Record: the oldest woman in the world has 115 Years
Black American Gertrude Baines was officially recognized in the Guinness Book of Records as the oldest person in the world. On Monday she celebrated 115. birthday. On this occasion, the jubilarian received:. in. a cake and a Guinness Book of Records certificate confirming her age. The old lady lives in a nursing home in Los Angeles, He is complaining about two things: badly fried bacon and arthritic pain in the knees. Argues, that she lived to such an advanced age because she never smoked, she did not drink alcohol or lead a crazy lifestyle. She outlived her entire family. Baines took part in the last presidential election, by casting your vote for Barack Obama. Later she rejoiced, that she lived to see a moment, when a black man became president of the United States. Mrs. Baines's father was a slave. Born in 1894 years at Shellman, Baines worked all her life as a cleaner. He has been in the nursing home for ten years. She became the oldest person in the world after that, as in January in Portugal, 114-year-old Maria de Jesus died. In February, reports appeared about an Uzbek resident, which is supposed to 128 Years. However, there are no independent sources, confirming the ancient age of Tutia Yusupova.