Winfrey has a net worth of more than $3bn and a diverse list of business ventures under her sleeve including owning a TV production company, publishing and numerous philanthropic interests.
In the UK, Stella McCartney came in second to Winfrey as the person a quarter the small businesses owners surveyed by accountancy software company Xero would most like to partner up with:
1. Oprah Winfrey
2. Stella McCartney
3. Gwyneth Paltrow
4. Kate Hudson
5. Jay-Z
6 Kim Kardashian
Global rankings are:
1. Oprah Winfrey
2. Gwyneth Paltrow
3. Mark Cuban
4. Kate Hudson
5. Stella McCartney
6. Jay-Z
7. Miranda Kerr
8. Kim Kardashian
Real estate developer and political hopeful Donald Trump followed behind Kardashian, despite hosting the U.S. version of The Apprentice until the current series.
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