By: Sydney Bombich

THE LIFE OF OPRAH WINFREY

Birth and Family

• Born : January 29 ,1954.• Born in : Kasciuska ,Mississippi.

• 1 half brother ,Jeffery.• 1 half sister ,Patricia.• 1 mom, Vernita Lee• 1 dad, Vernon Winfrey

Struggling Childhood

• Struggled growing up.• Got shipped in a box to Nashville to see her dad.• Became honoring to students while living with her

dad.• Won a full scholarship to Tennessee State

University when she was crowned Miss Black Tennessee by age 18.

Family Like Growing Up

• Family was very nice.• Brother lived in a poor and dangerous

neighborhood.• Dad lived in a happy neighborhood.

Schools and Jobs

• Elementary School : Wharton Elementary School.• High School : Lincoln High School then she moved

to Nicolet High School.• Collage :Tennessee State University.

• Worked at a High School worked as a radio host and a evening news coacher.

Hobbies That Lead To Success

• Loved talking to people and said “ I want to be paid to talk”.

• Talking to people lead to success called the “The Oprah Winfrey Show”.

Famous For What?

• Was famous for her T.V show.• Was also famous for helping many people change

their lives.

• Did you know Oprah’s studio name was Oprah’s name spelled backwards”Harpo”

Well-known Accomplishment

• Most well-known accomplishment was her T.V show and for her magazine called “Oprah’s magazine.

• Accomplishment's was disappointed to her because she was black so people treated her unfair.

Still Living Or Not

• Still living • Now Oprah is hosting a new T.V show called

“OWN”.

Would Oprah Change Her Life?

• I think she would change her how her family is separated and hoped they all could live together.