Guests payed at least $2,300 to the Obama campaign to attend, and the event is expected to raise about $3 million.
Stevie Wonder performed at the event where guests included such names as Sidney Poiter, Halle Berry, Linda Evans, Cindy Crawford, Jamie Foxx, Jimmy Connors, Forest Whitaker, Chris Rock and others. No media was allowed at the fundraiser.
Earlier in the day, Obama spoke to a crowd of 1,000 supporters at Santa Barbara City College.
He mentioned his experience volunteering with a home health care worker in California in August.
"Listening to her talk about the hardships of her life, talking about her struggles without a trace of self-pity ... I thought, there is the essence of what America is about, this generosity of spirit," Obama said.
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Guests arrive at the Earl Warren Showgrounds in Santa Barbara, Calif. where they were taken by buss across town to the 42-acre estate of Oprah Winfrey for a private fundraiser for presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama, Saturday, Sept. 8, 2007. Oprah feted her favorite candidate with a private gala fundraiser at her estate in Montecito, just south of Santa Barbara. (AP Photo/Michael A. Mariant) | ||
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