Texas woman's long nails nearing world record

Thursday, November 17, 2016
HOUSTON, Texas (WPVI) -- A retired salon owner in Houston is trying to "nail" a new world record.

Yani Williams refuses to cut her fingernails - which are now 26 inches long.
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She says she started growing them back when President Bill Clinton took office 23 years ago.

She says the stunt is partly to send a message to her grandchildren, that being different is okay, and bullying is not.
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Williams also keeps her toe nails long too.

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