I got an e-mail saying that the tallest and largest woman in the world was from Holland.(7'4" tall and weighs 320 lbs.).Is this true and if it is, how do I get more information on this person?
2007-01-15 05:24:01 · 6 answers · asked by Art M 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Trivia
She is from China
You can find all information at this link http://www.tallwomen.org/tallest/
2007-01-15 05:30:00 · answer #1 · answered by patorimom 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sandy Allen is “world’s tallest woman - living” by Guinness Book of World Records. Allen is a towering lady at 7′ 7 1/4″.
BUT ......
De-Fen Yao has been measured at 7′ 8 1/2″. This has not been confirmed by Guinness Book though. However, TallWomen.org makes the point that if she is “only” 7′ 7″ which some sources claim, she is still taller than Sandy Allen who can no longer stand up straight and is sadly confined to a wheel-chair now. If Sandy could still stand her bodyweight seems to have caused her back to arch so she can no longer be considered to be 7′ 7 1/4″.
2007-01-15 06:00:47 · answer #2 · answered by Roxy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Tallest Woman - Living
WHO: Sandy Allen
WHAT: 2.31 m (7 ft 7 in)
WHERE: Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
WHEN: As of 1999
Sandy Allen was a 2.95-kg (6.5-lb) baby, and her abnormal growth began soon after her birth in June 1955. By the age of 10 she stood 1.905 m (6 ft 3 in) tall, and was 2.16 m (7 ft 1 in) by 16 years old. Sandy had a dream to break free of a world, that she felt she had outgrown. In her first letter to Guinness World Records in 1974 she wrote, "I would like to get to know someone that is approximately my height. It is needless to say my social life is practically nil and perhaps the publicity from your book may brighten my life." The accolade did help to bring about a reversal of fortunes for the Indiana secretary. First, there was an offer from film director Federico Fellini to take a role in his film Casanova in 1975, and then her first date with a 7-ft Illinois man. On July 14, 1977, she went into hospital for a pituitary gland operation to stop further growth. Nowadays poor circulation and weak leg muscles mean she is dependent on a wheel chair.
2007-01-15 05:33:39 · answer #3 · answered by iday_iday 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
♥Tallest Woman - Living
WHO:
Sandy Allen
WHAT:
2.31 m (7 ft 7 in)
WHERE:
Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
WHEN:
As of 1999
Sandy Allen was a 2.95-kg (6.5-lb) baby, and her abnormal growth began soon after her birth in June 1955. By the age of 10 she stood 1.905 m (6 ft 3 in) tall, and was 2.16 m (7 ft 1 in) by 16 years old. Sandy had a dream to break free of a world, that she felt she had outgrown. In her first letter to Guinness World Records in 1974 she wrote, "I would like to get to know someone that is approximately my height. It is needless to say my social life is practically nil and perhaps the publicity from your book may brighten my life." The accolade did help to bring about a reversal of fortunes for the Indiana secretary. First, there was an offer from film director Federico Fellini to take a role in his film Casanova in 1975, and then her first date with a 7-ft Illinois man. On July 14, 1977, she went into hospital for a pituitary gland operation to stop further growth. Nowadays poor circulation and weak leg muscles mean she is dependent on a wheel chair.
Hope I helped you!♥
2007-01-15 06:20:44 · answer #4 · answered by ♠Jenny♠ 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
on the thought which you asked what, particularly than who, you're patently no longer asking a pair of genuine man or woman. That being the case, the Statue of Liberty in ny Harbour is 305 feet tall. There won't be in a position to be many women folk taller than that.
2016-12-13 07:31:56 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
She is from China, seen a picture of her on the internet.
2007-01-15 05:48:13 · answer #6 · answered by lonetraveler 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