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 Ọ̀pọ̀lọpọ̀ ìgbà ni wọ́n ti pè ní obìnrin tí ó níyì júlọ ní àgbáyé.Ìtàn ìgbésí ayé rẹ̀ wọ́n bí orpah Gail Winfrey ní ọjọ́ kàndínlọ́gbọ̀n oṣù kínní ọdún 1954; orúkọ rẹ̀ àkọ́kọ́ ní Orpah àwọn òbí rẹ̀ fún ní orúkọ yìí tẹ̀lé ẹnìkan nínú ìwé Rutu ti inú ìwé mímọ́, orúkọ yìí sì ni ó wà lórí ìwé ẹ̀rí ìbí rẹ̀, ṣùgbọ́n àwọn ènìyàn ma ń ṣi orúkọ rẹ̀ pè, tí wọ́n sì ma ń pè ní "Oprah" 