Winfrey, one of the world's richest women, told a US TV
programme that she was refused service in a handbag shop in Zurich and
told that the products in the shop were "too expensive" for her.
"I
was in Zurich the other day, in a store whose name I will not mention. I
didn't have my eyelashes on, but I was in full Oprah Winfrey gear. I had my little Donna Karan skirt and my little sandals. But obviously 'The Oprah Winfrey Show' is not shown in Zurich," she told Entertainment Tonight.
"I
go into a store and I say to the woman, 'Excuse me, could I see the bag
right above your head?' and she says to me, 'No. It's too expensive.'"
The saleswoman went on to suggest she look at cheaper bags.
Winfrey said she left the shop calmly after the incident, but said that it proves that racism is still an issue.
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