NEWPORT NEWS — Madam Annie B. Daniels curls her client's hair, transforming a hairdo one curl at a time. The smoke emanating from the hot curler twists toward the ceiling.

"I can use that electric thing (automatic curler), but in my way of thinking, it doesn't do as good of work," said Daniels, wearing a purple and green patterned dress.

Daniels, in her 90s, still goes to work every day at the beauty school she owns, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., sometimes staying later.

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Every morning before work, she said she prays while walking around the Madam Daniels School of Beauty and Culture on Chestnut Avenue. Then she'll step inside, get down on her knees to pray once more, and start her work day.

Daniels won't reveal her age, but she said she feels fine.

"I don't like to talk about it," Daniels said of her age. "It's not important. I feel good.