Lee Redmond

Who is Lee Redmond?

Lee Redmond held the record in the Guinness World Records for longest fingernails. The Enquirer featured her every few years and kept track of the progress of her nails.

Redmond started growing her nails in late 1978-early 1979 and although she had originally planned to have them cut off on November 22, 2006, she chose to keep her nails after all. In the past few years, she made appearances on CBS News and at the Ripley's Believe It or Not! museum. One of her last appearances was at a fundraiser for the Salt Lake City fire department, where it was reported her nails were an average of 34–35 inches in length.

A great-grandmother of two, Lee currently resides in Salt Lake City, Utah. During the time when she had her long nails, she enjoyed activities such as riding bikes with her younger sister Sierra, who had normal nails. She stated that, while certain activities such as putting on a heavy coat were troublesome, she managed her daily life without much difficulty. On the Guinness TV feature, she was shown driving a car, vacuuming, doing dishes, and giving haircuts to her grandchildren. She Also Lee has two sons, a daughter, two granddaughters and two grandsons. She is also a proud great-grandmother to two beloved great-grandchildren. She added that her long nails didn't even interfere with her care of her husband, who suffers from Alzheimer's disease.