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It’s a long story.

A Nigerian wigmaker has set a new Guinness World Record by creating the longest ever handmade wig measuring a hair-raising 1,152 feet, 5 inches — which is longer than three football fields.

Helen Williams, from Lagos, spent 11 days and the equivalent of $2,493 making the Rapunzel-worthy hairpiece.

Williams initially constructed an underlay using a wig-cap and black fabric attached to a bicycle helmet, and then completed her coiffure with 1,000 bundles of hair, 12 cans of hairspray, 35 tubes of hair glue and 6,250 hair clips, Guinness World Records said in a statement Tuesday.

“Finding the materials to make the longest wig was not an easy task,” Williams said. “My experience as a wigmaker helped a lot.”

The organization also released a short video showing the wig specialist sitting on the floor next to a colossal pile of black tresses — and then modeling the impressive mane on a running track.

Nigerian wigmaker Helen Williams has become a Guinness World Record holder by creating the longer-ever handmade wig measuring 1,152 feet, 5 inches. Guiness World Records

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

Williams has worked as a professional wigmaker for eight years and has produced thousands of wigs during that time at a rate of 50 to 300 hairpieces per week.

Despite her extensive experience, Williams admitted that it was not easy to churn out the luscious locks measuring nearly a quarter of a mile in length.

“At some point, I felt exhausted,” she said. “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.”

It took Williams 11 days and 1,000 bundles of hair to create the trailblazing mane. Guiness World Records
Williams, a professional wigmaker with 8 years of experience, spent nearly $2,500 on her creation. Guiness World Records

The final challenge for Williams was to find a venue spacious enough to have her record-breaking wig laid out in a straight line and accurately measured.

She eventually decided to unfurl her hirsute masterpiece on the side of a highway that runs between the cities of Lagos and Abeokuta.

The supersized wig is now safely kept in Williams’ office, where she invites anyone to come and take a peek at it “whenever they want to.”

In order to lay the wig in a straight line to measure it, Williams had to unfurl it on the side of a highway because she could not find a running track long enough for the task. Guiness World Records

Williams said that becoming a Guinness World Record holder “will take a while… to digest.”

“This achievement is one of the best things that has ever happened to me,” she added. “I still cannot believe it.”

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