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Indian teen with world’s longest hair cuts them after 12 years for this reason. Watch
The recording by Guinness World Record shows Nilanshi Patel displaying her long hair and then sitting down for a haircut.
Remember the girl who broke her own record for having the longest hair and made her way to the Guinness World Records? Nilanshi Patel was again featured on their Facebook page, but this time for a different reason. A clip shared on the page shows Patel cutting off her long tresses after 12 years. She was a record-holder with hair that was 6 ft 6.7 inches long.
“Teen Rapunzel Finally Gets Hair Cut - Guinness World Records. What a transformation! Longest haired teenager Nilanshi Patel has finally had a dramatic haircut, for a stunning new look,” reads the caption shared alongside the video. The recording shows Patel displaying her long hair and then sitting down for a haircut.
Take a look at the video:
Shared on April 14, the clip has garnered over 32,000 reactions and tons of comments. Many were surprised to see Patel getting a haircut. Guinness World Records also commented under the clip, providing some more information about the decision taken by Patel.
“Nilanshi’s mother Kaminiben pledged that, in support, she would donate her own hair to charity, while Nilanshi is sending hers to Ripley's Believe It or Not! museum and Guinness World Records Museum in Hollywood, to inspire people with her story,” read the comment.
Here’s how others reacted:
“That's great courage from you to cut your hair like this. I really don't have nerve to do that, and yet you look pretty in short hair,” said a Facebook user. “You once looked like Rapunzel, now you look like Dora, sweet and cute,” said another.
Few days ago, Ayanna Williams from Texas, USA, the record-holder for having the longest nails cut them after 30 years.
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