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Oprah Winfrey On The Forbes Magazine $126 Billion Cover & Ranks #139 On The 'Forbes 400'

Now here's the definition of a true Baller. Oprah Winfrey was featured in a Forbes Magazine spread alongside other billionaires such as Warren Buffett, Jon Bon Jovi and Bill Gates. Being the only female on the cover who isn't married to a Billionaire while also being the only African American is inspiration in itself.

What does $126 billion look like? With the picture above, probably the wealthiest portrait ever taken, you now know.

This photograph, which graces the cover of the 30th anniversary issue of the Forbes 400, crowned an incredible event. On June 26, 2012, 161 billionaires and near-billionaires came together in New York at the Forbes 400 Summit on Philanthropy, a chance for the most successful people on the planet to use their resources and the mind-set that built that success to try to solve the world’s most intractable problems.

Near the end of the day, we took a dozen of the greatest living philanthropists in the world, put them in one room, and took an unprecedented photograph. There was no digital wizardry, or Photoshop sleight of hand — as the accompanying video underscores, they were all in one place at one time, and even the most jaded among them couldn’t help but look around the Trustees Room at the New York Public Library and go, “wow.”

The whole shoot took just 15 minutes, though our photo crew, notably photographer Michael Prince, had been prepping for weeks, testing cameras, the room, the lights. The cover was shot dozens of times in advance using stand-ins to ensure perfect lighting and focus when the actual subjects arrived.

When they did, it was magic. Warren Buffett, Oprah Winfrey, Bill Gates, Melinda French Gates, Pete Peterson, Leon Black, Jon Bon Jovi, Marc Benioff, David Rubenstein, Steve Case, Laura Arrillaga-Andreessen and Marc Andreessen, $126 billion of personal net worth, incredible business achievement — and a desire to change the world on a massive scale. It was a moment of business and philanthropic history — and a photo for the ages.

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Oprah also ranks #11 Power Women and #2 Celebrity 100. Way to go O!

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Comment by OLD $PICE PINE NEEDLE on September 19, 2012 at 10:08am: Being the only female on the cover who isn't married to a Billionaire while also being the only African American is inspiration in itself.>>>> gotcha! lol

The shoot only too 15mins, these are busy people. lol

Comment by Slim G on September 19, 2012 at 10:46am: Such an inspiration!

Comment by CCD is Workin on a baller 4 she on September 19, 2012 at 10:57am: Loves it! I love her in the purple. SN: I had no idea Bon Jovi is a billionaire.

Comment by K. Torati on September 19, 2012 at 11:46am: This picture is the truth. The real BOSS. I just love it.

Comment by Moving In Silence on September 19, 2012 at 12:40pm: Is it me or does JBJ look really good here?

Comment by CCD is Workin on a baller 4 she on September 19, 2012 at 2:10pm: California, Tyler Perry is well on his way. There will be a black man there eventually. I'm just going to bask in the joy that there is one brown face there.

And MIS yes! JBJ is looking mighty good there! lol

Comment by OLD $PICE PINE NEEDLE on September 19, 2012 at 3:58pm: I'm sure there are black male billionaires but they choose to remain living a private life. Not everyone likes to live life 50/mayweather flaunting their wealth.

Comment by Bonita on September 20, 2012 at 11:27am: @California the picture was taken during a summit of billionaires - its original intent was not to showcase all billionaire in the world or in the U.S but those present at the philanthropic summit. Forbes.com the entire list http://www.forbes.com/forbes-400/

The money and knowledge in the room if only I could have been a fly on the wall #BOSS

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