The Tallest Woman in the World Has Died. Just How Tall Was she?

There really is not too much to this story other than the fact that Yao Defen has died.  The story here is the photos.  She was only 40 years old but she stood 7 feet 8 inches tall.  Like most super tall people, Defen had what is known as gigantism, an illness that is caused by a tumor in her pituitary gland.

Yao, at age 15 was already 6 ftt 6.  Her mom, who she lived with until her death hoped she could play basketball, a dream that never came to fruition.  Her frame was just too damn big.  At her time of death she weighed 400 pounds.   Although she had the offending tumor removed in 2006 she suffered from a host of other health issues including a blood clot on her brain.  Yao Defen gained notoriety around the country as a circus freak.  To put her height in perspective, she was 2 inches taller than Yao Ming.  RIP Yao Defen.

The tallest living man is Sultan Kösen, the first person recorded over 8 feet tall was Robert Wadlow who stood at 8ft 11 inches.

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