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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 ...

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

A woman, who recently broke the Guinness World Record for the largest afro on a living person (female), opened up to PEOPLE ...

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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 ...