Meet The World's Oldest Woman Who Celebrated Her 116th Birthday [Photos]

«§» 6 March 2014

Misao Okawa, the world's oldest person celebrated her 116th birthday on Wednesday, February 5.


Misao Okawa

She became the world's oldest person last June following the death of Jiroemon Kiruma, a Japanese man at 116 and she was presented with a certificate by the Guinness Book of Records officially recognising her as the world's oldest living woman.

Misao Okawa

According to her, her long life is as a result of eating sushi, getting eight hours' sleep a night and relaxing.

Misao, who lives in a nursing home in Osaka celebrated with a birthday cake and bunches of flowers, wearing a flower in her hair for the party.




Misao Okawa eating her birthday cake

Born in 1898, she married in 1919 but was widowed in 1931 when her husband died and is now a mother of three, grandma of four and great-grand mother of six.

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Posted: at 6-03-2014 03:09 PM (11 years ago) | Hero

116 years still kicking? Mama you're blessed. You have live a very good life and ready to go back to your creator with no fears or regrets. Enjoy the rest of your precious life. Our generation don't have a long life span.

Posted: at 6-03-2014 05:53 PM (11 years ago) | Gistmaniac

MAY GOD HELP ME AND MY WIFE ALSO TO REACH LIKE THAT IN JESUS NAME AMEN OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

Posted: at 6-03-2014 06:23 PM (11 years ago) | Upcoming

Lovely

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Posted: at 6-03-2014 06:24 PM (11 years ago) | Gistmaniac

Gagool !

Posted: at 6-03-2014 06:28 PM (11 years ago) | Hero

there is a woman in Benin City who said she was 11 years old before 1897, she and this one who is older. ?

Posted: at 6-03-2014 07:16 PM (11 years ago) | Newbie

      

Posted: at 6-03-2014 08:40 PM (11 years ago) | Addicted Hero

Ugly !!!but i wish u happy birthday

Posted: at 6-03-2014 09:14 PM (11 years ago) | Hero

Many more years to come

Posted: at 6-03-2014 09:46 PM (11 years ago) | Upcoming

Thank God she's Japanese, if she was African, people would have killed her long ago say na witch....
Your comment reflect your psyche and I'm sure she won't last long if she was in your house.....

Posted: at 6-03-2014 11:48 PM (11 years ago) | Gistmaniac