Xie Qiuping

Xie Qiuping (Chinese: 謝しゃ秋あき萍, born c. 1960) is a Chinese citizen who holds the record for world's longest hair. On 8 May 2004, her hair was measured to be 5.627 meters (18 ft 5.54 in). She began growing her hair to its current length in 1973 at the age of 13. She is the Guinness World Record holder for 2018.

References

• Qiuping's entry in the Guinness Book of World Records
• China’s best in bid to stand out January 28, 2005 Reuters article on The Telegraph, Calcutta, India
• Longest head hair (female) Guinness World Records 8 May 2004