when she reimagined Rapunzel as a brown girl with kinky, coily hair. That one design led to conversations, then validation, then something bigger than she could have guessed: a demand for dolls ...

A woman who has been growing her hair for 17 years is now a real-life Rapunzel with locks that measure a staggering 6ft 11in long, putting her just one inch away from having 7ft hair. Rin Kambe ...

etc. Gubanova is not the only "Rapunzel" in her family. Her six-year-old daughter also has very long hair and, in all probability, will catch up with her mom soon.