Sunday 26 April 2015

PHOTOS:The Indian Rapunzel! Woman with seven-foot-long hair dreams of one day becoming Guinness World Record holder

Smita Srivastava currently holds the record for having the longest hair in India, documented in the Limca Book of Records

Smita Srivastava an Indian woman who holds several awards for the extreme length of her hair has ambitions of one day becoming a Guinness World Record holder.
The 37 year old, of Allahabad, in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, currently holds the record for having the longest hair in India – documented at 6ft (1.8m) in the Limca Book of Records.
Her hair now stands at 7ft (2.1m) – more than three inches longer than the height of the average basketball player.Ms Srivastava has had a passion for growing her hair ever since she was a child and her family support her endeavour.She is a brand ambassador for several local oil products and is also a regular jury member at a major beauty contest in her hometown.See more photos after the cut...



Ms Srivastava's hair was measured at 7ft (2.1m), which is more than three inches longer than the height of the average basketball player

Ms Srivastava's hair has made her a local celebrity and she is a regular jury member at a major beauty contest in her hometown

Ms Srivastava has had a passion for growing her hair ever since she was a child and her family support her endeavour

Ms Srivastava still has some way to go before she knocks the current Guinness World Record holder off her perch

Xie Qiuping of China has held the record since 2004 after her hair was measured at 18ft 5.54in (5.627m)

 Ms Srivastava said that people come up to her in the street and ask to touch her hair to see whether it is fake

Culled from:Daily Mail
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