World’s oldest woman

[Forever Sunshine]

World’s oldest woman celebrates her sweet 116th


She doesn’t look a day over 115.

Georgia woman Besse Cooper, the world’s oldest person, celebrated her 116th birthday on Sunday to become only the eighth person in the world and the fourth American to ever have been verified by Guinness World Records as having reached that age.

Cooper, who was born in Tennessee in 1896, was first certified as the world’s oldest person by Guinness in January 2011, but briefly had to give up her title for a few months when Guinness verified that Brazilian-born Maria Gomes Valentim was 48 days older. Valentim died on June 21, 2011, and Cooper was reinstated as the world’s oldest person.

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[janieshere]

You go girl! I swear, you don't look a day over 100! Kudos to you! LOL!

[janieshere]

Actually, she looks better than some 70 year olds!

[Forever Sunshine]

She looks damn good, doesn't she. I had a great, great Aunt who lived to be 104. She was as spry and young-hearted as ever. But, the one thing that really bothered her was that she outlived everyone . . . friends / family.

[starlight07]

Aug 27, 2012 20:40:21 GMT -5 @janieshere said:

Actually, she looks better than some 70 year olds!

lol - yeh she does.