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World’s oldest living woman is way older than active athletes

The oldest woman in the world is 116-year-old Susannah Jones, who currently resides in Brooklyn and is over five times older than current NL MVP Bryce Harper and just about three times older than Andre Miller, the most-aged NBA player.

The oldest woman in the world is 116-year-old Susannah Jones, who currently resides in Brooklyn and is over five times older than current NL MVP Bryce Harper and just about three times older than Andre Miller, the most-aged NBA player.

New York Magazine has a new feature on Jones, who retired way back in 1965 and has been living in a senior home since she turned 80. 

The centenarian has met stars like Clark Gable, Ronald Reagan and Cary Grant thanks to her work as a housekeeper for a movie executive in the '20s.

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Be sure to read the whole story on Jones, who is older than all of the Big Four sports leagues (although the National League has her beat by 13 years).