Most Admired Entrepreneur | Queen of Talk | Media Mogul | Philanthropist

1. Meet Oprah Orpah Gail Winfrey Birthdate: January 29, 1954 | Hometown: Kosciusko, Mississippi First Job: Grocery Store Clerk At 17, Oprah won the Miss Black Tennessee beauty pageant which kick-started her media career. She caught the attention of a local black radio station that offered Oprah a part-time news gig. This was the start of a career that would make Oprah “the world’s most powerful woman” according to CNN and Time.com. Most Admired Entrepreneur | Queen of Talk | Media Mogul | Philanthropist Founder of Harpo Productions, Inc. Owns and Produces: The Oprah Winfrey Show | Dr. Phil | The Rachael Ray Show OWN Network | Co-founder of Oxygen Network Oprah Winfrey Presents Telefilms | O Magazine | Oprah Radio Oprah’s Three Tips for Success 1. Know who you are – have a vision for your life. • Find a way to serve – greatness comes from serving others. 3. Always do the right thing – people notice. "I don't think of myself as a poor, deprived ghetto girl who made good. I think of myself as somebody who from an early age knew she was responsible for herself-and I had to make good.”