Nails are the beauty and pride of not only women, but also men who care about their appearance. There are many methods for building, strengthening and decorating nails.
But some people go too far in their love of nails. And I think you will agree with this statement by looking at the videos and photos of the longest nails in the world.
7. Ven Jean
The total length of the nails is unknown.
The longest nail is 35 cm.
Someone grows the longest nails for fame, but this Chinese gentleman had a different goal. He wanted to curb his pugnacious character, and because of this he stopped cutting his nails. Try it, squeeze your hand into a fist with such and such keratin "pasta" growing from a finger.
Jean's plan has borne fruit. He became known not as the main rowdy in the area, but as an eccentric, but at the same time respected man.
6. Louise Hollis
The total length of the nails is 2.5 meters.
The longest nail is 24 cm.
The longest nails in the world do not have to be on hand. Meet Louise Hollis, and she has the longest toenails. As you know, beauty requires sacrifice, and in order to be able to walk rather than move in a wheelchair, Louise is forced to wear open-toed shoes and very high heels.
After participating in the TV show "Have you seen this?" she received special boots without socks and with locks in front. Now her legs (and most importantly - nails) at least do not freeze in winter.
5. Loretta Adams
The total length of the nails is 3.81 meters.
The longest nail is 89 cm.
In the photo, the longest nails in the world look very impressive. However, living with them day after day, having difficulty with such familiar things as eating, washing dishes and taking a bath, is a pleasure below average.
Apparently, Loretta Adams thought the same way, which one day took and cut off her nail claws.
4. Chris "Countess" Walton
The total length of the nails is 7.3 meters.
The longest nail is 91 cm.
In 2011, this American singer was named the Guinness Book of Records by the woman with the longest nails in the world.
Christina Walton did not intend to specifically grow her nails until they began to grow on their own. “Once I look down, and they are already 9 inches (22 cm) long!” - she said. Although the inches are not comparable with the current length of her nails, which exceeded 3 meters on one hand and 3.5 meters on the other.
According to Chris, many people treat her nails with admiration and curiosity, but there are those to whom her nails resemble a ball of snakes. What do you think her nails look like?
3. Aianna Williams
The total length of the nails is 5.7 meters.
The longest nail is 63 cm.
The owner of a nail salon in Houston, Texas is one of the most famous women not only in her state, but also in the USA. And it’s easy to understand why, looking at the photo of her nails. It took her 23 years to grow them.
Williams uses each of his nails as a platform for design experiments. Just imagine how the most beautiful manicure of 2019 would look on super-long nails!
In 2018, the Guinness Book of Records officially recognized Ayanna as the owner of the world record for “the longest nails on a pair of (female) hands” after measuring their total length of 576.4 cm (18 ft 10.9 inches). She broke the record of the previous title holder - Chris Walton - whose total nail length was 731.4 cm (23 feet 11 inches). However, Walton has been cutting her nails since the previous measurement.
In an interview with the Daily Mail, the owner of the longest fingernails admitted that it could take up to a week to stain her nails. And performing the simplest tasks, such as fastening jeans, turns into torture. But what can’t you do for glory?
Williams uses a brush and antibacterial soap every day to clean his fingers, and also uses hardener and acrylic to prevent his nails from breaking.
For Williams, nail cultivation is not just a desire for universal recognition, but also a way of proving to his children that "everything they want to achieve can be done."
2. Lee Redmond
The total length of the nails is 8.5 meters.
The longest nail is 89 cm.
This elderly lady from Salt Lake City spent 30 years on nail extensions. She was the owner of the Guinness World Record for women with the longest nails. However, in 2009, Redmond was in a car accident, which caused her nails to break.
“Nail loss was the most dramatic thing that happened in my life,” Lee admitted in an interview.
Redmond also said she had no plans to grow her nails, as she did not think she had three more decades left to do so. Considering the positive aspects of losing huge nails, Redmond acknowledged that it became easier for her to perform everyday tasks.
1. Sridhar Chillal
The total length of the nails is 909.6 cm.
The longest nail is 197.8 cm.
Until the summer of 2018, the title "man with the longest nails" belonged to a resident of India. When you add the length of each nail on the left hand of Sridhar, their total length will be almost 10 meters (or about the length of two cars)!
The man stopped cutting nails on his left hand in 1952, and grew them for more than 60 years. And it was not easy purely physically. Chillal could not sleep normally, he had to get up every half hour to move his hand to the other side of the bed, since his nails are extremely fragile.
It was also very difficult for him to find a permanent job. Who wants to keep an employee who can only wield with one hand? However, Chillal's unusual choice did not stop him from marrying and having two children.
Finally, after 66 years, Sridhar Chillal, 82 years old, finally cut his nails at a special ceremony in New York. If you will ever be in this city, you can see his nails at the exhibition of Robert Ripley in the museum "Do you believe it, you want not!"
The longest nails in history
Until 2009, the American record holder for nail length was 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 with Lee Redmond - another “extreme nail carrier”. These two took a walk, carefully and with considerable difficulty carrying their treasures. It is curious that Redmond had smooth nails, while Bout had tightly twisted nails, resembling spirals.
In 2009, the 61-year-old Booth passed away.
Interesting Nail Facts
- Nails consist of a hard protective protein called keratin. This is the same protein that is found in our hair and the upper layer of the skin.
- Nails grow slowly - about 2.5 mm per month. It is believed that in the summer, nails can grow faster because we get more vitamin D and, as a rule, drink more water, which contributes to healthy nail growth.
- If you lose your nail, it can take 3 to 6 months to grow new.
- Although your nails grow at different speeds on each finger, this speed does not change.
- Toenails grow more slowly than toenails.
- The beginning of your nails is actually under the skin to the first joint.
- It still remains a mystery why people have nails. Perhaps because they help protect the tips of the fingers and toes, and they can also be used as tools to, for example, quickly pull out a splinter.
