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Long nails are now considered unfashionable, since short or medium-length manicures are at the peak of popularity. But not everyone follows fashion, and some deliberately grow their nails for years in order to get into the Guinness Book of Records as the owner of the longest nails in the world.
By the way, there are many such people, and the list of those who managed to achieve this title includes both women and men. It’s difficult to imagine how to live with very long nails and what you can do with them so as not to break them, so let’s look at the most famous examples in the world.
The American woman with the world's longest nails is included in the Guinness Book of Records.
In her native Houston, Ayanna Williams is a real attraction. Photo: Facebook.
In her native Houston, 60-year-old Ayanna Williams is a real attraction: complete strangers stop her on the street and ask her to take a photo with them. Now the whole world knows about the American, because she has the longest nails on the planet. Ayanna raised them for 23 years, during which time each of her nails grew to an average of 60 centimeters. And if you add up their length on both arms, it turns out to be almost five meters! To be more precise – 5 meters 76.4 centimeters. It was with this indicator that Ayanna became a world record holder and was included in the Guinness Book of Records 2018 as the owner of the world's longest nails on both hands among women.
The total length of her nails is 5 meters 76.4 centimeters. It was with this indicator that Ayanna became a world record holder and was included in the Guinness Book of Records 2018. Photo: Facebook.
Looking at the long, curving claws, many wonder: how does she live with them? "Great!" - the woman assures. She manages not only to cook, drive, do her hair and makeup, but also manages the house perfectly. Moreover, Ayanna recently decided to grow her toenails as well. True, now she has to walk exclusively in sandals, but the climate in her home state of Texas, where it is summer all year round, allows it. The only difficulty, according to the woman, that she has to face is that it is difficult for her to squeeze into jeans. Nails are in the way.
Ayanna has been growing her nails for 23 years. Photo: Facebook.
The unusual American even has followers. Ayanna founded the group "Real Nails Qweenz", which is made up of women who grow their nails just like her. Williams owns her own nail salon and designs nails.
Ayanna founded the group "Real Nails Qweenz", which is made up of women who grow their nails just like her. Photo: Facebook.
Ayanna dreamed of getting into the Guinness Book of Records for a long time, but it didn’t work out. For several years, Indian Sridhar Chillal remained the world record holder - he had not cut his nails since 1952, and they had grown to 909 centimeters! True, he grows nails only on one hand - on his left. "Weakling!" - says Ayanna, - “He should have tried to cope with two at once!” However, Williams found a loophole - she submitted an application to the Book of Records as the owner of the longest nails among women. And she finally achieved her goal!
Ayanna recently decided to grow her toenails as well. Photo: Facebook.
Well, the longest world record in the Guinness Book was held by Lee Raymond, a resident of Salt Lake City. Her 8-meter-long nails remained an unsurpassed result until 2009, when Lee got into a car accident and lost her treasure.
Sridhar Chillal
Did you think only women grow their nails? But no, and a resident of India, Sridhar Chillal, is direct confirmation of this. The longest nails in the world are on a man’s thumb – 135 cm. Sridhar stopped cutting his nails as a teenager. It took the man almost 50 years to grow the object of his pride.
It all ended 15 years ago - due to the heavy weight of the nails, the fingers located on the left hand began to become deformed, in addition, the heavy weight caused damage to the nerves on the left half of the body - as a result, the corresponding ear became deaf. A man sold his cut nails at auction. Connoisseurs paid 200 thousand dollars for the lot.
Louise Hollis
Another record holder, however, long nails adorn not the woman’s hands, but her feet. Fortunately, the American lives in the town of Compton, located in California, which has a warm climate - the girl has to wear sandals all year round. To avoid damaging her nails when walking on the streets, a woman has to walk on high soles.
Her toes are decorated with a 24 cm nail. The total length is 2.5 m. Louise is a mother-heroine, she has 12 children and 21 grandchildren, but this does not stop her from keeping an eye on the condition of her toenails. She regularly treats them with a nail file and carefully applies varnish. The woman does not have a husband - apparently, he could not stand such sharp and long marigolds.
