{"id":4462,"date":"2024-10-02T12:45:53","date_gmt":"2024-10-02T12:45:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/?p=4462"},"modified":"2024-10-02T12:45:54","modified_gmt":"2024-10-02T12:45:54","slug":"sierra-leonean-makeup-artist-shatters-19-year-old-world-record","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/?p=4462","title":{"rendered":"Sierra Leonean Makeup Artist Shatters 19-Year-Old World Record"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><br>Arts and Entertainment Reporter<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mary Yongai, a 26-year-old talented makeup artist from Sierra Leone, has made history by breaking the Guinness World Record for the most cosmetic makeovers in 24 hours by a single artist.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m overjoyed and humbled to have achieved this incredible feat,&#8221; Mary exclaimed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;It was a challenging but exhilarating experience.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mary completed an astonishing 111 makeovers, surpassing her personal target of 100 and eclipsing the previous record of 96 set by Indonesia&#8217;s Martha Tilaar in 2005.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The record attempt took place in Freetown, Sierra Leone&#8217;s capital, where a large crowd gathered to support Mary, including local celebrities and government ministers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;I was fueled by determination, passion, and the grace of God,&#8221; Mary said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;I didn&#8217;t eat or use the bathroom during the entire 24 hours, relying solely on soft drinks to keep me going.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The rules for this record require each makeover to include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Concealer<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Foundation<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Blush or bronzer<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Two eye shadow colors<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Eye liner<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mascara<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Lipstick or lip gloss<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Lip liner<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Pressed or loose powder.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>Mary took only one 20-minute break throughout the marathon session.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;This achievement is not just for me, but for my country and the entire African continent,&#8221; Mary said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;I hope it inspires others to chase their dreams and push beyond their limits.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mary&#8217;s remarkable feat has earned her a spot in the Guinness World Records and cemented her status as a leading makeup artist in Sierra Leone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Record Breakdown:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Previous record: 96 makeovers (Martha Tilaar, Indonesia, 2005)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mary&#8217;s record: 111 makeovers<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Time: 24 hours<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Location: Freetown, Sierra Leone-<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Zim GBC News\u00a92024<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Arts and Entertainment Reporter Mary Yongai, a 26-year-old talented makeup artist from Sierra Leone, has made history by breaking the Guinness World Record for the most cosmetic makeovers in 24&hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4463,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[127],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4462","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-arts-and-entertainment"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4462","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4462"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4462\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4464,"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4462\/revisions\/4464"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/4463"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4462"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4462"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4462"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}