Accomplishments & Fun Facts

Some of Oprah's Accomplishments and Fun Facts
1971 Oprah won Miss Fire prevention, in Nashville TN
1971 Won the Miss Black Tennessee pageant
1988 Won broadcaster of the year (Oprah was the youngest recipient)
Won 7 daytime Emmys for an Outstanding Talk Show
Won 7 daytime Emmys for being an Outstanding Talk Show Host
3 rd Woman in history to own a major studio
First black billionaire in America
Started a book club on air, to encourage reading
Founded Families for Better Lives Foundation to help abused children
Nominated for an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress for the movie The Color Purple
Oprah is a misspelling for the biblical name Orpah
Harpo, Oprah's studio is Oprah spelled backwards


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