Oprah Winfrey

Winfrey was born in a poverty-stricken area in rural Mississippi. She was accompanied by a teenage mother at the time. She later grew up in downtown Milwaukee. The “Queen of All Media” is known for helping transform the lives of many aspiring young talents, who went from obscurity to stardom. Perhaps she was drawing inspiration from her own experiences in life having struggled with finances, to the point where she had to obtain cash loans to be able to live.

From her childhood spent in poverty, she went on to become one of the billionaire women, primarily driven by her casual and often emotional talk show. The TV host is best known as a business executive and is the current chairwoman, CEO, and COO of the Oprah Winfrey Network. Oprah also bought stakes in the company Weight Watchers and is known to have invested in True Food Kitchen.