Thursday, March 10, 2011

Oprah Winfrey and Tyra Banks

Oprah Winfrey was born on January 29, 1954 in Kosciusko, Mississippi.  She has done countless things. She is an actress, talk show host, and entrepreneur. Her talents and compassion seem to be endless. She began her career in 1986 after receiving a Golden Globe and Academy Award for her supporting role in The Color Purple. She has won over nine awards for the Oprah Winfrey Show and has added to her list of achievements co-founding the Oxygen Media and has started her own magazine O. Oprah is also well-known for supporting causes she has her own charities such as Oprah's Angel Network and she has also opened up the Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy for Girls in South Africa. "She has been ranked the richest African American of the 20th century, the greatest black philanthropist in American history, and was once the world's only black billionaire. She is also, according to some assessments, the most influential woman in the world." The list goes on and on. To find out more click here

1. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vr9SAEuejU8
2.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hKbRMcmAfVg&feature=related

Tyra Banks is a model, talk show host, businesswoman, and actress, born December 4, 1973 in Inglewood, California. She started her career as a model at the age of 18. After spending years making herself a household name, Banks started appearing in films such as Higher Learning, Love & Basketball, and Life-Size.  She has won the Daytime Emmy Award for her daytime talk show The Tyra Banks Show. Banks was the first African American woman on magazine covers such as Sports Illustrated. For more information on Tyra

1. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_OWopqRCLsw&feature=related
2. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=29SuuEKztPc&feature=related

Cristina Saralegui was born in Havana, Cuba on January 29, 1948. When she was twelve her family escaped from Cuba and moved to Miami. In 1979 Saralegui worked for three of the most successfully published magazines in Latin Amreica. Saralegui is now referred to as the Spanish Oprah; she spent over 21 years bringing news, gossip, and comfort to many homes in and out of America. She was the talk show host and executive producer of her own show El Show de Cristina on Univision. She had guest appearances and support from people that range from Jorge Ramon, Selena, Shakira, Gloria Estefan and Jennifer Lopez. She has even made some guest appearances on television shows such as the The George Lopez Show. Please click here to learn more


1.  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FdMG9u3Klx8&feature=related
2.  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8wMnZGQbIh4

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