Record holder from Salt Lake City and her followers
The Guinness Book of Records has dedicated a separate article to the woman who has the longest fingernails in the world; these nails are shown in the photo. The total length of the ten nail plates on her hands reaches almost 9 meters. At the same time, her longest nail, 80 cm long, is located on the thumb of her left hand, and the shortest, 71.6 cm, is on the little finger of her right hand. The measurements were carried out in 2008 in Spain.
Currently, the woman with the longest nails, Lee Redmon, lives in Salt Lake City in the USA. She says it took her nearly 30 years to grow her record length. She has not cut or filed her nails since 1979. Lee stated that such nails do not interfere with her everyday life.
But on February 10, 2009, Miss Redmon lost her title. She was involved in a car accident in which she received a number of injuries. And although at the moment there is no threat to her health, the consequences of the accident turned out to be very serious. In it, Lee lost her largest nails in the world, which now remain only in the photo.
No one has yet succeeded in repeating Lee's world record, but attempts are made regularly by many people. So 38-year-old Indian Sridhar Chillal has not cut the nails on his left hand for the last 15 years. And although his plates are not yet recognized as the world's largest nails, in the future the man hoped to break Lee's record. However, he had to get rid of “beauty” in 2000, because due to the heavy weight of his left arm, a nerve injury occurred and the man became deaf in one ear.
45-year-old Chris Walton, known in Las Vegas as the singer Countess, has the longest nails in the world according to 2014 data. The total length of its plates is more than 6 meters, and the longest nail is 91 cm. This, like Redmon, is the nail on the thumb of the left hand.
Chinese Wen Zhan never claimed the title of “The Man with the Longest Nails.” He began to grow them only so that, by his own admission, it became difficult for him to clench his hand into a fist. Thanks to this, he began to fight less often and was able to pacify his violent temper. The length of his longest nail is 35 cm.
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How long are toenails?
Many may wonder who has the longest toenails in the entire world. Their owner was young Louise Hollis, a native of California, who is proud of her achievement and loves to care for the overgrown plates. In order not to damage them, she buys special shoes with high soles, as well as boots with open toes, not wanting to injure her nails.
In order to gain fame and be known all over the world, Louise had to give up her dream of having a husband and children and living a quiet family life. Her chosen one insisted that the woman give up her longest nails, otherwise he threatened her with divorce. Having decided in favor of her unusual hobby, Hollis made the right decision: now many people on the planet know her.
The longest nails in history
Until 2009, the record holder for the length of nails was American Melvin Booth. This former military man carefully carried his 9.85-meter nails through life, enjoying the attention and shock of others.
One day he even met Lee Redmond, another “extreme nail wearer.” The two walked a little, carefully and with considerable difficulty carrying their treasures. It is curious that Redmond’s nails were straight, while Booth’s were strongly curled, resembling spirals.
Booth, 61, died in 2009.
Records for peace of mind
44-year-old Chinese resident Wen Zhan also became famous thanks to his nails. The man is from Fujian. The length of his longest nail is 35 centimeters, nothing compared to the leaders. But such sizes do not bother Vienna; he grew such nails for his own peace of mind, and not for the sake of a note in the Guinness Book of Records. The man wanted to cool his ardor in this way. Long nails now do not allow him to bend his hand into a fist in order to hit a friend or neighbor. And thanks to his distinctive feature, the Chinese became famous in his province. True, he experiences a number of everyday inconveniences: Wen Zhan puts his hand in a shoebox all night. This is necessary in order not to break your property, which has been nurtured and cherished for 14 years.
Lee Redmond
Chris Walton took the title of longest nails from Redmond four years ago. Although this would not have happened if her nails had grown a few more centimeters - the length of her nail is 89 cm. Although in terms of the total length of nails, Lee will leave Chris far behind - their total length is 8.5 m. Nails were measured in the Spanish city of Madrid, specifically for an organization that records records. Curious people are sometimes interested in knowing how a young lady with such a long manicure copes with everyday activities, including piquant ones, to which Redmond tactfully replies: “With caution.”
