- Lee Redmond
Lee Redmond holds the record in the
Guinness World Records for longest fingernails on both hands. She lives in Salt Lake City,USA . The Enquirer features her every few years and keeps track of the progress of her nails.She started growing her nails in 1979 and although she had originally planned to have them cut off on
November 22 ,2006 (as she said on her guest appearances on a couple of talk shows), she has chosen to keep her nails after all. She has recently made appearances onCBS News as well as theRipley's Believe It or Not! museum. Her most recent appearance was for a fundraiser for the local Salt Lake City fire department, where it was reported her nails are now an average of 34-35 inches.She currently resides in Salt Lake City, where she enjoys riding bikes with her younger sister Sierra (who has nails of normal length). She states that while certain activities such as putting on a heavy coat can be troublesome, she manages her daily life without much difficulty. She adds that her long nails don't even interfere with her care of her husband who suffers from Alzheimer's disease. [ [http://deseretnews.com/dn/view/0,1249,645191935,00.html Utahn nails a spot in world record book :] S.L. woman's 27-year quest has resulted in 33-inch fingernails By Tammy Walquist for Deseret Morning News Published: Thursday, Aug. 10, 2006 1:12 a.m. MDT. Accessed online Augsut 20, 2008]
References
* [http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/records/human_body/body_parts/longest_fingernails_-_female.aspx Entry in Guinness World Records]
External Links
* [http://www.worldslongestfingernails.com/ WorldsLongestFingernails.Com] - has videos of Lee Redmond in daily life and showing her nails
See also
Shridhar Chillal
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