Giants in Skirts: 17 of the Tallest Women on the Planet (18 photos)

Would you like to know how the tallest people in the world live? It's easy to guess that women face the biggest challenges due to their enormous height. For example, Elisani da Cruz Silva is 2 meters 6 centimeters tall, while her boyfriend is only 1 meter 63 centimeters.

In this article, we want to remember other "giantesses" and tell you their stories.

Heather Greene - 197 cm



Heather Greene is very proud of her height and wants to be the tallest woman in the world, although she still needs to grow a little. Currently, this Las Vegas resident stands at 1 meter 97 centimeters (just 5 feet 9 inches), and to appear taller, she constantly wears heels.

Heather has no insecurities about her height, leads an active lifestyle, and responds optimistically to all sorts of challenges. However, she admits that she sometimes has difficulties with service, as not all establishments and professionals are accustomed to working with such tall people.

Lindsay Kay Hayward — 203 cm



The next woman on our list, American Lindsay Hayward, is known not only for her impressive height but also for her outstanding physical attributes. This Amazonian wrestler is a professional wrestler and, if she so desires, can throw a grown man across the room, as often depicted in Hollywood films.

Incidentally, Lindsay also has film experience. It was thanks to him that she was included in the Guinness Book of World Records as the tallest actress to play a leading role in a film.

Caroline Welz — 205 cm



Caroline Welz holds the title of "Tallest Woman in Germany." The German beauty stands 2 meters 5 centimeters tall. Furthermore, her shoe size also sets her apart from most other German women: it's an impressive 49!

Like many other "giant women," Welz has dedicated her life to modeling.

Mali Duangdi — 208 cm



Until 2016, Mali Duangdi from Thailand was listed in the Guinness Book of World Records as the tallest woman in the world. Although, in fact, taller women were living on the planet at the same time. But let's leave that to the conscience of the Guinness Book of World Records compilers.

Sadly, Mali passed away several years ago from chronic health problems. At the time of her death, she was 24 years old and stood 2 meters 8 centimeters tall, having become nearly blind due to a brain tumor.

Britney Griner — 206 cm



As you might have guessed, Britney Griner is a basketball player. This isn't surprising, as her height—2 meters 6 centimeters—is ideal for this sport. In 2014, Britney won the World Championship in Turkey with the US national team, the Olympic Games in Rio in 2016, and the World Championship in Spain in 2018.

As for Britney Griner's personal life, finding a partner was quite easy. In 2015, Griner married her longtime girlfriend, Tulsa Shock basketball player Glory Johnson. She stands at 1.91 meters tall.

Rita Miniwa Besa – 203 cm



Another basketball player on our list is Zimbabwean native Rita Miniwa Besa, who stands at 203 cm. She currently lives in the United States, where she moved many years ago to pursue professional basketball.

While the African has yet to achieve any significant success in the sport, she is already known worldwide as one of the tallest women.

Ulyana Semenova — 213 cm



Ulyana Semenova is a renowned Soviet basketball player, a 10-time European champion, a three-time world champion, and an Honored Master of Sports of the USSR. After Semenova joined the TTT Riga team, it was virtually impossible to beat her. In particular, it was thanks to her that her hometown club won the USSR Championship 15 times.

In 1989, Semenova ended her athletic career and is now involved in community work.

Geethika Srivastava — 211 cm



Geethika Srivastava, like many other tall girls, also found her niche in basketball. She was a former member of the Indian women's national basketball team.

Geethika Srivastava is 211 cm tall. She claims her height is hereditary. Her father was almost 12 cm taller than her.

Zainab Bibi — 218 cm



Zainab Bibi is the tallest woman in Pakistan. In her home country, Zainab always felt like an outcast—passersby looked at her askance, considering her almost a monster—so she was forced to move.

Bibi spent the last years of her life in the UK, where she was granted political asylum. She died in 2018 at the age of 46.

San Feng — 221 cm



Many girls dream of being tall, but not her… Sun Feng is over 220 centimeters tall. Just imagine, that's practically the height of the ceilings in a standard Khrushchev-era apartment!

San Feng is currently the tallest woman in China.

Malgorzata Dydek — 218 cm



According to various sources, Polish basketball player Malgorzata Dydek's height ranged from 213 to 218 centimeters. She is recognized as the tallest player in the history of the Women's National Basketball Association.

Malgorzata played for the Utah Starz and Connecticut Sun for a long time and worked as a coach. She died in 2011 at the age of 37.

Sandy Allen — 232 cm



Sandy Allen was a famous American circus and film actress. Until her death in 2009, she was considered the tallest woman in the world. Allen's height was 232 cm.

Sandy felt lonely all her life and asked the organizers of the Guinness Book of World Records to find her a partner. Unfortunately, she never met her beloved.

Yao Defen — 234 cm



After Sandy Allen's death, Chinese woman Yao Defen topped the list of the world's tallest women. She stands 2 meters 34 centimeters tall.

Yao suffered from a pituitary tumor, which caused her gigantism. She died in 2011 at the age of 40.

Zeng Jinlian — 248 cm



Zeng Jinlian is not only the tallest woman in the world, but also the tallest woman in recorded human history. She was born in 1964 and died in 1982.

Almost from birth, she suffered from a severe curvature of the spine. At age four, her height was an abnormal 1.56 meters, and by the time of her death, she had reached 248.3 cm. However, there was an error in the calculations, as the curvature of the spine was taken into account; she was unable to stand up to her full height.

Anna Haining Bates — 241 cm



Anna Haining Bates is the second tallest woman in history. She stood 2.41 meters tall. She was married to the man known as the "Kentucky Giant," the 233-centimeter Martin Van Buren Bates.

The couple built a massive home to suit their needs, with ceilings nearly 14 feet high and doors 8 feet wide. Bates was pregnant twice, but both children died shortly after birth. The couple's second child, born on January 18, 1879, was posthumously entered into the Guinness Book of Records as the largest newborn, weighing 10.7 kg and measuring 75 cm.

Rumeysa Gelgi - 213 cm



In 2016, Rumeysa Gelgi was entered into the Guinness Book of Records as the tallest teenager in the world. At the time, she was 17 years old and over 213 cm tall.

It is known that the girl's gigantism is caused by a rare genetic disorder. However, her brothers and sisters are of normal height.

Ella Ewing — 224 cm



Throughout her life, Ella Ewing, born in 1872, was considered the tallest woman in the United States. Until the age of 9, she was no different from her peers, but suddenly began growing very rapidly.

For a long time, Ewing performed in the circus and even achieved great success in this field. But in 1913, at the age of 40, she died of pneumonia.

Traintje Keever — 254 cm



Finally, let's delve a little further into the past and recall another woman with remarkable measurements. Trijntje Keever, nicknamed "Big Virgin," is possibly the tallest woman in world history. According to various sources, her height ranged from 254 to 257 cm. Unfortunately, there are no photographs of Trijntje, as she lived in the 17th century and lived a very short lifespan—only 17 years.

Are you still embarrassed by your height, or do you dream of becoming taller?