Sole-d for a cause! Oprah's autographed Louboutin heels sell for almost $17,000 at auction for Australian charity focused on women's education in developing countries
Oprah Winfrey is known for her charitable spirit and passion for women's education.
Now the two have come together while the 61-year-old is in Australia on a speaking tour, as she donates a pair of her beloved designer heels to help raise almost $17,000 for Melbourne-based charity One Girl.
A pair of Christian Louboutin silver fish scale peep-toe heels, which had been autographed by the television doyenne, sold on eBay for $16,601 on Sunday evening.
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Big bucks! Oprah Winfrey has helped raise $16,601 for Australian charity One Girl while Down Under on her speaking tour after donating a pair of Christian Louboutin heels for an eBay auction, which ended Sunday
Personal touch! The scaled silver stilettos were autographed by the 61-year-old for the week-long auction that attracted 89 bids from 22 bidders
It's understood to have sold to a private bidder, who placed six offers across the week-long auction.
The designer shoes with their iconic red soles were modelled by the chat show host for the auction and pictured alongside the size 41 stilettos (size 10 Australian), with a bidding price starting at $500.
However, the price escalated quickly, leaping to $3,000 after the first 24 hours and eventually attracting 89 bids from 22 eager participants.
The auction page notes that the date inscribed on the inner sole of the shoe is the date her An Evening With Oprah tour of Australia was announced.
Special date: The inner soles were were inscribed with the date the An Evening With Oprah Winfrey - Australian tour was announced
Unscuffed iconic red sole: The heels don't have a scratch on the bottom as Oprah often removes her shoes before walking on and off set, according to the auction description
Women's education: The money raised from the online auction will go to One Girl's Do It In A Dress initiative, which aims to provide education to one million girls across Africa by 2020
While it also notes 'the bottom of shoes are unmarked as Oprah often removes her shoes before walking on and off set'.
The money raised will go to the Australian charity for their Do It In A Dress initiative, aiming to provide education to one million girls across Africa by 2020 - a cause very close to Oprah's heart.
The talk show queen famously launched her own Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy for Girls, just outside Johannesburg, South Africa in 2007.
Special cause: The TV veteran helped the Melbourne-based charity as their cause is very close to her heart
Giving girls an education: The iconic star famously launched her own Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy for Girls, just outside Johannesburg, South Africa in 2007
Her first class of high school students, a group of 72, graduated in 2012.
The revered speaker will take to the stage at Perth Arena on Monday, before finishing up her Australian tour in Sydney on December 12.
She will then head across the ditch for her first-ever visit to New Zealand and will appear on stage in Auckland next Wednesday.
First visit: She will make her first visit to New Zealand as part of her speaking tour on December 16
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