116-Year-Old Woman Named World’s Oldest Living Person

116-Year-Old Woman Named World’s Oldest Living Person

At 116 years and 169 days old, Emma Martina Luigia Morano of Vercelli, Italy, is now the world’s oldest living person.

The Guinness Book of World Records confirmed the news on Monday -- just days after the previous title holder, Susannah Mushatt Jones, died in her New York home at the age of 116 years, 6 months and 6 days, after falling ill, the Associated Press reported.

The new record, now held by Morano, was verified thanks to research conducted by the Gerontology Research Group, according to Guinness.
Born on Nov. 29, 1899, Morano is believed to be the last person living born in the 19th century.

She was raised in Vercelli and has lived in the same small apartment ever since. The super-centenarian loves her home, her collection of watches and her big bed, according to Guinness.

Morano is the eldest of eight children, five daughters and three sons, according to L'Italo-Americano.org.