World’s Longest Fingernails

Admit it, you’re obsessed with knowing who has the longest fingernails in the world. We are too! To our best knowledge, we have found the current world recorder holder for the longest fingernails to be Lee Redmond (USA). Ms. Redmond, who hasn’t cut her nails since 1979, has grown and carefully manicured them to reach a total length of 7 m 51.3 cm (24 ft 7.8 in). Measurements of each fingernail are below:

Right hand
Thumb	76.4 cm	30.1 in
Index finger	72.3 cm	28.5 in
Middle finger	74.1 cm	29.2 in
Ring finger	73.6 cm	29 in
Little finger	71.6 cm	28.2 in

Left Hand
Thumb	80 cm	31.5 in
Index finger	76.4 cm	30.1 in
Middle finger	76.7 cm	30.2 in
Ring finger	76.2 cm	30 in
Little finger	73.6 cm	29 in

Redmond’s philosophy that “you are what you eat” has influenced the growth of her nails. She eats a high-protein diet, which is what hair and nails are mostly made of. She used to soak them in warm olive oil once a week, but now she no longer has time, and they don’t fit in the fry pan. – Deseret News

Total length
	7 m 51.3 cm	24 ft 7.8 in

The record holder for the longest fingernails before Lee Redmond was Shridhar Chillal. Cutting his nails in 2000, he had held the record for 20 years!