Philanthropy Preferred Over Philandering, Survey Says

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It's already been a big year for the big O. Oprah Winfrey's school for girls opened Tuesday in Henley-on-Klip, Meyerton, near Johannesburg, South Africa. The opening ceremony (more Hollywood and Motown than Pomp and Circumstance) marks the culmination of a promise made six years ago by Oprah to Nelson Mandela (who is slated to attend later today).

What's more, Oprah was recently named the Top Celebrity Role Model of 2006, narrowly defeating Michael J. Fox. At the opposite end of the spectrum, crotch-flaunting Britney Spears squeezed past party-hopping gal-pal Paris Hilton to earn the title of Worst Celebrity Role Model. Sometimes all it takes is the bestowment of a meaningless title to restore (some) faith in our collective consciousness.