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Charla's new face: Chimp-attack victim appears at public hearing

Charla Nash, the victim of a horrific attack by a 200-pound chimpanzee, appeared Friday at a Connecticut legal hearing, where officials are deciding whether she can sue the state for $150 million... Speaking clearly and looking remarkably recovered from the disfiguring attack and her 2011 face transplant, Nash spoke exclusively to NBC News about her recovery and her hopes for the future.

Senh: It's better no face, even though it still doesn't look quite right. Still, this is amazing. Good luck to her.

Chimp attack victim says she can face the world

Charla Nash no longer feels like she has to hide in public. Nearly three years after a horrifying attack by a friend’s chimpanzee and the ensuing surgery that gave her a new face, she tells NBC News’ Meredith Vieira that she feels free to go out in the world.

Owner of chimp in mauling attack dies

An attorney says Sandy Herold — the Connecticut woman whose chimpanzee mauled and blinded her friend — died Monday night of a ruptured aortic aneurysm.

Chimp attack victim reveals face on Oprah

The Connecticut woman who was mauled by a chimpanzee earlier this year is making her first public appearance on "The Oprah Winfrey Show."

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Charla's new face: Chimp-attack victim appears at public hearing

Chimp attack victim says she can face the world

Owner of chimp in mauling attack dies

Chimp attack victim reveals face on Oprah