Ololade Ayelabola, a student of the University of Lagos, UNILAG, haa set a new Guinness World Record for the longest distance catwalk by a model.
Ayelabola completed an impressive 130.62 km catwalk, surpassing her initial goal of 120 km, which she began on October 1 at UNILAG‘s indoor sports centre.
After reaching the 120 km milestone, she continued walking an additional 10 km, completing 2,058 laps within the sports facility.
In an Instagram post on Monday, Ayelabola noted that her record attempt aimed to showcase Nigeria’s creativity and fashion industry on a global stage.
“I’m not walking for myself alone. I am walking for many models who have been limited by stereotypes and standards set by rigid systems. I am also walking to showcase the creativity of the Nigerian fashion industry,” she stated.
Ayelabola’s accomplishment is pending verification and confirmation by Guinness World Records as her achievement surpasses the previous record set by Roberta Brown and Lorraine McCourt, who walked 114.4 km (71.1 miles) in Dublin, Ireland, on September 21, 1983.
