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Rumeysa Gelgi
Rumeysa Gelgi (born 1 January 1997) is a Turkish web developer, who is best known for holding the record for Guinness World Record for tallest living woman since 2021, though several other living women not yet confirmed by Guinness are known to be taller.[1] She also holds the titles of the largest hands (female), the longest fingers (female), the longest ears (female), the longest back (female) and previously held the title of tallest living female teenager given by Guinness World Records. She is 215.16 cm (7 ft 0.71 in) tall.[2][3][4][5][6][7] and weighs 90 kg (198 lbs). Gelgi lives in the Karabük province of Turkey.[8] Her height is caused by Weaver syndrome, a rare condition which causes rapid growth among other abnormalities.[9] It affects men three times more than women.[10] Because of her condition, she usually uses a wheelchair to move, but she can walk for short periods of time with a walker. Due to her condition, she cannot sit in seats under 50–55 cm.[2][3] On 28 September 2022, Gelgi was able to fly on an airplane for the first time in her life. Turkish Airlines had to place a stretcher on six chair rows in one of their planes to make her trip from Istanbul, Turkey, to San Francisco, California, U.S., a possibility. The event got media attention[11] and was shown in a Guinness World Records documentary titled Rumeysa: Walking Tall.[12] See also
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