Maria Duijkersloot

Maria (Rie) Duijkersloot (born 2 March 1909) is a Dutch supercentenarian who is currently unvalidated.

Biography
Maria Duijkersloot, beter known as Rie Duijkersloot, was born on 2 March 1909 in Limmen, North Holland, Netherlands to parents Jaap Duijkersloot and Catherina Duijkersloot-Nuijens. She was known in her village for teaching other women sewing, as she followed sewing lessons on a particular at an art school in Alkmaar. In The Hague, she did exam for lingerie and costume designer. She eventually had her own sewing school and became a needlework teacher in 1964 until her retirement.

Rie had a sister who was four years younger than her. After their father died at the age of 42 and their mother at age 82, they continued to live in their parent's house before moving to a nursing home. Rie's younger sister passed away on 4 February 2005 at the age of 91 or 92.

Nowadays, she likes to read newspapers and puzzling. At the age of 107, she was still using her exercise bike for 15 minutes, immediately when she came out of her bed. At the age of 99, she survived mouth cancer after multiple times of irradiation.

Rie Duijkersloot still lives in Limmen, North Holland, Netherlands.