Oprah Winfrey

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Following her staggering career as a talk show host for 25 years, Oprah Winfrey continued to use her production skills by launching her very own TV channel, “OWN” in 2011.

In addition, Winfrey also owns her own magazine called “O, The Oprah Magazine,” as well as owning 8% of the company, Weight Watchers.

Oprah Winfrey is undoubtedly one of the profitable celebrity entrepreneurs of her time.