Eunice Sanborn Becomes World’s Oldest Person, With Eugenie Blanchard’s Passing

Eunice Sanborn of Jacksonville, Texas, became the world’s oldest person Thursday, following the death of Eugenie Blanchard, who was aged 114.
Eunice Sanborn Becomes World’s Oldest Person, With Eugenie Blanchard’s Passing
Now deceased, Eugenie Blanchard, was born on the French Carribean island of Guadeloupe in February of 1896. Cyril Folliot/AFP/Getty Images
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[youtube]VhPdTkqYAp4[/youtube] Eunice Sanborn on her 114th (or 115th?) birthday

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Now deceased, Eugenie Blanchard, was born on the French Carribean island of Guadeloupe in February of 1896. (Cyril Folliot/AFP/Getty Images)
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