Many short girls sigh enviously when they see the tall figures of top models. Men often imagine a tall, bright companion next to them. However, in reality, the life of a girl taller than 185 cm is often full of ridicule and offensive nicknames than admiring glances and compliments. It is even harder for the participants of our list of the 10 tallest women in the world.
Interestingly, the tallest people in the world are exclusively men.
10. Gamova Ekaterina - 202 cm
This tall and athletic girl from Chelyabinsk became a famous volleyball player, having started training under the guidance of her aunt, who saw remarkable abilities in her niece. As a result, Ekaterina Gamova holds the title of champion of Russia, Turkey, Europe and the world, is a prize winner of the Grand Prix and the World Champions Cup.
9. Rita Miniva Besa - 203 cm
For some people, being tall is a blessing, and Rita is one of them. She has become a famous and talented basketball player, and is a member of the US Basketball Team.
8. Elizabeth Cambage - 203 cm
Liz was born in London, but her parents moved to Australia shortly after her daughter was born. Since 2011, one of the tallest women in the world has played for the Australian basketball team Tulsa Shock.
7. Lindsay Taylor – 203 cm
This retired American basketball player was named Santa Barbara's best player.
At the 2003 Pan American Games, Taylor won the title of the best player for the U.S. basketball team and was awarded the Silver Medal. A true cosmopolitan athlete, she has played in the Chinese Women's Basketball Association, as well as in the Polish, Turkish, Angolan and Korean women's leagues.
Since retiring from professional basketball in 2015, Taylor has worked as an assistant coach at a high school.
6. Caroline Welz – 205 cm
The tallest woman in Germany is a model. Her clothes are custom-made, and you can't buy women's shoes in size 49 in a regular store. However, both in her youth and in adulthood, Caroline did not have complexes about her parameters; they do not prevent her from living a bright and fulfilling life.
5. Ekaterina Lisina - 205.7 cm
Russia's tallest woman played basketball professionally, and not just because of her height. In the Lisin family, both father and mother played basketball (father was a coach, mother played for Penza's Spartak).
In 2008, Ekaterina participated in the Beijing Olympics as part of the Russian national basketball team. Our team took third place there.
After finishing her sports career, Ekaterina became a model. She entered the Guinness Book of Records as the woman with the longest legs in the world (133 cm), as well as the tallest model in the world.
Ekaterina Lisina is also one of the most successful Russian TikTokers, with 8.8 million followers on her account.
4. Elisani da Cruz Silva - 207 cm
She is the tallest model in Brazil and one of the most popular women on TikTok (1.7 million followers). At the age of 14, Elisani's height exceeded 205 cm, and she entered the Guinness Book of Records as the tallest teenager in the world.
Now she is expecting a child from her chosen one, Francinaldo da Silva, who is 40 cm shorter than the girl.
3. Ulyana Semenova – 210 cm
In official sources, Ulyana's height is 210 cm, but there are also reports of 228 cm, so she could potentially be the tallest woman alive today.
She has non-pathological gigantism, so Semenova can live a normal life. She was one of the best basketball players in the USSR, nicknamed "Gulliver in a skirt." In 1968, the whole world learned about the Russian wonder woman, when Ulyana won a gold medal at the European Basketball Championship.
She subsequently won gold at the Montreal Games and the home Olympics. Ulyana Semenova was named the best Latvian basketball player of the 20th century.
2. Geetika Srivastava – 211 cm
Geetika is a former athlete who was a member of the Indian women's national basketball team. Now she is involved in business and charity, and is a living example for women in Asia of how to turn a disadvantage into an advantage.
Geetika is the director of KAHM Capital, one of the first venture capital firms investing globally in healthcare and technology. Srivastava also founded Skyris Networks, a distributed networking and content distribution company.
1. Rumeysa Gelgi - 215.16 cm
The tallest woman in the world today is Rumeysa Gelgi (215.16 cm). Rumeysa is so tall because of a rare condition called Weaver syndrome, which, among other things, causes accelerated growth. The 24-year-old mostly uses a wheelchair, but she can walk if she uses a walker.
In 2021, Gelgi entered the Guinness Book of Records as the tallest woman in the world.
“Every disadvantage can be turned into an advantage for yourself, so accept yourself as you are, realize your potential and do your best,” she said.
The tallest living man, Sultan Kösen, is also Turkish, and stands at 251 cm.
The tallest woman in history is Zeng Jinlian (246.3 cm)
The title of the tallest woman in the world to ever live belongs to Zeng Jinlian of China (died 1982). She was 246.3 cm tall.
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