Mikel Ruffinelli

Mikel Ruffinelli is an American woman who currently holds the record of widest hips in the world,[1] according to the World Record Academy.[2] Her weight is more than 420 pounds (190 kg), and her hips measure an unusual 8 feet (2.4 m) in circumference, although her waist is only 3 feet 4 inches (102 cm). She is 5 feet 4 inches (1.63 m) tall. Mikel Ruffinelli Born 1973 or 1974 (age 52–53)[1] Los Angeles Citizenship American Occupations Model, housewife Known for Widest hips (8ft) Height 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in) Spouse Reggie Brooks ​(m. 2002)​ Children 4 Early life, marriage and pregnancy edit Ruffinelli was a normal-sized young woman, and in her early 20s weighed an above average 13 stone (180 lb).[citation needed] At 22, she put on 4 stone (56 lb) after having her first child, Andrew. After daughters Destynee, Autumn, and Justyce followed, her weight and hips ballooned further. She eats an average 5,000 calories a day. It is possible that this extraordinary accumulation of fat tissue is an advanced stage of a medical condition called lipedema.