November 11, 2009 - On today’s episode of the Oprah Winfrey Show, Oprah interviewed Charla Nash, the woman who was mauled by her friend’s chimpanzee.

In the exclusive interview at the Cleveland Clinic, Charla spoke to Oprah about the ordeal she says she doesn’t quite remember and doesn’t inquire much about from her doctors.

Charla lost much of her face including both her eyes, nose, and part of her jaw.  She also lost her hands and fingers, although doctors managed to reapply her thumb to what was left of her right hand.

She wears a hat with a veil to cover her face as “not to scare anyone” even though she told Oprah that she can't be concerned with what other people think about her looks.

"I'm the one who has to like this," she says. "Not them. So it doesn't matter what they say." 

Charla Nash before and after the incident. 

Charla’s 17 year old daughter Brianna, who visits her frequently in the hospital, is living with friends while she finishes her senior year in high school.

Nash told Oprah she wished she could “help her daughter pick out her prom dress”.

Nash has filed a $50 million lawsuit against her friend, and employer, Sandra Herold, who owned the chimp named Travis.  The chimp, after its nearly twelve minute rampage on Nash, was shot and killed.

Nash wanted to reveal herself on the Oprah show to deter tabloid pictures where there was a heavy bounty for them.

You can see the full interview and pictures of Charla at Oprah.com.