Nigerian Lady, Helen Williams has set a new world record for longest handmade wig. The Guinness World Record disclosed this on Tuesday, 14 November, 2023. The wig stretches an incredible 351.28 metres (1,152 ft 5 in). She spent 11 days and over N200000 (£2,031; $2,493) making the wig. “After constructing the underlay with wig-cap netting and black fabric attached to a bicycle helmet, she completed the hairpiece using 1,000 bundles of hair, 12 cans of hair spray, 35 tubes of hair glue, and 6,250 hair clips,” GWR wrote on its official X handle. For Helen, the biggest challenge was finding a space to have the wig laid out in a straight line and accurately measured, as none of the venues she visited, including several running tracks, were long enough to accommodate it. And she eventually decided to do it beside the Lagos-Abeokuta Motorway, a long road connecting the cities of Lagos and Abeokuta. “It will take a while for me to digest. This achievement is one of the best things th...
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