By Olumide T. Agunbiade
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.....
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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