Oprah Winfrey may be one of the most powerful women in media, and a billionaire, but her difficult upbringing is well known. She was born on January 29, 1954 in Kosciusko, Mississippi to Vernita ...

The media mogul was not close with her mom Vernita Lee — who gave birth to Winfrey when she was a teenager ... It was hard for you as a young girl having a baby, in Mississippi.

Winfrey then recalled the moment where she struggled to speak about her mother, Vernita Lee, in public, and how it sparked a feeling of forgiveness ... Thank you, because I know it’s been hard for you ...