Hilda Baci named a GWR Icon. Photo credit: GWR
Guinness World Records on Thursday named Nigerian chef and restaurateur Hilda Baci a GWR Icon, recognising the multiple record-holder’s impact on global record-breaking culture and her role in inspiring a wave of Guinness World Records attempts in Nigeria.
She becomes the first Nigerian to receive the GWR Icon recognition.
The GWR Icon title is a distinction used by Guinness World Records to recognise individuals, groups or globally significant figures whose achievements have gone beyond record-setting to leave a lasting international impact.
Baci is a multiple Guinness World Records holder whose achievements include setting the record for the longest individual cooking marathon in May 2023 and breaking two mass-cooking records in September 2025.
