Blacks in the Book: 7 Interesting World Record Breakers
Remember when we thought SWV’s nails were off the charts? Turns out those sistas had nothing on Chris “The Dutchess” Walton. Walton, a 45 year old rocker from Las Vegas, holds the record for the world’s longest fingernails, measuring in at 19 feet 9 inches. (If you add the length of all ten fingers.) Walton started letting her fingernails grow 18 years ago on a whim. She said it wasn’t a conscious decision, she just decided it would be easier to let them grow than to keep trimming them. While you would think life would be extremely difficult for Walton she said the hardest thing for her to do is stick her hand in her pockets.