Uttarakhand Woman Sets Guinness World Record for Longest Hair
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August 8, 2026 • 7:23 PM
Uttarakhand Woman Sets Guinness World Record for Longest Hair
Renu Dhariyal, a woman from Haldwani in Uttarakhand, has created a new Guinness World Record for the longest hair on a living person (female).
Her hair measures an extraordinary 271.50 cm (8 feet 10 inches), surpassing the previous record of 257.33 cm (8 feet 5.3 inches) held by Ukraine’s Aliia Nasyrova.
According to Renu, she has not cut her hair since 2015. Her remarkable achievement has brought her widespread recognition and made her a new record holder in the Guinness World Records.
