Woman with world's largest afro: 24 years in the making
And get this, she says she went vegetarian once and it broke her hair...
Aevin Dugas, a 47-year-old from Louisana, USA, has set the Guinness World Record for the largest afro in the world.
And get this, it's not the first time setting the record. Her hair measures 9.84 inches (24.99cm) tall, 10.24 inches (26cm) wide, and 5.41 feet (164cm) in circumference.
"Her most recent record was set in September, but she previously set the record in 2010 and 2021, Guinness World Records wrote on its website. In 2010, her afro measured in at 4 feet-4 inches." (USA Today)
All this from a woman who once struggled to accept her natural hair, due to the lack of representation.
"When women go natural, they stop straightening their hair with chemicals such as relaxers, often called perms. Dugas said she made the switch because she no longer wanted to use "dangerous" chemicals to straighten her hair." (USA Today)
A healthy decision to make, and it comes with a host of positives. For one, her hair is healthy, plus she is wearing it naturally and that is always the most beautiful.
WATCH her hair sway in the wind, courtesy of Instagram.
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When asked about how she treats her hair, this is what she had to say.
"I'm a pretty much once a week person because I don't like buildup to form on my hair," she told USA TODAY. "And honestly, the other thing I do with it is I leave it alone." (USA Today)
She's had a range of responses to her hair, while some look on in admiration, she admitted that some people come in and tug at her hair.
A big no-no of course, but she believes that it is people's way of trying to figure out if it is real or not, leading to them getting comfortable with her hair being worn naturally.
Which she also said is not her responsibility to help with. "That's something you're just going to have to figure out on your own." (USA Today)
Image Courtesy of Instagram