coronavirus restrictions. And she is so well-known in the local community she is something of a local celebrity.Charlotte's mayor, Vi Lyles, even declared August 15 as "Mother Hester Ford Day" in honour of her birthday.When asked what her secret was, she replied "I don't know", and is herself confused as to how she has made it this far.The US's last person to holed the title was New Yorker Alelia Murphy who died aged 115 in November 2019, reports DailyMail.Alelia said she ate a banana for breakfast every day and didn't even need hospital treatment until 2008.Currently the world's oldest person is Kane Tanaka from Japan, who turned 117 earlier this year.It is estimated that only one in 1,000 people whole live to the age of 100 live for.
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