Woman, Who Broke the World Record for Largest Afro, on the Need to Celebrate Natural Hair: 'It's a Lifestyle' (Exclusive)

"The things that make us different and unique should always be celebrated," said Jessica L. Martinez, whose afro measures ...
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WATCH: New York Woman Earns Guinness World Record for the Largest Afro!

Jessica Martinez has just been crowned the Guinness World Record holder for the world's largest afro, measuring 6 feet 2 ...

Watch: New York woman's afro hairstyle is officially the world's largest

A New York woman's afro is the world's largest -- measuring 6 feet, 2.87 inches in circumference -- and her predecessor ...
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Woman’s afro required 3 people to measure it, breaking 15-year Guinness World Record

Jessica “Jess” L. Martinez, a woman from New York, has set a new Guinness World Record for the largest afro on a living person (female). Her impressive afro measured 29 cm (11.42 in) tall, 31 cm (12.2 ...

6ft 8in woman who is part of the world's tallest family lays bare the brutal downsides to her height

Blanchfield, from Minnesota, admitted that there's a lot of drawbacks to being so big - ranging from constantly hitting her ...