At 117, Qamile Marra is more interested in enjoying life than proving she is the world’s oldest woman or convincing Albanian pension authorities she is still alive. (AFP pic)KUCOVA: At 117, Qamile Marra is not particularly concerned with proving she may be the world's oldest woman -- or even persuading Albanian pension officials that she is not dead.
For a woman born under Ottoman rule, who turned 36 a fortnight before the end of World War II and outlived Albania's communist dictatorship, her focus remains firmly on enjoying life.
"Life is beautiful, like Mount Tomorr in bloom," she told AFP with a smile, referring to one of Albania's loftiest peaks as she sat outside her home in Ferras, about 100 kilometres (60 miles) south of the capital.
