!Record Breaking Rainbow Boa and Pride!

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‘Boa Boulevard’: World’s Longest Feather Boa Unveiled In Times Square

NEW YORK (WCBS 880) -- The world's longest feather boa was unveiled Thursday in Times Square in a celebration of gay pride.

In front of "Ripley's Believe It or Not!" and with the help of drag queen Shangela, of "RuPaul's Drag Race" and "A Star Is Born," the 1.2 mile long feather boa was on display for the world to see for the first time Thursday morning.

"It was 1,919.5 meters - a little less than 1.2 miles," said Spencer Cammarano, an official Guinness World Record adjudicator.

It took two weeks to sew, says Stacey Schuster with "Ripley's Believe It or Not!" in Times Square.

"It was a thousand separate boas and we sowed and we finagled and we did it," she explained.

The event was held in celebration of WorldPride and to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall Uprising.

Shangela, in a glittering gold gown, took a moment to address Pride Month and advocated for LGBT rights.

"Love it love is love and I'm just going to choose love, let everybody live their life as I live my best authentic self," the drag queen said.

The event also marks the beginning of two special LGBTQ+ exhibits at Ripley's and Madame Tussauds New York.

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Rainbow boa at WorldPride breaks Guinness record

June 20 (UPI) -- A rainbow boa unveiled Thursday at a WorldPride event in New York City broke a world record.

The nearly 1.2-mile-long rainbow boa was unraveled Thursday morning at the gay pride celebration in Times Square with the help of drag queens such as host Shangela, born Darius Jeremy Pierce.

Ripley's Believe It or Not! and Madame Tussauds New York collaborated to break the Guinness World Record, and Shangela of RuPaul's Drag Race and actor in A Star is Born hosted the event.

"It was 1,919.5 meters - - a little less than 1.2 miles," said Spencer Cammarano, an official Guinness World Record adjudicator, confirming the boa had set a world record.

Stacey Schuster of "Ripley's Believe It or Not! said that the boa took a couple a weeks to sew.

"It was a thousand separate boas and we sewed and we finagled and we did it," Schuster said.

Ripley's and Madame Tussauds will donate some of their proceeds to the Trevor Project, which provides crisis intervention and suicide prevent services to LGBTQ people under 25 during Pride month.

WorldPride falls on the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall Uprising, which sparked gay rights activism.

Happy Pride and Happy 50th! you can come celebrate w/ me next weekend if u are in the Seattle area. if u can't make it, i still got love for u!

[Reinz]

That’s one looonnnggggg Boa! I wonder how big the enclosure will be?

[Bogertophis]

That’s one looonnnggggg Boa! I wonder how big the enclosure will be?

I have a feeling it's gonna be a free-roaming pet...?

[Craiga 01453]

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