A Nigerian woman has made a wig taller than a three-storey building to claim a hat-trick of wig world records.
Helen Williams had already created the world’s longest handmade wig at 351.28 m (1,152 ft 5 in) and the widest wig at 3.65 m (11 ft 11 in).
And now, she’s added the tallest wig to her collection by creating one that stands a whopping 15.37 m (50.42 ft) off the top of her head.
It literally towers over the building Helen is posing outside of… and the hair piece is taller than the Hollywood sign is wide!
“I don’t think I’ll ever stop breaking records,” Helen told us.
“To have a record is like climbing a mountain. The climb is hard and full of challenges but the view from the top is incredible.
“Breaking another record shows that nothing is impossible.”
Helen is a professional wig maker, but said that this latest record-breaking creation was the toughest one yet.
She explained: “Before the attempt, I did a test run and to be honest, the test one failed.
“Making the wig stand was going to be very difficult but I went back and started designing again.
“Finally, I was able to figure out how to go about it and I started my official attempt months later and everything went well.”
Helen used 250 bundles of string hair to make the wig and it cost over 3 million Naira, which is around £1,551 or $2,066.
The whole process of making the wig took two weeks and brought lots of challenges that Helen had to overcome.
She said: “The longest wig was easiest as a wig maker but the most technical and most challenging record was the tallest wig, it was very challenging because of the construction of the structure, it was very difficult.
“You can know how to make a wig and have 10 or 20 years of experience, but if the internal structure doesn’t hold you won’t get the record.”
Helen, who also holds records for most hair clips in a wig in 30 seconds (94) and most hair clips on the head in 30 seconds (97), says she feels her records represent her courage and determination.
She said: “Each record represents a battle I fought against doubt, fear and limits.
“The records remind me that if you refuse to give up, anything is possible.”
When asked if she’s done breaking records, Helen said: “There are more records to break, more boundaries to push and more dreams to achieve.”
