World’s tallest woman dies
6 Dec 2012 6:04 AM IST
The world's tallest woman has died at the age of 40 in her village in China, after losing battle with tumour that caused her to grow to 7 feet 8 inches.
Yao Defen, who was listed as the world's tallest woman by Guinness World Records in 2010, passed away on the morning of November 13 in the house she shared with her mother in Shitang village in eastern China, according to a local news website, Anhui News. Yao developed gigantism because of a tumour on her pituitary gland and had topped 6 feet 6 inches by the time she was 15 years old, 'The Telegraph' reported from Beijing.
She also weighed more than 190 kg and had size 26 feet.
Yao Defen, who was listed as the world's tallest woman by Guinness World Records in 2010, passed away on the morning of November 13 in the house she shared with her mother in Shitang village in eastern China, according to a local news website, Anhui News. Yao developed gigantism because of a tumour on her pituitary gland and had topped 6 feet 6 inches by the time she was 15 years old, 'The Telegraph' reported from Beijing.
She also weighed more than 190 kg and had size 26 feet.
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