omgah, she is beyond floor length!

[mech]

and she doesn't even have to do a back bend! =O

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TzYaFhZD5s0

her name is asha mandela. she currently holds the title for world's longest locks measuring in at 19 ft plus. she says it takes about 4 buckets of shampoo to wash her hair! =O

 

[OsnapCnapp!]

I think someone posted about her before but her hair is an amazing feat but blugh......too much hair.

 

[empressri]

late pass girl! lol ive seen her years ago. yeah that's tooooo much for me.

 

[NYDee]

Her hair looks nice but I believe locked hair length can be faked since dead hair can be locked into the hair.

 

[EllePixie]

Didn't she get her title stripped from Guiness?

 

[melissa-bee]

Because her hair is locked, I'm not wowed by it.
I'm laughing at the comments

 

[PinkyPromise]

She needs to have a bathing suit on. This ain't a wet t-shirt contest.

 

[mech]

growing 19 feet of hair isn't an accomplishment because she has locks?

can i get the logic behind this plz

 

[mech]

Didn't she get her title stripped from Guiness?

i dunno. what makes you say that?

 

[mech]

whatever, screw the logic. i have locks and i know when i grow my hair to my goal of tail length, i will definitely be longhairdontcare'ing it. pshhhhhhh brickwall

 

[Embyra]

once i saw that hairline

 

[EllePixie]

i dunno. what makes you say that?

I think I read this on NP and there was an article...apparently her hair isn't actually that long - she attached the locs to the ends of her hair in order to make it longer.

I can't watch this video at work but I think this goes into detail -

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z5X4R1LXPxA

 

[*CherryPie*]

That looks so unsanitary.

 

[ms-gg]

I think I read this on NP and there was an article...apparently her hair isn't actually that long - she attached the locs to the ends of her hair in order to make it longer.

I can't watch this video at work but I think this goes into detail -

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z5X4R1LXPxA

Yeah, I heard she was a fraud on Nappturality. She is the reason why the GBWR has taken the loc category out of the books.

 

[~~HoneyComb~~]

once i saw that hairline

What causes that to happen when folks have locks?

Do the locks get to heavy and cause tension on the scalp causing locks to fall out?

I've seen this before and I wondered what caused it.

 

[ms-gg]

Matter of fact, AfrikanHairGod showed her in his Atlanta Natural Hair Show video. She was there showing off her locs like ain't nothing ever happened lol! Some people just love attention and will do anything to get it.

Fast forwarded for ya:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZuO45LCRHcA&t=2m38s

 

[mech]

o wow@ her being a fraud. that's really sad smh

 

[Solitude]

I saw this woman in person at a hair show and her hair looked very unattractive.

 

[Cherokee-n-Black]

How was it discovered (the extensions)? She has a blog entry that says they went through some protracted process to verify that the hair was natural prior to giving her the title.

Who outed her--and how? I think the logic is that dreads can be faked due to the locking aspect (no abilility to see one continuous strand). Just a guess.

 

[SmilingElephant]

Why would anyone torture their neck like that?

 

[kupenda]

Ew. That's a no. I feel pressure washing 12 inches of sewn in weave. Imagine how heavy that ish is!?!


Sent from my iPhone using LHCF...I'm addicted!!

 

[Embyra]

What causes that to happen when folks have locks?

Do the locks get to heavy and cause tension on the scalp causing locks to fall out?

I've seen this before and I wondered what caused it.

yup i think its the weight of hair/size of the individual locs i have seen people with short hair with it as well

 

[Vintageglam]

I wonder if she has a hair line left? Locks are notorious for ripped out edges even at shorter lengths.

 

[Nonie]

How was it discovered (the extensions)? She has a blog entry that says they went through some protracted process to verify that the hair was natural prior to giving her the title.

Who outed her--and how? I think the logic is that dreads can be faked due to the locking aspect (no ability to see one continuous strand). Just a guess.

Cherokee-n-Black, those were my exact questions because I do remember the verification account--and weren't there photos taken at the time too? :scratchch

Here's what she has to say on the "fraud" allegations: http://soulfulbeauty.com/article.php?n=754

 

[Misseyl]

Me no likey... Locks are nice if they are separated, not bongo natty, and they don't need to be that long. As a matter of fact, it just looks unsanitary. Not a fan of that much locks at all.

 

[applebananas]

I remember her. She said her was grew so long due to her mixed ancestry.

 

[Solitude]

I remember her. She said her was grew so long due to her mixed ancestry.

Did she say that????

 

[ms-gg]

Did she say that????

Yessir! Here she is clearing it up (grabbed it from the article Nonie posted) :

In Response To Being of Mixed Race:

2yrs years ago when i won the record, articles and links of me end up in places I never heard of. I started learning how to surf the net and found afrobella site after doing a search on my name. Then i realised that the "mixed race" comment i used in reference to hair growth was taken way out of context (see video) and i was so ashamed, i decided to introduce myself...and apoligise for the comment... i didn't mean mixed race as in black n white...i meant mixed as in my mom being chinese n black and my father being dutch n black.

I believe she is full of ish because her story does not add up and her locs are ENTIRELY too long for the length of time that she has grown them. Check out her video on the morning news if you don't believe me. They stretch homie's hair all the way out

http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=5613712n

And yes, no school lesson for me, I know that locs are composed of shed hair and hair still attached to the scalp. Her locs are 19 feet and 6.5 inches. She has been locked for 21 years she claims at the time of the video. You do the math

That means that she would have to have grown close to 12 inches of hair a year and then some to grow almost 20 feet of locs in 21 years. Ooooooooookay

 

[CurlsBazillion]

Because her hair is locked, I'm not wowed by it.
I'm laughing at the comments

me either...not sure thats really hard to do, it just takes time and no scissors.

 

[LovelyNaps26]

growing 19 feet of hair isn't an accomplishment because she has locks?

can i get the logic behind this plz

i have seen quite a few individuals with waist length and longer locs. it's rare for me to see a person with kinky/curly hair with loose hair of that length in real life.

plus i think the reggie is more conducive to retaining length. when you comb your hair weekly, style, etc. retaining waist length or longer hair is much harder than if you just let the hair be, in the case of locs. i know locs need attention but it is the ultimate protective style (b/c shed hair isn't removed there is not terminal length per se) and as such i'm not floored when i see long locs.