119 and Counting

This is one woman who definitely does not look her age.

From The Root...

Rebecca Lanier celebrated her 119th birthday this week. Born to parents who were former slaves, she believes she's the oldest person in the world, and her family has documentation to back up the claim, in the form of a letter from the Social Security Administration.

But the U.K.'s Daily Mail reports that because she was born in the 1890s, when it was commonplace for African-American babies not to be issued birth certificates, she doesn't have the documentation Guinness World Records requires to be honored for her record-setting life. So they refuse to acknowledge her.

Unfair, yes, but ultimately who cares about Guinness World Records. If I get to 119 that will be the least of my concerns.

Happy Birthday Mrs. Lanier, may you have many many more.