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Yao Defen ( 7ft 8in - 233 cm)
Yao Defen claims to be the tallest woman in the world, with 7' 8" (233 cm). She weighs 200 kg (440 lbs) and has size 26 (UK) / 78 (EU) feet. Her gigantism is due to a tumor in her pituitary gland.
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Sandy Allen (7ft 7¼in - 232 cm)
Sandy Allen appeared in the Guinness Book of World Records since 1976 --and until 2008, when she died-- as the tallest woman in the world. She was 7' 7¼ " (232 cm) in height.
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Malgorzata Dydek (7ft 2in - 218 cm)
Malgorzata (aka Margo) Dydek, a basketball player in the US, is 7'2" (218 cm).
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Zainab Bibi (7ft 2in - 218 cm)
Zainab Bibi, 7' 2" (218 cm) as well, was recently allowed to stay permanently in Britain because she claims her height has made her a target at home, Pakistan.
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Uljana Semjonova (7ft - 213 cm)
Standing at 7'0" (213 cm), latvian Uljana Semjonova was the leading women's basketball player in the world in the 1970s and 1980s.
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Gitika Srivastava (6ft 11in - 211 cm)
Gitika Srivastava, former basketball player from India, is 6' 11" (211 cm).
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Malee Duangdee (6ft 10in - 208 cm)
Malee Duangdee is Thailand's tallest woman, with 6' 10" (208cm).
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Caroline Welz (6ft 9in - 206 cm)
Germany's tallest girl, Caroline Welz is 20 years old and 6' 9" (206 cm) tall.
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Rita Miniva Besa (6ft 8in -203 cm)
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Heather Greene (6ft 5½in - 196 cm)
Heather Greene is "only" 6' 5½" (196 cm) and lives in Las Vegas