abusive childhood and launched The Oprah Winfrey Show in 1986, which ran for 25 seasons and became the highest-rated talk show in American television history. Through Harpo Productions, her production company, she expanded into film, publishing, and cable television with OWN. Her endorsements famously moved markets — her support for Barack Obama in 2008 is estimated to have delivered over 1 million votes. Oprah's entrepreneurial story is the defining American rags-to-riches narrative of the 20th century.
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