Since childhood, they have constantly heard offensive nicknames like "dilda" and "sleeper". It is very difficult for them to find clothes by size. It is even more difficult for them to find their soul mate. The life of a giantess has developed in different ways. Some were able to take advantage of their abnormal growth and become a celebrity, while others lived a very short, tortured life.
Erica Irwin, USA, 203 centimeters
Until 2004, Erica was called William and she was a man. Having undergone gender reassignment surgery, Erica dreamed of an acting career. But the roles she was offered only different monsters. Therefore, the girl decided to become a fitness model. Irvine was very successful in this matter.
Elsani da Cruz Silva, Brazil, 206 centimeters
Elsane was born in the Brazilian city of Salinopolis. Already at the age of fourteen, she has grown to two meters. The girl found herself in the modeling business, becoming the tallest model in the world. The Brazilian woman has a young man.
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Francinaldo is five years older than his beloved and as much as forty centimeters below her. But that doesn't bother the couple. The only thing that young people fear is that due to giganticism, Elsani will remain sterile.
Carolina Welz, Germany, 206 centimeters
Now the German woman is 32 years old. With an increase of two meters six centimeters, she weighs almost one hundred and twenty kilograms. Like the two previous heroines of the article, Carolina moved into a model. Due to her gigantic stature, she has to sew clothes to order and use special furniture. A little higher than usual.
Mali Duangdi, Thailand, 210 centimeters
Mali was born in 1992. At the age of nine, doctors discovered she had a brain tumor. It was because of her that the girl grew to two meters. Interestingly, it continues to grow. Mali went blind a few years ago. For the most part, the girl does not leave the house and babysits her younger brother.
Gitika Srivastava, India, 211 centimeters
Gitika found herself in basketball. By the way, the huge growth in the Srivastava family is hereditary. The Indian woman's father was twelve centimeters taller than her.
Ulyana (Iuliyaka) Semenova, Latvia, 218 centimeters
Iuliyaka was born in 1952 into a family of Old Believers. The girl grew by leaps and bounds. With such growth, the road to sports was opened for her. Semenova chose basketball. During her career in the form of the Soviet national team, she won twice at the Olympic Games and World Championships and had countless other awards.
Zeinab Bibi, Pakistan, 218 centimeters
The Pakistani woman began to grow sharply from the age of fifteen. Then she became the target of peer attacks. Moreover, the children beat her severely and once even broke her arm. After that, the parents decided to move to England. In 2018, Zeinab passed away at the age of 44.
Malgorzata Dydek, Poland, 218 centimeters
Dydek, thanks to her growth, became a professional basketball player. Played for clubs in Poland, France, Spain and the United States. After completing her career, she moved to Australia. She got married and gave birth to two children. But Malgorzata did not live long. At the age of 37, she died suddenly in her home. She was four months pregnant.
Sandy Allen, USA, 231 centimeters
Sandy grew up to 22 years old. In 1977, she underwent surgery to remove a tumor of the pituitary gland, which provoked a giant growth. The American was officially recognized as the tallest in the world. But this did not bring her joy. She felt lonely all her life and asked the organizers of the Guinness World Record to introduce her to someone of her height. She died at the 54th year of life.
Yao Defen, China, 236 centimeters
Another giantess, Yao Defen, also suffered from a brain tumor. Moreover, the Chinese woman grew up with oncology since childhood. Every year she added in height by five centimeters. The doctors cut out the tumor, but this did not bring Yao health. She died in 2012 at the age of forty. Defen weighed two hundred kilograms.
Jane Banford, England, 241 centimeters
The tallest inhabitant of Foggy Albion was born in 1895. At the age of thirteen, she almost reached two meters. Due to her height, the girl could not fully straighten up. She died before reaching thirty years. Her skeleton is kept in the Anatomical Museum of Birmingham.
Zen Zhulan, China, 248 centimeters
Scoliosis also prevented Zen from standing up to its full height. The tallest recorded woman in history lived for only eighteen years.