Meet Mary Claire Orenic, America’s happiest woman

Now Mary Claire Orenic, a 50-year-old woman from California, has been named America's happiest woman.

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USA Today and well-being improvement firm Healthways teamed up to find the woman who best embodied the characteristics that contribute to high well-being in the Baby Boom generation.

Mary Claire Orenic fit the happiness description, scoring a very high rating on the Healthways Well-Being Index for midlife women. Living in Manhattan Beach, California, she has a well-paying full-time job with plenty of flexibility, a healthy marriage, one child, a healthy, athletic lifestyle and group of 10 friends she can rely on.