Ololade Ayelabola, a student at the University of Lagos (UNILAG), has set a new Guinness World Record (GWR) for the most distance walked by a model.
The model, who has previously finished a 130.62-kilometer catwalk, began a 120-kilometer effort on October 1 at UNILAG’s indoor sports center.
After surpassing the 120km milestone, she performed an extra 10km of walking, making 2,058 laps within the sports complex.
Ayelabola stated in a Monday Instagram post that the official goal was to present the nation’s fashion industry and inventiveness to a global audience.
“I’m not going to walk by myself. I’m walking in the shoes of numerous models who have been constrained by rigid systems’ norms and preconceptions.
“I’m walking to demonstrate the ingenuity of the Nigerian fashion industry as well.”
The accomplishment of Ayelabola is contingent upon GWR certification and confirmation.
Her achievement beat the record set on September 21, 1983, in Dublin, Ireland, by Roberta Brown and Lorraine McCourt, who walked 114.4 kilometers (71.1 miles).