Oprah Winfrey is the first black female billionaire

Media personality Oprah Winfrey became the first black female billionaire with a net worth of $1 billion in 2003, according to Forbes. Her current net worth is estimated at about $2.9 billion. Winfrey, who turned 63 on Sunday, is best known for her talk show 'The Oprah Winfrey Show', which ran from 1986 to 2011.