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5 things Oprah Winfrey splurged on – from her own avocado orchard to an entire library for Amy Schumer’s one-year-old son

Oprah Winfrey – from gifting books to gifting an entire library, the world’s first black female billionaire know how to make her money talk. Photo: @oprah /Instagram
Oprah Winfrey – from gifting books to gifting an entire library, the world’s first black female billionaire know how to make her money talk. Photo: @oprah /Instagram

The world’s first black female billionaire bought a private jet to avoid awkward conversations and told Trevor Noah she has her own orchard because it’s ridiculous to pay for avocados when she travels

Oprah Winfrey is the first black female billionaire in history. She currently has a net worth of US$2.6 billion, according to Forbes, thanks to her decades-long stint on television and other media, as well as the numerous investments which make up her business empire.

While Oprah is known to be generous to her fans, she also indulges herself and her loved ones. So, what things has the “Queen of All Media” spent on, just because she can?

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She splurged on big, fluffy Ralph Lauren towels

 

There are clearly many different ways to celebrate becoming a millionaire. But Oprah’s first move after officially joining the seven-digit club was to splurge on “big and fluffy” designer towels, she recently revealed in an online clip for her own O, The Oprah Magazine. While some people might find it a relatively normal sort of purchase, it was an extravagance for Oprah who grew up sharing a bath towel with two half-siblings. She saw the lush branded towels as both a pleasure and an investment.

She bought an avocado orchard … because she thinks avocados are too expensive

 
When answering a question from fellow television celebrity Trevor Noah about a “normal thing she does despite already being a billionaire”, Oprah told The Daily Show host that she takes her own avocados wherever she travels. It initially sounded relatively “normal”, until she explained that it was “ridiculous to pay for avocados” so she had bought her own orchard. Right.

She bought a private jet after an unpleasant encounter with a fellow passenger