Congratulations to Hilda Baci who has been presented with her certificate as a Guinness World Records ICON. Celebrity chef Hilda from Nigeria broke the Guinness World Records title for the longest cooking marathon in May 2023. Her 93 hour and 11 minute attempt took social media by storm and inspired others in Nigeria to be part of it and attempt a record of their own resulting in thousands of applications in the months that followed.

The impact Hilda’s attempt had on record-breaking from not just Nigeria, but other countries in Africa was profound and her influence still lives on to this day. Hilda achieved a second and third record titles in 2025 for the largest serving of jollof rice and overall largest serving of rice, weighing in at 8,780 kilograms (19,356 lb 9 oz).

Chef Hilda Baci cooked up such a storm she became a Guinness World Records ICON and will be featured in the upcoming #GWR2027 book.

“Being named a Guinness World Records ICON means so much more to me than holding a title. It represents resilience, passion, discipline, and the power of dreaming boldly.

What started as a personal challenge became something that inspired millions of people around the world, and that is incredibly humbling. I’m deeply grateful to Guinness World Records for recognising not just the achievement, but the impact and journey behind it.”