Clara Meadmore

Clara Meadmore (born October 10, 1903, Glasgow, Scotland) is a British centenarian who achieved celebrity in England on the eve of her 105th birthday when it was learned that she was a virgin. She said the secret to long life was celibacy, adding that she imagined sex was a “lot of hassle”.
Meadmore's family emigrated from Great Britain when she was seven, first to Egypt, then Canada and later to New Zealand. She returned to the United Kingdom alone in her twenties and worked as a secretary and housekeeper.
World War II
She served with the British Army in Egypt during World War II, undertaking administrative duties.
Quotes
a) "People have asked whether I am a homosexual and the answer is no. I have just never been interested in or fancied having sex."

b) "I imagine there is a lot of hassle involved and I have always been busy doing other things. I've never had a boyfriend - I've never been bothered about relationships ... hen I was a girl you only had sex with your husband - and I never married."
c) "I grew up in an era where little girls were to be seen and not heard so I had to learn to stand up for myself and earn my own living ... ome men don't like that in a woman and before long I was too old to marry anyway."
Currently
Currently a resident at the Perran Bay Home for the Elderly, Perranporth, Cornwall.

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