Oprah Winfrey is an inspiration to many around the world. He didn't have a very good home life until he was 14. She was abused as a child and did not see her mother very often because she was a housekeeper who was away almost every day all day. Vernon Winfrey, Oprah's father, was a great help in her life when it came to supporting her in a non-violent way. Oprah also had her career going in her favor when she became Miss Black Tennessee at age 17. When Oprah became Miss Black Tennessee she was offered a broadcasting job and a full scholarship in Tennessee. Oprah has had quite a few talk shows, but she made more money from her show, The Oprah Winfrey Show, and now has her own one-man network called The Oprah Winfrey Network. Oprah Winfrey's influential style had a great impact on those who came after her in the entertainment industry. Oprah Winfrey lived a very tough life until Vernon Winfrey took her into good hands. She lived in Kosciusko, Mississippi for the first 6 years of her life, then moved to Milwaukee to live with her mother who was a housekeeper. When Oprah lived with her mother she was sexually harassed during the day, when her mother worked long days. This abuse went on every possible day for 4 years until she walked out on her own at age 14. Oprah had given birth to a baby boy, who died unexpectedly in infancy. After the child's death, she moved in with her father who lived in Tennessee. “Vernon Winfrey was a strict parent, but he gave his daughter the safe home that Oprah needed. He made her stick to the curfew and asked her to read a book and also write a report on the book. “As strict as she was,” says Oprah, “she had some concerns about whether I could make the most of my…paper center…fashionable which led to her having her own show and television network. Oprah Winfrey's influential style had a great impact on those who followed her in the entertainment industry. To this day, Oprah is still one of the most outgoing and down-to-earth women. Her amazing personality has faithfully made her success that which is today. Works cited "America's Beloved Best Friend." Success Academy. November 11, 2013. http://www.achievement.org/autodoc/win0bio-1“Oprah Winfrey Biography.” IMDb. November 21, 2013. http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001856/bio“Oprah Winfrey.bio”. A+E Television. people/oprah-winfrey-9534419“Who is Oprah Winfrey? A short biography about the talk show host. "About.com/Talk show. November 21, 2013. http://talkshows.about.com/od/oprahwinfrey/p/BioOprah.htm