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