Rumeysa Gelgi

Rumeysa Gelgi (born 1 January 1997) is a Turkish advocate, researcher and front-end developer. She is the third tallest living woman, and holds the title of the largest hands (female), longest fingers (female), longest back (female) and previously held the title of tallest living female teenager by Guinness World Records. She is 215.16 cm (7 ft 0.71 in) tall.[1][2][3][4][5][6]

Gelgi lives in the Karabük province of Turkey.[7] Her height is caused by Weaver syndrome, a rare condition which causes rapid growth among other abnormalities.[8] It affects men three times more than women.[9] Because of her condition, she usually uses a wheelchair to move, but can walk for short periods of time with a walker. Due to her condition, she cannot sit in seats under 50–55 cm.[1][2]

Gelgi says that she wishes to use her title to raise awareness of diseases and conditions such as hers.[1][10]

On 8 November 2022, Gelgi was able to fly on an airplane for the first time in her life. Turkish Airlines had to remove six chair rows from one of their planes to make her trip from Istanbul to San Francisco, California, U.S. a possibility. The event got media attention.[11]

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References
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  11. Pictured: World's tallest woman takes first ever flight
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