US woman sets record for world’s longest female mullet

(CNN) 鈥� Tami Manis is officially all business at the front and party in the back after her , measuring 5 feet 8 inches (nearly 173 centimeters), was confirmed as the longest female one in the world.

The 58-year-old last cut the back of her hair on February 9 1990, according to Guinness World Records.

鈥淎 lot of people just notice it when I turn around, so most of the time it鈥檚 like they don鈥檛 realize how long my hair is until they look at the backside,鈥� Manis said in a video posted by on Thursday.

鈥淚t was the eighties and everybody had a rat tail,鈥� she said, adding that she was first inspired to grow a mullet after watching Til Tuesday鈥檚 music video 鈥淰oices Carry.鈥�

鈥淭he girl had a rat tail and I really wanted one of those,鈥� said Manis.

After initially cutting off her mullet in November 1989, the Tennessee resident immediately regretted it, deciding to grow it out again the following year. Since then, she鈥檚 never looked back.

Normally, Manis keeps her mullet braided and when riding her motorbike, she just 鈥渢ucks the tail鈥� into her pocket.

A friend braids Manis鈥� hair for her once a week, and the mullet remains like that until she washes it again and dries it with paper towels 鈥渂ecause otherwise it would stay wet most of the time,鈥� she said.

Mullets, though normally associated with the 1980s, have a history dating back centuries 鈥� even the Greek poet Homer, writing in the 鈥淭he Iliad鈥� in the 8th century BC, references spearmen with 鈥渇orelocks cropped, hair grown long at the backs.鈥�

For Manis, it has allowed people to recognize her even from more than 20 years ago, and provided a topic of conversation among her friends and family.

Last year, she placed second in the 鈥淔emullet鈥� division of the 2022 US Mullet Championships and won the accompanying $300 prize, an experience that encouraged her to apply for the Guinness World Record.

After a long process, including filming her hair to show its length, Manis received a package on her front porch informing her of the official record.

鈥淲hen I opened it, I thought, 鈥榯his is amazing,鈥欌€� she said.

The-CNN-Wire