Oprah Winfrey visits Haiti

Oprah Winfrey, born Orpah Gail Winfrey 57 year old multi-award-winning talk show host, actress, producer and philanthropist visited Port-Au-Prince, Haiti on Monday, December 12 and toured an encampment for Haitians displaced by the 2010's massive earthquake.

The richest African American of the 20th century, who was once the world's only black billionaire visited the earthquake affected families and walked among the tents with the 51 year old actor Sean Penn who has been at the forefront of relief efforts and helped create an aid group that provides support to people who live in the encampment.

"Everybody who has spent time in Haiti knows how important it is for the world to see what is going on here. We really appreciate that she`s here with us," said Penn.

Winfrey said Penn’s efforts will be featured in an upcoming program on her Oprah Winfrey Network. "This is part of the next chapter, going around the world to see interesting and fascinating cases of profound examples of what can be done to make a difference in the world." said Oprah.