An American lady has grown a mullet that is longer than she is tall, setting a Guinness World Record for a girl's longest mullet.

Tami Manis from Tennessee hasn't reduce the again of her hair since 1990. In the 33 years since, it is grown to 172.72 cm (5ft 8in).

The 58-year-old was impressed to start out rising her hair within the Nineteen Eighties when she noticed a video by Til Tuesday known as Voices Carry.

"The [singer] had a rattail and I really wanted one of those," she mentioned.

A barber satisfied her to chop off the rattail in 1989 - however she instantly regretted it.

She determined to start out rising it once more; 9 February 1990 is her hair's "official" birthday.

"I've been blessed that my hair grows and now it's the world's longest mullet and I'm very happy with it," she mentioned.

Most folks do not realise how lengthy the again is till she turns round, she mentioned.

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Ms Manis usually retains her hair braided due to its size, utilizing a leave-in conditioner to make it simpler to plait.

She mentioned it was "pretty amazing" to make it into the e book of Guinness World Record.

In 2022, Ms Manis competed within the "Femullet" division of the 2022 US Mullet Championships and completed in second place.

The US Mullet Championships is the most important competitors of its variety on the earth, drawing upwards of 1,000 candidates annually.

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