'Hilarious and amazing': California woman breaks Guinness World Record for longest arm hair

In California, a woman has been declared the Guinness World Record holder for "longest arm hair (female)" after a strand of her hair was measured at more than seven inches.

In Dec. 2023, Macie Davis-Southerland from Tracy, California, set a new record, as announced by Guinness World Records in a Jan. 18 release.

The strand on her right upper arm was 18.40 centimeters long, equivalent to 7.24 inches.

In 2012, her friend's brother first noticed her abnormally long arm hair.

She recounted to Guinness World Records how she was at Disneyland with Kaylee's family when her brother spotted a hair on her arm.

Her friend's brother wanted to pluck the hair — but Davis-Southerland refused.

From the beginning, she believed she might be eligible for a Guinness World Record.

According to Guinness World Records, arm hair is typically 1 centimeter long. The majority of Davis-Southerland's other arm hair is also the typical length.

"She informed Guinness World Records that none of her other arm hairs are as long as the one she's submitting for a record, stating that they're all of normal length for an arm hair."

Since the discovery of her super-long arm hair 11 years ago, it has grown over 15 centimeters multiple times, as per Guinness World Records. However, it either fell out or was accidentally pulled out before it could be measured and certified.

Before she was satisfied with the measurement, it took several attempts to get it recorded as a world record, Davis-Southerland shared with Guinness World Records.

She decided to visit her physician early to measure her arm hair and collected evidence before losing it, in case her application was approved.

The first measurement came out at 14.2 centimeters.

In the past, Davis-Southerland had grown a longer hair.

She had her hair re-measured a month later, but she felt that the process was rushed, according to Davis-Southerland.

She stated that she couldn't obtain all the required evidence.

The official record of Davis-Southerland's arm hair was measured by a doctor who was willing to do so.

Despite the unusual nature of her request, the doctor never made her feel uncomfortable about what she was asking.

The official record for arm hair length was 18.4 centimeters at that time.

Davis-Southerland aims to surpass her own record and the male record for "longest arm hair" in the future.

In August 2017, David Reed set a record on the Guinness World Records website.

Reed's arm hair was measured at 21.7 centimeters.

Davis-Southerland is now more open about her long arm hair, having recently set a new record, she stated.

She told Guinness that her family and closest friends think it's the most amazing and hilarious thing.

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