These Guinness Title Holders Don’t Live Normal Lives but Set World Records

Rumeysa Gelgi, the Tallest Woman

According to Guinness World Records, the tallest woman living is Rumeysa Gelgi from Turkey. She was the tallest teenager living in 2014 and hit the title as the tallest woman living when she turned 18 years old.

Rumeysa Gelgi is standing 215.16 cm (7ft 0.7in). She is an advocate, a passionate researcher, and a public speaker.

The Turkish woman is suffering from Weaver Syndrome, a condition that leads the bones to be oversized. The signs of the Weaver Syndrome immediately appeared on her upon her birth… (continue reading on next page)