Rumeysa Gelgi, a 17-year-old girl from Turkey
has been named the Worlds tallest female
teenager. At 7ft tall ,she received the Guinness
World Record award in her hometown of
Safranbolu, Karabük.
Rumeysa whose height is caused by a
condition,Weaver Syndrome( a rare genetic
disorder that causes rapid growth)is also an 11th
grade high school student and her parents and
older siblings, are all ‘normal’ height.
She said.....
'I like being different from everyone else.
It’s interesting and makes me feel special. It
also provides me with easy access to high
places, and looking down at people from
above isn’t a bad thing either.'
Her record will feature in the 2015 Guinness
World Records book...
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