World's Oldest Person, Antisa Khvichava, Hits 130: Georgian Officials

Antisa Khvichava, reportedly 130-year-old Georgian woman, looks at her birthday cake on July 8, 2010. (AP Photo/George Abdaladze)

(CBS/AP) Is the world's oldest person actually 130-years-old and living in Georgia, Russia's western neighbor?

Georgian officials claim Antisa Khvichava was born on July 8, 1880 in a remote mountain village. She's so old that she stopped working as a tea and corn picker when she was 85. That was 45 years ago!

"I've always been healthy, and I've worked all my life - at home and at the farm," said Khvichava, in a bright dress and headscarf, her withering lips rejuvenated by shiny red lipstick. Sitting in the chair and holding her cane, Khvichava spoke quietly through an interpreter since she never went to school to learn Georgian and speaks only the local language, Mingrelian. 

Unfortunately, her birth certificate was lost sometime during the last 100 years or so, but the woman claims to have other documents which prove her claim.

Khvichava has a son, 10 grandchildren, 12 great grandchildren and six great, great grandchidren. Khvichava's 70-year-old son Mikhail apparently was born when his mother was 60.

The Gerontology Research Group currently recognizes 114-year-old Eugenie Blanchard of Saint Barthelemy, France, as the world's oldest person. The organization is yet to examine Khvichava's claim.

[rogersmate]

Very convenient - she lost her birth cert. but has all these other doc. which confirm her age. I say "shove her to the back of the line with all the other dreamers".

[babyboom64]

I don't believe her claim for a moment. She looks to be less than 100 years old.

[Perish1]

Hopefully, she has or is being questioned about all aspects of her life, habits, diet from all the years. Particularly the early formative years. I hope that this is done with all of the world's oldest people. I would think that they are all compared, looking for similarities that might be helpful in understanding why some live so much longer than the rest of us.

[sheard12001]

she is a lier there is no way she is 130 and was 60 when she had a child!! and of course she lost her birth certificate she is just trying to get known for something before she dies, she is probibly about 90 or 95.

[book_of_wally]

Ha you are wrong yak breath! This hasd been going on for years over there. Watch this video and learn something.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RcXhOgfz2Q8&feature=PlayList&p=A1E866F584255A0D&playnext_from=PL&playnext=1&index=3

[STBY21]

Maybe they should try carbon dating to find out how old she is.