Mikel Ruffinelli Sets World Record For Largest HipsThe Huffington Post | By Megan Griffo Posted: 01/22/2013 11:42 am EST | Updated: 01/23/2013 6:24 pm ESTMikel Ruffinelli, 39, a 420-pound woman with an eight-foot circumference, set the new world record for World's Largest Hips, according to the World Record Academy.The mother of four, of Los Angeles, Calif., stands at just five-foot-four, has a proportionally small 40-inch waist, and is completely content with her shape, the Daily Mail reported."I see no reason to diet because I don’t have health problems," Mikel said. "Men don’t fancy skinny girls, they like an hourglass figure."Ruffinelli's husband, Reggie Brooks, and she have been married for 10 years. "She had a sweet disposition about her that really attracted me to her," Brooks told Barcroft TV. "I like to tell people all the time, 'I have a license to work with heavy equipment,'"Still, Ruffinelli's 100-inch wide hips makes everyday tasks difficult. According to the World Record Academy, the plus-size model must drive a truck and use a reinforced chair at home to accomodate her frame. She also struggles with fitting through door entrances and sleeps in a 7-foot-wide bed, Closer reported.Ruffinelli first began gaining weight when she was 22, after having her first **09**."I put it down to my pregnancies," she said. "I don’t see why else the weight would go to my hips, although, I do eat lots." "Lots" includes nearly 3,000 calories a day."In the past, I was self-conscious about my hips," Ruffinelli said. "As I got older, I learned to love my body and now I’m not afraid to show it off."