The worldʼs richest entertainer once said, "Though Iʼm grateful for the blessings of wealth, it hasnʼt changed who I am. My feet are still on the ground, Iʼm just wearing better shoes". Maybe the reason sheʼs been able to remain so down-to-earth is because Winfreyʼs background resembles that of many of the guests on her show. Growing up in abject poverty, suffering an abusive childhood, she decided that success was the best way to avenge her upbringing; later turning a little-watched morning talk show called AM Chicago into the phenomenon we know now as the Oprah Winfrey Show.