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| | Oprah Winfrey, the icon of Oprah Winfrey show and Oprah magazine,
has earned over 1.5 billion over the course of her career, and has
been named the richest woman in entertainment by Forbes Wealthiest
People list. Oprah has surpassed the famous British writer J.K.
Rowling with worth $1 billion, and all time famous lifestyle show host and
media tycoon Martha Stewart worth $638 million.
According to Forbes, the top 20 list was chosen from women in
entertainment who earned at least $45 million during their life-time careers.
Previously, Oprah Winfrey was named the most powerful woman in the
world by media giants Time.com and CNN. Time repeatedly named Oprah Winfrey
one of the 100 most influential people in 2004, 2005 and 2006, and
also named Oprah one of the most influential people of 20th century.
The only two people who made the all these four lists by Time are Oprah Winfrey and
Bill Gates. Oprah has been named by many media as the most influential
black woman in America, and senator Barack Obama even said Oprah is
America's most powerful woman. Channel VH1 named Winfrey the greatest
pop culture icon in 2003, surpassing such icons as Superman and Elvis
Presley.
Oprah's comments often caused market swings and drastic price changes,
which shows that Winfrey has a wide influence beyond pop-culture. |
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