After the death of Misao Okawa, African American supercentenarian woman Gertrude Weaver has become the oldest living person in the world. Gertrude Weaver was born on July 4, 1898 and is currently 116 years and 271 days old.
Misao Okawa , the Japanese supercentenarian woman and Guinness World Record holder of Oldest Living Person in World, dies less than a month after celebrating her 117th birthday.