To keep the nails strong, Redmond performs a special procedure every two weeks. And the rest of the time, she carefully cleans them with a brush and carries out hygienic procedures. For almost thirty years, the woman did not pick up nail scissors - and this is the result. Unfortunately, a car accident most blasphemously deprived Lee of her nails - however, the fate of her nails was predetermined earlier - Lee had been thinking about getting rid of them for a long time. Lee's husband, unfortunately, is ill - diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease, and long nails made it difficult to care for his husband.
Japanese fans offered the record holder $100 thousand for the right to own her nails
Melvin Booth
This owner of some of the longest nails in the world lived in Michigan - his name is also immortalized in the famous book. The total length of his nails reached 9.85 m. He began growing them in his third decade of life. It’s still not particularly clear how the man managed to combine work in a hospital with such a long manicure. The man was a desperate homebody and, apart from work, never left the house. Unfortunately, the man passed away in 2009 - he passed away at the age of 61.
Wen Zhan
Not a world record holder, but a record holder for his country. Wen Zhang, a Chinese citizen, has been growing his nails for 15 years. The man was not looking for fame, but wanted to curb his violent temper.
Interesting! In his youth, Wen Zhan often got into fights and was even arrested. The way out of this situation was simple - the man decided not to cut his nails so as not to be able to clench his fist. Wen achieved his goal, and also became a real sensation in China.
A man’s nails are very curly and interfere with his life. At night, in order not to break the object of his pride, the man puts his hand in the box.
Preceded by Chris Walton
Not everyone knows that the Countess took the baton from Lee Redmond, whose nails were slightly smaller - their length was 80 cm. In order to achieve such large sizes, the native of Salt Lake City had to grow them for more than twenty-seven years. According to the woman herself, long fingernails do not interfere with her life at all. True, Lee takes a bath with great care so as not to break the longest plates. Every day she cleans the surfaces with a soft brush, after which she applies a strengthening agent mixed with olive oil, followed by varnish and decorations.
However, over time, the American began to think about giving up her nails. They became an obstacle to caring for her sick husband, who suffered from Alzheimer's disease. To avoid causing inconvenience to her other half, Lee is forced to sleep on a separate bed, placing her arms so that the longest plates touch the floor. She has already received many offers from fans, in particular from Asian countries.
For the longest nails that have become famous all over the world, Lee Redmond can receive an amount of one hundred thousand dollars.
The longest nails for men
Sridhar Chillal was born in India. At the age of 14 (1952), he decided not to cut the nails on his left hand anymore. The idea came about after a teenager was scolded by a teacher for accidentally breaking his nail. The teacher challenged the young man: “You will never understand what it’s like to grow long nails.”
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By 2008, the length of the plate on Chillal's thumb was 129.54 cm. The nail was curled and shaped like a snail shell.
Because of such long nails, the fingers hurt, the bones of the hand were deformed and blood circulation was impaired. The man constantly experienced inconvenience: it was difficult to do household chores, travel on public transport, and in addition, there was always a risk of developing granuloma - the formation of a purulent capsule under the nails. This disease occurs when infection penetrates under the stratum corneum.
Interesting!
Sridhar Chillal dated Lee Redmond. The picture posted on the Internet shows that the Indian’s nails are noticeably longer than the American woman’s.
Later the hand lost mobility. Due to the heavy weight of the nails, the nerve became pinched and the hand began to hurt and go numb. In the end, the Indian had to cut his nails. Now this man lives a very ordinary life.
Another man surprised the world - Melvin Booth. The total length of his nails is 9 m 85 cm. He grew them for 30 years. Manicure did not interfere with Melvin in everyday life, even when the man worked in a hospital. The record holder is no longer alive.
The story of the Chinese Wen Zhan is very interesting. The guy began to grow his nails in order to resist the temptation to hit anyone who angered him. The fact is that when the nail plates of the industry are very long, Wen Zhan could not clench his fist and it was also impossible to fight.
For 14 years, nails in the industry have grown up to 35 centimeters. The Chinese valued this wealth very much, so he made a special bed for his nails from a cardboard box, in which he put them when he went to bed.
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