Time and CNN called Kosciusko native Oprah Winfrey “arguably the most powerful woman in the world.” Forbes magazine named her the first African-American female billionaire –– quite a rise from a childhood on a Mississippi farm without indoor plumbing.
Excerpted by permission of The Nautilus Publishing Company from 501 Little-Known Facts, Obscure Trivia, World Records & Historical Minutia from the State of Mississippi
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Oprah Winfrey –– 'The Most Powerful Woman In The World'
