Nigeria’s Helen Williams sets world record for longest handmade wig [VIDEO]

A Nigerian Helen Williams has set a world record for the longest handmade wig, the Guinness World Records said Tuesday.

She achieved the feat in Lagos with his handmade wig of 351.28 metres (1,152 ft 5 in).

“Helen spent 11 days and over two million naira (£2,031; $2,493) making the wig,” Guinness World Records said.

“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.

The Nigerian has been a professional wigmaker for the past eight years, making between 50 to 300 wigs weekly.
But creating a world record was not an easy feat for Helen despite the almost-decade-long experience.

“At some point, I felt exhausted,” she told the British reference book. “However, friends and family encouraged me. I did not want to let them down, so I maintained my focus. The outcome is the longest handmade wig in the world.”

Helen did the work beside the Lagos–Abeokuta Expressway – a route linking Ogun and Lagos State.

Her achievement comes in the same year that another Nigeria chef Hilda Baci set a record for the longest cooking marathon. While Hilda became a sensation following the milestone, her record was bettered by Irish chef Alan Fisher about two weeks ago.

Helen Williams from Lagos, Nigeria has achieved a new record for the longest handmade wig which stretches an incredible 351.28 metres (1,152 ft 5 in) 👏 pic.twitter.com/gwGdqjF8Wp

— Guinness World Records (@GWR) November 14, 2023