On Saturday, she is believed to have become the world's oldest living person following the death of Emma Morano of Italy, born Nov. 29, 1899. "This is what God has given me, so I have to take it — long life," Brown said in an interview in her home in the town of Duanvale. Brown has not yet been declared the world's oldest by Guinness World Records, considered to be the official arbiter of the oldest person title but Guinness depends heavily on Young's group. "She's the oldest person that we have sufficient documentation for at this time," Young said. Guinness said it was researching a number of candidates for the new world's oldest person title.

Source: ABC News April 17, 2017 22:00 UTC