Olena Korzenyuk, a 15-year-old from Ukraine, has the strongest blonde claim I found: 235 cm (about 92 inches), longer than she is tall.
It comes from a Ukrainian register, not Guinness. Guinness’s overall record, 257.33 cm (8 ft 5.3 in), belongs to Aliia Nasyrova, whose hair is brown.
Aliia Nasyrova’s 8 Feet 5 Inches
Aliia Nasyrova holds the Guinness World Records title for longest hair on a living person (female), at 257.33 cm (8 ft 5.3 in).
She is 35, comes from Ukraine, lives in Slovakia, and works as an artist and graphic illustrator. Her hair is brown, not blonde, so the blonde question gets its answer in the Olena Korzenyuk section later in this article.
Guinness revealed her as the record holder on its Italian TV series Lo Show dei Record:
"…its 257.33 cm (8 ft 5.3 in) length officially makes it the longest hair on a living person (female)."
That figure is the benchmark for hair of any color, and any blonde record has to be read against it.
Longer Than She Is Tall
Aliia Nasyrova stands 165 cm (5 ft 4 in), and her hair measures 257.33 cm (8 ft 5.3 in). That makes it more than 3 ft longer than she is.
Sultan Kösen, the world’s tallest man, measures 251 cm (8 ft 2.8 in). Her hair clears him by about 2.5 inches.
I find this comparison easier to grasp than the raw figure, because most of us can picture a person taller than a doorway. Hair that runs longer than that person is harder to imagine.
How She Grew the Length
Aliia Nasyrova has never had a proper haircut. The only scissors work is a slight trim, done regularly on split ends to keep the hair strong and healthy.
If you’re growing toward serious length, I’d copy the trims and skip the "never cut" purism. A split end left alone keeps fraying, and at 8 ft 5.3 in there is a lot of strand to lose.
She does not color her hair, and henna appears only very rarely.
Her blonde has never been through a bleach session, which matters if you want length like hers. Lightening and extreme length pull in opposite directions, so I’d pick which one you want most.
The Braided Bun
Loose, Aliia’s hair trails on the floor, so day to day she wears it in a braided bun. Braiding and coiling it is the only sensible way to carry 8 feet 5 inches of hair without stepping on it.
The hair comes down for filming and social-media content, and on camera it hangs loose and luscious. People are often so stunned by it that they ask to take a picture with her.
I’d say the bun is the better working style and the loose hair is the showpiece: one keeps the length manageable, the other lets viewers see what the record actually looks like.
Olena Korzenyuk’s Blonde Hair
The strongest blonde contender I found is Olena Korzenyuk, a 15-year-old from Ukraine whose blonde hair measures 235 cm, about 92 inches.
She stands 165 cm (roughly 65 inches) tall, so the hair is longer than she is. On a chair, the ends almost sweep the floor.
Experts from the Ukrainian National Register of Records measured it six months earlier, and it had grown 50 cm (about 20 inches) since.
This is a Ukrainian register claim, separate from the Guinness record, and I wouldn’t present it as a Guinness title.
Hair keeps growing, so 235 cm is the figure from that report, not a current length, and I won’t guess at a newer one.
The Record Category
The category name says nothing about color: Guinness lists Aliia Nasyrova under longest hair on a living person (female).
Her hair measures 8 ft 5.3 in (257.33 cm). She is Ukrainian, lives in Slovakia, and was 35 when she was named record holder on the set of Lo Show dei Record, an Italian TV series.
Her day job is art. She is a painter and graphic illustrator, and she models her long hair as well.
I read the record as an extension of that work more than a stunt, since she says she hopes it encourages people to love their natural beauty.
Her Hair-Care Habits
Aliia keeps the routine simple, and by her own account it comes down to these habits:
- She washes once a week. The wash takes about 30 minutes, and a mask adds roughly 2 hours.
- She never brushes wet hair. Dry brushing takes about 1 hour the day after a wash and 30 minutes on other days.
- She skips the hairdryer, so her hair air-dries, which can take up to 24 hours.
- She uses natural products, plus masks and oils she mostly makes herself.
- She takes vitamins, eats a healthy diet and doesn’t drink alcohol.
- She gets scalp massages.
Of the lot, I’d copy never brushing wet hair first. It costs nothing and works at any length.
The Time It Takes
Length turns hair care into a schedule. Here is what one weekly wash costs at 8 feet 5 inches:
- Washing takes about 30 minutes, once a week.
- A hair mask adds an extra 2 hours on top of that.
- Air drying, with no heat, can take up to 24 hours.
- Brushing happens only on dry hair: about 1 hour the day after washing, about 30 minutes on other days.
Brushing alone adds up to roughly 4 hours a week. Anyone copying this length should expect wash day to swallow most of a day if the dryer stays in the drawer.
I’d treat dry-only brushing as the one rule not to bend, since the whole routine is built around never touching wet hair with a brush.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who has the world’s longest hair?
Aliia Nasyrova, a 35-year-old artist from Ukraine who lives in Slovakia, holds the Guinness World Records title for longest hair on a living person (female), at 257.33 cm (8 ft 5.3 in).
Her hair is brown, so she isn’t the answer for longest blonde hair. The longest blonde claim I found is Olena Korzenyuk’s 235 cm (about 92 inches), which comes from a Ukrainian register rather than Guinness.
How did Aliia Nasyrova become a real-life Rapunzel?
She has never had a proper haircut, only slight trims on split ends to keep the hair strong and healthy.
She washes it once a week, brushes only when it’s dry, skips the hairdryer, and uses natural products plus masks and oils she mostly makes herself.
Her mother and grandmother also had very long hair, and fairytale heroines like Rapunzel inspired her.
