At 118 years and 75 days old, Lucile Randon is now the oldest living person following the sad death of Kane Tanaka last week.
The nun, otherwise known as Sister André, has had an astonishingly long life and is currently the 4th oldest person ever to have lived.
Born in 1904, she can certainly say it has been a life well lived as her more than a century on Earth has seen her dedicate her time to helping other people.
In her younger years, Randon worked as a teacher and a governess, and spend much of the Second World War looking after children.
When the war ended, she travelled to Vichy to work in a hospital - where she spent 28 years supporting orphans and the elderly.
Born in the French town of Ales to Protestant parents, Sister André was raised alongside her two brothers - but the family were separated when they went off to fight in the First World War.
Thankfully, both brothers returned unscathed at the end of the war - something Randon remains grateful for to this day.
In an interview with the AFP in 2017, she recalled: "It was rare, in families, there were usually two dead rather than two alive. They both came back."
She added the return of her brothers was one of her "fondest memories."
In 1922 Randon began her teaching career as a governess for a prominent family in Versailles.
The following year, when she was 19 years old, Randon converted to Catholicism - and became a nun eight years later.
She chose her name, Sister André, in honour of one of her brothers, who had passed away.
Sister André lived independently and continued her missionary work until the impressive age of 108 - but in the last decade, she has lived in a nursing home in the town of Toulon.
Nine years ago, she lost her sight, but that hasn't taken away the nun's lust for life.
She begins every day with breakfast before attending morning mass - and she claims she's always occupied throughout the day
"[The staff] put me at my desk where I stay busy with little things," she told ABC News.
Since officially being named the oldest living person in the world, staff at Sister André's nursing home, Résidence Catherine Labouré, say she's a big fan of her new title.
"She's happy, she likes very much this attention," communications director David Tavella said.
He added her goal is to now overtake the oldest woman ever to have lived, fellow French woman Jeanne Calment who died when she was 122 years old.
And there seems to be no stopping the super centenarian, who even beat a scare with Covid-19 in January 2021.
After testing positive, Sister André remained asymptomatic and tested negative the day before her 117th birthday.
Shortly after recovering, she said: "I wasn’t scared because I wasn’t scared to die."
Since she was passed the torch for the oldest living person, Sister André has described the title as a "sad honour."
She said: "I feel I would be better off in heaven, but the good Lord doesn't want me yet."
As she has aged, the nun has received letters from Pope Francis and French President Emmanuel Macron congratulating her on her longevity and incredible career.
And while she's still with us, she plans to enjoy the time she has left.
Staff at her care home told CNN she enjoys chocolate treats and wine - drinking a glass every single day.
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