Skip to content
Search AI Powered

Latest Stories

Oprah Just Dropped A Massive Amount Of Money On A Former Student's Dream Wedding Dress

Oprah Just Dropped A Massive Amount Of Money On A Former Student's Dream Wedding Dress
Bryan Bedder/Getty Images for THR, @oprah/Instagram

Oprah Winfrey shaped the lives of many young women since 2002, thanks to her South Africa boarding school for girls.

Now that another class of women has graduated, enrollment in her Leadership Academy is the gift that keeps on giving.

The TV magnate and philanthropist just dropped $10,000 on a wedding dress for one of her former students and posted a photo of the bridal shopping spree in Beverly Hills on Instagram.


"I've known these girls since they were 12 and 13 coming to my school," she beamed.

The photo includes her and three other girls from the school with the bride-to-be, Glori, holding up an exquisite Berta beaded gown.

"Graduating from college. Grad school. Now our first wedding. Looking for the perfect dress."


Saks Fifth Avenue was closed to the public so the women could shop without interruption.

According to the Daily Mail, the girls' afternoon activities kicked off with dinner at the posh eatery, Spago, owned by Wolfgang Puck.


One of the women on the private shopping spree was former student Morgan Mpungose, who holds a master's degree in architecture from the University of Southern California.

She shared some photos from their romp around the store.

So too did Mpumi Nobiva, who shared a video of herself frolicking around the salon while holding up one of the dresses.

"Practicing for when my turn comes? ... lol helping pick a dress was SO fun," she wrote on one of her posts.

"Now... we wait for the groom to arrive in about ... 10 years - at least - I hope (or more) #monatempolaye."

Here is a YouTube clip of Nobiva's rehearsal for her someday fairy tale wedding taken from her Instagram page.

Video: Oprah goes wedding dress shopping with a student from her schoolwww.youtube.com


No confirmation was given on whether the bride said yes to the pictured dress.

Nobiva is an international speaker who was 9-years-old when she lost her mother to an AIDS-related illness.

She holds a master's degree in strategic communications.

People were moved after seeing the former students as grown women.


@oprah/Instagram


@oprah/Instagram


@oprah/Instagram


@oprah/Instagram

How many people can say Oprah is sharing a milestone moment with you?

@oprah/Instagram


@oprah/Instagram


@oprah/Instagram


@oprah/Instagram


@oprah/Instagram


How gratifying it must be to see lives changed because of you.

@oprah/Instagram


The Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy for Girls opened in 2007 and provides educational and leadership opportunities for gifted girls, grades 8-12, who come from underprivileged backgrounds.

The school was inspired by Oprah's own disadvantaged childhood.

The boarding school's inaugural class of 72 women, including the three girls, graduated in 2011.

Winfrey made a promise to South African president Nelson Mandela back in 2002 that she would attend the inaugural class' graduation ceremony.

Since following through with that promise, Oprah also witnessed some of her former students go on to receive their master's degrees, and now, shopped for a wedding dress.

Here is a photo of Oprah attending Glori's graduation last year.


Thank you Oprah, for being who you are!

More from Trending/best-of-reddit

Construction workers working at night
Construction workers in reflective gear working at night.
Photo by Josh Grimmett on Unsplash

Night Shift Workers Explain Which Things Day Shift Employees Will Never Understand

There are few things people look forward to less than their alarm clock going off, before the sun has even risen, signaling that it's time to get dressed and go to work.

What those who wake up before dawn to start their nine-to-five jobs often take for granted, however, is that when their day is just getting started, some people's days are just finishing.

Keep ReadingShow less
Donald Trump; Seth Meyers and Jimmy Fallon
Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images; Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for SiriusXM)

Trump Is Now Pressuring NBC To Cancel Jimmy Fallon And Seth Meyers After Kimmel And Colbert

President Donald Trump had a gleeful reaction to the news that late-night host Jimmy Kimmel's show had been pulled "indefinitely" by ABC following comments Kimmel made about the assassination of far-right activist Charlie Kirk.

The cancellation came just hours after Brendan Carr, the chairman of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), criticized Kimmel and hinted his agency could take action against ABC over comments the host made during Monday’s broadcast—Trump had seen an opening to take Kimmel off the air.

Keep ReadingShow less
Screenshots from @jamescastiglione's TikTok video
@jamescastiglione/TikTok

Kid Goes Viral For Showing How You Can Use Two Candles If You Don't Have A Nintendo Wii Sensor Bar

One of the fun things about time passing is that trends tend to reemerge, giving us a chance to see younger generations experience some of our most nostalgic moments for the first time.

When the Nintendo Wii first came out, gamers developed all kinds of hacks for the gaming experience, back doors to certain games, and even the gaming system itself, especially for the more expensive accessories.

Keep ReadingShow less
Sean Evans; Keke Palmer
First We Feast/YouTube

Keke Palmer kisses Hot Ones host

Miss Keke Palmer really did put some sweetness on it during her recent Hot Ones showdown with host Sean Evans. And by “it,” we don’t just mean the wings—we mean the full-on smooch she planted on Evans at the end of the episode, after he confessed (again) that he’s been crushing on her since her first appearance in 2017.

Yes, the man who built his empire on watching celebrities sweat finally got to sweat for love.

Keep ReadingShow less
Screenshots from Modern Cone's TikTok video
@moderncone/TikTok

Baker Goes Viral After Turning Online Troll's Hateful Comment Into A Delicious Ice Cream Cake

Typically, it's best to take the high road. But every once in a while, revenge is sweet.

Though it's hard to imagine someone hating on a bakery or an ice cream shop, the owner of Modern Cone has had multiple haters of her Michigan-based ice cream shop, with the stars of the show being their ice cream cones and waffle chips.

Keep ReadingShow less