MUST READ!!! Biggest Afro In The World- Guinness World Record

Aevin Dugas; Louisiana Woman Has World's Largest Afro

Aevin Dugas, a 37-year-old woman,a native of New Orleans, was crowned the record-setter for the world's largest Afro, the first time the record has been recorded. Her Afro measures out to a 4-foot, 4-inch circumference and is as big as a disco ball, she says everyone from toddlers to grandmothers are following in her footsteps.
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Aevin said: 'At one time I strived to get hair that was bone straight and now all I want is it big and poofy'

It was only back in 2011 when the Guinness Book of World Records first introduced the Largest Afro category. A huge step for the natural hair community, NaturallyCurly caught up with the New Orleans native who won the title to talk about her hair, her regimen and of course, her life. Two years later, Aevin Dugas still holds the World’s Largest Afro title, and says that as of 2013, her hair is much longer than it was when she first won...

The hairstyle that has taken over 12 years to grow can at times be problematic.

"It's always getting caught in trees, and one time I even slammed my hair in the car door! And I hate it when people touch it without asking my permission first!" , she admits.

 

However Aevin has no regrets over her choice of hairstyle: "As a woman you're told that straight hair is beautiful hair. This is crazy. The afro is my natural hairstyle and there can't be anything more beautiful than that".

 

 

Aevin trims her afro three times a year, and uses up to five conditioners at once when she washes it.

 

Her jaw-dropping look brings her attention wherever she goes but it does have its drawbacks as she often gets it caught in trees, car doors and people's earrings.
It can also take two days to wash and dry and is so big she struggles to see clearly out from beneath it - which means she cannot drive with her 'hair up'.
To get her hair ready for a night out she shampoos it and then uses up to five conditioners.
She then puts her hair into two French braids and from then it takes about two days to dry.
But the positives far outweigh the negatives and she has become a hero in her hometown of Napoleonville, Louisiana.
Her biggest joy is inspiring young girls to stop using chemical straighteners, which can cause long-lasting damage to hair.

She said: 'I don't know why but there's something very important to me about little girls appreciating my hair and then wanting to wear their hair the same.'I tell them there is nothing that I did special, there is no magical formula, we are born with our hair like this.'
Aevin was originally inspired by a picture of her mum Deborah Dugas wearing an afro in the sixties - and she remains one of her biggest fans today.
Mrs Dugas, 62, who runs a care home, said: 'I'm humbled by the fact she did this because she liked my natural hair, way before she was born.

 

she does struggle underneath this gorgeous hairdo if she doesn't properly style it up

 

Aevin, cruising her extravagant hairdo in her car