17-year-old girl from Turkey named Rumeysa Gelgi (Rumeysa Gelgi), whose height is 2 meters 13 centimeters, was officially declared the tallest girl in the world. Rumeisa Gelgi received an award from the Guinness Book of Records during a special a presentation that took place in her hometown of Safranbolu, Karabyuk.
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Rumeisa is a 11th grade high school student and lives with parents, older brothers and sisters, whose growth is absolutely normal.
The high growth of Rumeisa is due to a disease called Weaver syndrome is a rare genetic disease that causes fast growth. Also, the girl has unusually large arms and legs. The size Rumeisa’s foot corresponds to the 47th size of men’s shoes.
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High growth causes the girl many inconveniences, including with movement. In order to walk, she uses specially A wheelchair and walker made for her. Shoes for girls are also made individually.
“It’s interesting and makes me feel special. Growth will allow me to easily look at the highest shelves, and in addition, no one can look down on me, “- leads words girls Mail Online.
Dr. Omer Hakan Yavasoglu made official measurements Rumeis, which, according to the rules of the Guinness Book of Records, it is necessary to carry out three times in one day.
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“Guinness Book of Records recognizes extraordinary people in everything the world. Rumeisa demonstrates incredible restraint and courage while living with his illness, and it’s a great honor to meet her and award her with the title, “- said an official representative of the Book Guinness Seyda Subas-Gemisi Records.
Doctors assured Rumeis that she would not grow further, so the girl will not be able to break the record of the highest living person on land and his fellow countryman Sultan Kosen, whose growth is 2 meter 51 centimeter.
Earlier, the highest girl was considered Canadian Anna Haining Swan, whose height was 2 meters 41 centimeters. And the highest the man in history is an American Robert Wadlow whose growth in 1940, it was 2 meters 72 centimeters.
The Rumeisa record will be presented in the Guinness Book of Records 2015, which will be released in September.
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