World Tallest Woman

Zeng Jinlian (Simplified Chinese: 曾金莲; Traditional Chinese: 曾金蓮; Pinyin: Zēng (Céng) Jīnlián; June 26, 1964 – February 13, 1982) was the tallest female ever recorded in medical history. She is also the only female counted among the twelve individuals in medical history who reached a verified eight feet or more. At the time of her death at the age of 17, in Hunan, China, she was 8 ft 1¾ in (248 cm) tall. However, she could not stand up straight due to a severely deformed spine. Nevertheless, she was the tallest person in the world at the time.