Oprah Gail Winfrey I Was Born On January 29, 1954, in Kosciusko, MS; daughter of Vernon Winfrey

• Oprah Gail Winfrey

• I Was Born On January 29, 1954, in Kosciusko, MS; daughter of Vernon Winfrey

• Aftered Leaving My grandmother's home in Mississippi, I splits My time between her mother, Vernita, in Milwaukee, Wis., and her father, Vernon, in Nashville, Tenn. I Was raped and abused by family friends in Milwaukee. I moved to Nashville permanently in 1968, secretly pregnant at 14. My father, a strict disciplinarian, helps Me rebuild My life when My week-old baby dies

• WINFREY WINS NASHVILLE'S MISS FIRE PREVENTION CONTEST. THE PAGEANT SPONSOR, A RADIO STATION, OFFERS WINFREY A JOB READING THE AFTERNOON HEADLINES ON AIR. AFTER BEING CROWNED MISS BLACK TENNESSEE IN 1972, SHE COMPETES IN THE MISS BLACK AMERICA COMPETITION, BUT HER BURGEONING NEWS CAREER AND COLLEGE STUDIES END HER PAGEANT DAYS. AT 19, SHE BECOMES ANCHOR OF NASHVILLE'S WTVF-TV STATION AND LEAVES TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY TO BE THE FIRST FEMALE AFRICAN-AMERICAN NEWS ANCHOR IN NASHVILLE.

• She is the most successful female talk show host in American TV history. She went into broadcasting in the early 1970s; after anchoring and reporting TV news in Nashville, Tennessee and Baltimore, Maryland, she landed a job on the morning show of A.M.

• WINFREY LAUNCHES O, THE OPRAH MAGAZINE. AFTER DISCORD ARISES AMONG THE EDITING STAFF, WINFREY FLIES THEM ALL TO HER HOME IN MIAMI. "THE RETREAT WAS TO SYNC OURSELVES UP," WINFREY TELLS THE NEW YORK TIMES. SIX YEARS LATER THE MAGAZINE HITS A CIRCULATION OF 2.6 MILLION.

1. Was Born On January 29, 1954, in Kosciusko?

• Sharda Wilkins

• Nieemah Mack

• Oprah Gail Winfrey

Did I Have Kids And Did They Die ?

• No

• Yes

• Who Was I Raped & Abused By ?• My Mom • Family && Friends • Dad • Grandparents

• What Is The Name Of My Talk Show ?

• Tyra Banks Show

• Oprah Show

• Dr.Phile Show

• Maury Show

• What State Did I Win Beauty Queen

• Nashville

• New York

• Virginia

• California