Oprah Winfrey Parents: Vernon Winfrey, Vernita Lee
Oprah Winfrey is a popular tv host, actress, philanthropist, and also television producer. She hosts a show on the tv which is called The Oprah Winfrey Show. She was born in Kosciusko, Mississippi, the U.S on 29 January 1954. She was raised by a single mother in a rural poverty town. In her early years…
Oprah Winfrey is a popular tv host, actress, philanthropist, and also television producer. She hosts a show on the tv which is called The Oprah Winfrey Show. She was born in Kosciusko, Mississippi, the U.S on 29 January 1954.
She was raised by a single mother in a rural poverty town. In her early years she was as a teenager she was molested and it resulted in premature pregnancy because the son didn’t grow well, he died after he was given birth. After that, she was taken to her father to stay with her for some time. She worked for a radio station as a job.
She went to her high school in the same village she was living in and it was called Lincoln High School and was later transferred to another school called Nicolet High School.
As she was with her father Vernon, the father was strict with her in many ways but he also encouraged her to be able to look forward to life and also what she would like to become in the future.
Whiles, she was in school, she was able to win the most popular girl and honors the students. She became part of the oh the school speech team and she won second place in the nation in dramatic interpretation.
Oprah Winfrey Parents: Vernon Winfrey, Vernita Lee
Vernon Winfrey is known to be the father of Oprah Winfrey. He was known to be a former Metro Councilman. He worked at a barbering shop in East Nashville and he worked for a very long time over 50 years.
Vernita Lee is the mother of Winfrey. Her mother was a housekeeper in a suburban Fox Point and because she was not having money, she used to tell the daughter Santa Clause would not be coming that year so next year then she will get the gift.
