Guinness World Records: Largest Afro

Simone Williams (USA), from Brooklyn, New York, has officially broken the record for the largest afro (female).

Her phenomenal afro is 20.5 cm (8.07 in) tall, 22.5 cm (8.85 in) wide, and 1.48 m (4 ft 10 in) in circumference. 

World Record for Largest Afro. Photo: Guinness World Records

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