Desiline victor biography template

NORTH MIAMI, FLORIDA — Desiline Victor has voted in just three presidential elections in her 106 years, and all of those experiences have been memorable.

In 2008, the first time she was eligible to vote after obtaining her citizenship, she cast a ballot for the man who would become the country’s first black president.

Then, in 2012, Victor insisted that she vote in person.

At age 101, she said it would likely be the last chance she had.

That year, Victor made multiple trips to the polls and waited in line for three hours in the hot Miami sun to cast a ballot. To honor her dedication, President Obama invited her to the 2013 State of the Union, and the North Miami Library officially named its polling location “The Desiline Victor Voting Wing.”

This year, with weeks to go until her 106th birthday, organizations in South Florida wanted to make Victor’s experience voting for the first woman president just as memorable &