“Oprah Winfrey, My Role Model”
“Oprah Winfrey, My Role Model”
Oprah Winfrey, an iconic figure, a true inspiration to all women around the world. She’s known to be a producer / actress, news reporter, humanitarian, and award winner. Oprah is also known as one of the richest black women in the world. Oprah developed the will to become the woman she is now by all of her early life tragedies and by the strong envisions and encouragement of her father.
Oprah, (born January 29, 1954 in Kosciusko, Mississippi, U.S.) lived with her grandmother on a farm in Mississippi until the age of 6. Later she then moved to her mother’s in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. At age 14, Oprah moved to Nashville, Tennessee, to live with her father, who turned out to be the positive influence she needed. Overcoming a lot of hardships and adversities in her life; that a lot of women can relate to, Oprah lived with her mother from the age of 6 – 13.
Winfrey was repeatedly molested and raped by relatives and became a very sexually active teen. At the mere young age of 14 she ran away from her mother’s and got pregnant (a baby boy was conceived) but died. Learning about her journey through life, she never gave up, she was in it for the long haul. Some of my favorite quotes by Winfrey are: “Before you agree to do anything that might add even the smallest amount of stress to your life, ask yourself: What is my truest intention? Give yourself time to let a yes resound within you. When it 's right, I guarantee that your entire body will feel it.”- Oprah Winfrey, “My philosophy is that not only are you responsible for your life, but doing the best at this moment puts you in the best place for the next moment.”- Oprah Winfrey, “Real integrity is doing the right thing, knowing that nobody 's going to know whether you did it or not.”-Oprah Winfrey, Winfrey later while still in high school at the age of 17 began working at the radio station known as “WVOL” as a broadcaster; at 19 she became the youngest first African-American
Oprah Winfrey, an iconic figure, a true inspiration to all women around the world. She’s known to be a producer / actress, news reporter, humanitarian, and award winner. Oprah is also known as one of the richest black women in the world. Oprah developed the will to become the woman she is now by all of her early life tragedies and by the strong envisions and encouragement of her father.
Oprah, (born January 29, 1954 in Kosciusko, Mississippi, U.S.) lived with her grandmother on a farm in Mississippi until the age of 6. Later she then moved to her mother’s in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. At age 14, Oprah moved to Nashville, Tennessee, to live with her father, who turned out to be the positive influence she needed. Overcoming a lot of hardships and adversities in her life; that a lot of women can relate to, Oprah lived with her mother from the age of 6 – 13.
Winfrey was repeatedly molested and raped by relatives and became a very sexually active teen. At the mere young age of 14 she ran away from her mother’s and got pregnant (a baby boy was conceived) but died. Learning about her journey through life, she never gave up, she was in it for the long haul. Some of my favorite quotes by Winfrey are: “Before you agree to do anything that might add even the smallest amount of stress to your life, ask yourself: What is my truest intention? Give yourself time to let a yes resound within you. When it 's right, I guarantee that your entire body will feel it.”- Oprah Winfrey, “My philosophy is that not only are you responsible for your life, but doing the best at this moment puts you in the best place for the next moment.”- Oprah Winfrey, “Real integrity is doing the right thing, knowing that nobody 's going to know whether you did it or not.”-Oprah Winfrey, Winfrey later while still in high school at the age of 17 began working at the radio station known as “WVOL” as a broadcaster; at 19 she became the youngest first African-American
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