Nigerian student sets new world record for longest catwalk

A student at the University of Lagos, UNILAG, Ololade Ayelabola, has completed a new Guinness World Record, GWR, for the longest distance walked by a model.

The model, who completed a 130.62km catwalk, started a 120km attempt on October 1 at the indoor sports centre of UNILAG.

After hitting the 120km mark, she completed an additional 10km of walking, making 2,058 laps within the sports centre.

Speaking in an Instagram post on Monday, Ayelabola said the official attempt was to showcase the country’s creativity and fashion industry to the world.

“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.”

Ayelabola ‘s achievement is subject to verification and confirmation by the GWR.

Her feat follows a record established by Roberta Brown and Lorraine McCourt, who walked 114.4 km (71.1 miles) in Dublin Ireland on September 21, 1983.