World’s oldest woman smoked and drank wine regularly and still lived to 122

The incredible life of 122-year-old Jeanne Calment

Jeanne Calment did not slow her life as she approached 100. She used her bicycle well into her 90s, and on her 100th birthday, she walked to every house in Arles to thank those who had wished her a happy birthday.

Did she eat only all-natural, locally produced products and drink only water? Well, not quite. Jeanne Calment ate two pounds of chocolate a week and had dessert with every meal. Also, she smoked cigarettes from the ages of 21 to 117, and drank port wine in moderation.

Per Prospect Magazine, on her 120th birthday, she told reporters: “I see badly, I hear badly, I can’t feel anything, but everything’s fine.”