Xie Qiuping (, born c. 1960) is a Chinese woman who holds the record for world's longest
hair
Hair is a protein filament that grows from follicles found in the dermis. Hair is one of the defining characteristics of mammals.
The human body, apart from areas of glabrous skin, is covered in follicles which produce thick terminal and fi ...
. On 8 May 2004, her hair was measured to be 5.627 meters (18 ft 5.54 in). She began growing her hair to its current length in 1973 at the age of 13. She is the
Guinness World Record holder for 2004.
References
Qiuping's entry in the Guinness Book of World RecordsChina’s best in bid to stand out
January 28, 2005 Reuters article on The Telegraph, Calcutta, India
Longest head hair (female)
Guinness World Records
''Guinness World Records'', known from its inception in 1955 until 1999 as ''The Guinness Book of Records'' and in previous United States editions as ''The Guinness Book of World Records'', is a reference book published annually, listing world ...
8 May 2004
People from Guangxi
Living people
1960s births
Year of birth uncertain
20th-century Chinese women
20th-century Chinese people
World record holders
Date of birth missing (living people)
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