"Whenever 93-year-old Chris Meyer leaves her apartment, she looks well put together, wearing an elegant outfit and full makeup. She often clutches her Maltese dog, Mia, and greets neighbors with a lipsticked smile in the Boca Raton, Florida, condominium where she has lived independently since 2022. "I don't do it for anyone else, I do it for me," she told Business Insider, about her appearance."
"She said staying active, sociable, and interested in other people is also key to keeping your mind alert and body healthy. When she turned 93 in August, she joked that she wanted to switch the two candles on her birthday cake so they showed 39. "That is my age in my head," the grandmother of four said. "I don't feel any different from how I was then.""
"Meyer's life was turned upside down by her divorce in 1965. The stay-at-home mom, then 33, moved from a large house on Long Island, New York, to a one-bedroom rental in Queens. "I was thrown into a world I knew nothing about," the nonagenarian said. She hadn't had a job since the birth of her daughter, Cindy, in 1959, but she encourages others in a similar position to embrace the change."
Chris Meyer, 93, lives independently in a Boca Raton, Florida, condominium and is often mistaken for a woman in her 70s. She maintains a polished appearance with elegant outfits, full makeup, and her Maltese dog, Mia. She credits strong self-image, self-worth, and confidence for helping her across nine decades. She emphasizes staying active, sociable, and interested in other people to keep the mind alert and body healthy. Her longevity tips include loving and pampering oneself and having only coffee for breakfast. She experienced a major life change after a 1965 divorce and encouraged embracing change and pursuing work.
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