At 115 years and 245 days, Dina Manfredini of the Des Moines, Iowa, inherited the title after Besse Cooper of Georgia passed away.
Manfredini, a mother of four, was born in Italy on April 4, 1897. She came to the US when she was just 23 years old with her late husband in 1920, the 'New York Daily News' reported.
"I'm old, old lady, but I work. Work hard. I like work,
