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Oprah Winfrey: Leadership Academy Graduation!

Oprah Winfrey: Leadership Academy Graduation!

Oprah Winfrey attends the inaugural graduation at her Leadership Academy for Girls on Saturday (January 14) at Henley on Klip, South Africa.

“I’m one proud momma today,” the 57-year-old entrepreneur told the class of 2011, while also praising the teachers, administrators, social workers, psychologists, and family members who had helped the girls reach the milestone.

“I always held the vision that this day was possible,” Oprah added, the Associated Press reports.

The talk show host invested a reported $40 million to build the school for underprivileged South African girls, which opened in January 2007.

15+ pictures inside of Oprah Winfrey at the Leadership Academy for Girls graduation in South Africa…

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