Winfrey’s media empire made her the first female black billionaire — she’s worth an estimated $US3 billion today, according to Forbes. Before she made it to the top, she struggled her way out of a difficult, impoverished childhood.When she was living with her dad in Nashville as a young teenager, she worked at a corner grocery store next to her …

Chuao Chocolatier is named after the cacao-producing region of Chuao, Venezuela and the brand uses European techniques to make their Venezuelan chocolate. The freshest ingredients are used, and absolutely no preservatives are permitted in these handmade chocolates.The brand was started by Venezuela natives Michael and Richard Antonorsi, who came from a family of cacao growers. It was only natural for …

By the 1960s, Ferrari could tell that racing was moving away from front-engine layouts and towards mid-engine cars. They tried to capitalize on this with the 250 LM. The 250 engine from the Testa Rossa was mounted in the middle of the car to create a new type of racer. It was a production version of the company’s 250 P …

6. Ralf Lauren – worth over $7 billion Ralph Lauren, CEO and Chairman of Ralph Lauren Corp, has a net worth of $7 billion. The fashion tycoon, 73, went to Baruch College for two years but dropped out to join the army. After his stint in the army, he began designing neckties for Beau Brummel in 1976,  and later that year, …

Sir Elton John was born 1947 and is an English composer and singer, who accompanies himself on the piano.John stated he preferred civil partnerships over marriage for gay people. But by 2012 John had changed his position and become a staunch supporter of same-sex marriage in the United Kingdom. He was quoted: “There is a world of difference between calling …

9. Elvis Presley  (1935-1977) age 42 Presley was born on January 8, 1935, in Tupelo, Mississippi, the son of Gladys Love (née Smith; April 25, 1912 – August 14, 1958) and Vernon Elvis Presley (April 10, 1916 – June 26, 1979),in the two-room shotgun house built by Vernon’s father in preparation for the child’s birth. Jesse Garon Presley, his identical …

12. Leonardo DiCaprio – net worth $220 million DiCaprio was born in Hollywood, California, the only child of Irmelin (née Indenbirken), a German-born legal secretary, and George DiCaprio, an underground comics artist and producer and distributor of comic books. DiCaprio’s father is of half Italian (from the Naples area) and half German (from Bavaria) descent. DiCaprio’s maternal grandfather, Wilhelm Indenbirken, was …

7 . Jim Parsons – 42 years old Everyone’s favorite nerd is much, much older than he looks. Parsons, who plays Sheldon Cooper on the hit sitcom Big Bang Theory, looks about 26 years old, right? Well he’s actually… you’d better sit for this one… 42 years young. That’s what we call a baby face! Can’t wait to see how he looks ten …