Thursday, 17 July, 2025
After ditching her routine of shaving three times a day, a woman in Michigan has grown the world’s longest beard on a living female.
According to the Guinness World Records, 38-year-old Michigander Erin Honeycutt’s beard measures 11.81 inches, surpassing the previous record of 10.04 inches, which belonged to 75-year-old Vivian Wheeler.
Guinness noted that Honeycutt’s beard is “completely natural; she doesn’t take any hormones or supplements.”
Rather, Honeycutt’s massive mane is the result of her polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS), a condition that causes a hormonal imbalance that can lead to a number of different physical changes, including infertility, irregular menstruation, weight gain, and excess hair growth.
In Honeycutt’s case, this led her to begin growing facial hair at just 13 years old. Despite trying a variety of methods to get rid of her facial hair — shaving, waxing, and trying various hair-removal products — Honeycutt said she was constantly self-conscious about it.
“I was probably shaving at least three times a day,” she said.
As she grew into adulthood, Honeycutt continued to find ways to eliminate her facial hair — but after other health issues caused her to lose part of her vision and her leg, she decided that she was sick and tired of having to shave her beard.
In 2018, Honeycutt suffered a foot injury and went to the hospital for treatment, but while she was there, another serious issue appeared. She began to develop necrotizing fasciitis in her leg, a rare bacterial infection that causes soft tissue in the body to die.
As a result, Honeycutt’s leg became septic and gangrene, and she had to have the lower half of her leg amputated. Despite the life-changing operation, Honeycutt told her doctor that she would “deal with it” and get on with her life.
It wasn’t the end of Honeycutt’s health issues, though. Shortly after, a spike in her blood pressure rose to such a high level that she suffered an eye stroke, which led to bleeds in the back of her eyes. These bleeds then scabbed over and formed scars, which have severely limited her vision.
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After ditching her routine of shaving three times a day, a woman in Michigan has grown the world’s longest beard on a living female.
According to the Guinness World Records, 38-year-old Michigander Erin Honeycutt’s beard measures 11.81 inches, surpassing the previous record of 10.04 inches, which belonged to 75-year-old Vivian Wheeler.
Guinness noted that Honeycutt’s beard is “completely natural; she doesn’t take any hormones or supplements.”
Rather, Honeycutt’s massive mane is the result of her polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS), a condition that causes a hormonal imbalance that can lead to a number of different physical changes, including infertility, irregular menstruation, weight gain, and excess hair growth.
In Honeycutt’s case, this led her to begin growing facial hair at just 13 years old. Despite trying a variety of methods to get rid of her facial hair — shaving, waxing, and trying various hair-removal products — Honeycutt said she was constantly self-conscious about it.
“I was probably shaving at least three times a day,” she said.
As she grew into adulthood, Honeycutt continued to find ways to eliminate her facial hair — but after other health issues caused her to lose part of her vision and her leg, she decided that she was sick and tired of having to shave her beard.
In 2018, Honeycutt suffered a foot injury and went to the hospital for treatment, but while she was there, another serious issue appeared. She began to develop necrotizing fasciitis in her leg, a rare bacterial infection that causes soft tissue in the body to die.
As a result, Honeycutt’s leg became septic and gangrene, and she had to have the lower half of her leg amputated. Despite the life-changing operation, Honeycutt told her doctor that she would “deal with it” and get on with her life.
It wasn’t the end of Honeycutt’s health issues, though. Shortly after, a spike in her blood pressure rose to such a high level that she suffered an eye stroke, which led to bleeds in the back of her eyes. These bleeds then scabbed over and formed scars, which have severely limited her vision.
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