World's tallest woman has died in China at age 39
(Najamuddin Ghanghro, Karachi(original from Larkana))
BEIJING, China - The world's
tallest woman has died in eastern China. She was 39.
Chinese state media say Yao Defen died on Nov. 13 at her home in China's eastern
province of Anhui.
Guinness World Records in January 2010 had certified her as the world's tallest
living woman at 7 feet and 7 inches (233.3 centimetres).
The local Xin'an Evening News did not give the cause of death but said in a
report that Yao suffered from gigantism, with a tumour on her pituitary gland
disrupting her levels of growth hormone. A government official in her county who
gave only his surname, Liu, confirmed Yao's death on Wednesday.
The Xin'an newspaper said Yao learned to play basketball when young, and that
she was 6 feet and 7 inches (200 centimetres) tall by the age of 15.
In a Chinese-language video from three years ago, Yao expressed anguish at her
unusual height. "I am very unhappy. Why am I this tall?" she said from her bed.
"If I were not this tall, others would not look at me like this."
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