107-year-old says the secret to her longevity is never getting married
Louise Jean Signore turned 107 years old on Wednesday, and shared a few of her secrets to living a long and happy life.
Signore was born in Manhattan on July 31, 1912, and has been a resident of the Bronx since 1926. She enjoys traveling — in the 1950s, she took three months off from her job with the Metropolitan Transit Authority to vacation in Europe — and credits her positive attitude and love of adventure with keeping her young at heart.
Signore said getting enough sleep, eating right, and exercising are all beneficial, and although she no longer swims at the beach — she stopped in her 90s — she does still dance. While all of that has helped her make it to 107, she joked that the most important thing she did was stay single, as "not getting married" is her ultimate key to longevity.
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There were four children in Signore's family, and two of her siblings are still living — including her youngest sister, who turned 102 in March. Signore lives on her own, but spends time at a local senior center, where 100 friends and family celebrated her birthday. Signore never dreamed that she would live to be 107, telling ABC 7 New York, "I used to come to the center every day, and there was a woman, 100 years old. I said, 'Oh my God, 100 years old!" Catherine Garcia
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Catherine Garcia is night editor for TheWeek.com. Her writing and reporting has appeared in Entertainment Weekly and EW.com, The New York Times, The Book of Jezebel, and other publications. A Southern California native, Catherine is a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.
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