After 4 months of the announcement of a new female category (longest hair on a living person), which was won by the Indian Smita Srivastava, now the new hair length record belongs to the Latvian Alechka Nasyrova, with an incredible 257.33 centimeters (8 ft 5.3 in), surpassing the previous record of 236.22 centimeters (7 ft 9 in).