Meet the World's Oldest Woman: Argentinian Grandma Prepares for 119th Birthday; Her Secrets to Longevity Revealed!

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Celina del Carmen Olea from Argentina is known as the world's oldest woman and she's about to celebrate her 119th birthday. Clarin, an Argentinian news outlet, ran a feature on Celina after visiting her at home and learned that her birth certificate indicated she was born on Feb. 15, 1897.

Per Daily Mail, Celina was born in the province of Tucumán and lived in a farm where she married Jose Inocencio Segovia at 17-years old and gave birth to 12 children. The couple also adopted and fostered other kids.

The family moved to Bueno Aires in the 1960s and it was there that Jose eventually died. Today, Celina lives with one of her sons, Alberto. Gladys, one of her adopted children, lives nearby and watches over the old woman, too.

"Up until a couple of years ago she walked and cooked, soup was her specialty," Alberto told the reporters who visited his mother. Celina gets around in a wheelchair but, despite her fragile age, she is surprisingly still in good health.

According to Bubble Bear, the Argentinian grandmother does not have any maintenance medications. Her secret to living long is daily exercises, working hard and spreading love. Clarin further reported that Celina has skin cyst, which is being treated with cream. She has never smoked a cigarette in her life and she loves to eat. Gladys revealed her mother loves mazamorras, a popular Latin American side dish that's made from maize grains and added with honey, milk or sugar.

Celina's family isn't rich as they live in the slums and she gets by with the 2,700 pesos pension she receives from the government. The last time Celina's large family gathered was when they celebrated her 118th birthday. Despite the hardships, they are coming together again this year to honor the old woman's long life.

News of Celina's existence as the oldest woman alive comes as Brazil revealed they found the world's oldest man alive. Joao Coelho de Souza, 131, was born in Meruoca and currently lives with his 62-year-old wife in Acre, per The Sun.

Joao suffered a stroke six years prior but still eats his meals of rice and fish three times a day. "He has days when he is lucid but others when he doesn't even recognise his children," said Cirlene, his 30-year-old daughter, per Daily Mail.

Social worker Kennedy Afonso visited Joao in his home and has officially asked Guinness to list the old man's status in the World Record.