Italian woman, 116, seen as last living person born in 1800s

Surrounded by relatives and friends, Italy's Emma Morano greeted with a smile the news that she, at 116, is now the oldest person in the world.

Not only that, but Morano is believed to be the last surviving person in the world born in the 1800s, with a birthdate of Nov 29, 1899. That's just 4.5 months after Susannah Mushatt Jones, who died recently in New York, also at 116.

Journalists descended upon Morano's home in Verbania, a northern Italian mountain town overlooking Lake Major, to document her achievement, but had to wait until she finished a nap to greet her.