List of tall women
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This is a list of tall women. The United States government anthropometric measures state that a woman 70.1 inches (5 ft 10 in) or 178 centimetres tall is in the 99th percentile for female height.[1] This means women in the United States who are that tall are taller than 99% of women. As average height is taller in certain nations, this list begins with those 185 cm.
As for the value of the subject, it might relate to heightism, which is alleged in many tall women's lives.
As unusually tall people are disproportionately represented in basketball and volleyball, players of these sports are listed only if they are among the tallest. Similarly fashion models are only listed if among the tallest.
248 cm (8 ft 1½ in)
- Zeng Jinlian — tallest woman ever recognized by Guinness World Records and for whom there is substantiated medical evidence; could not stand to full height due to a spinal deformity.She died at age 17.[1]
232 cm (7 ft 7¼ in)
- Sandy Allen — tallest living woman as recognized by the Guinness Book of World Records.
231 cm (7 ft 7 in)
- Jane Bunford — world's tallest medically verified woman before Zeng Jinlian; would have measured 7'11" (241 cm) with normal spinal curvature.[1]
227 cm (7 ft 5½ in)
- Anna Haining Bates — 19th century Canadian woman.[1]
218 cm (7 ft 2 in)
- Margo Dydek — tallest basketball player in WNBA history.[1]
217 cm (7 ft 1½ in)
- Maria Fassnauer — the "Ridnauner Riesin" ("Giant Woman of the Ridnau Valley") Ratschings, Südtirol (now Italy, then part of Austria). Lived February 28 1879 — December 4 1917.[1][1]
213 cm (7 ft)
- Iuliana Semenova — first non-US female player in the Basketball Hall of Fame.[1]
206 cm (6 ft 9 in)
- Allyssa DeHaan — American basketball player.
- Nelly Fonova — Russian volleyball player.
- Caroline Welz — tallest woman in Germany and model.
- Elizabeth Cambage — basketball player.
203 cm (6 ft 8 in)
- Anne Donovan — player and coach in the Basketball Hall of Fame.[1]
- Katie Feenstra — basketball player.
- Haixia Zheng — Chinese-born center; Kim Perrot Sportsmanship Award.[1]
- Maria Stepanova — basketball player.
- Lindsay Taylor — basketball player.
- Tara O'Neal — basketball player.
- Olga Potachova — volleyball player.
- Ekaterina Gamova — Russian volleyball player.
201 cm (6 ft 7 in)
- Beatrice Bofia — basketball player and twin sister to Suzy Bofia, Arizona Wildcats.
- Kara Wolters — basketball center, won a Gold Medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics.
- Tayyiba Haneef — volleyball player.
198 cm (6 ft 6 in)
- Suzy Bofia — basketball player and twin to Beatrice Bofia, Arizona Wildcats.
- Sylvia Fowles — basketball center for LSU from 2004 to 2008 and All-American.
- Kara Braxton - basketball center for WNBA Detroit Shock
- Carolyn Moos, American model and professional basketball player
- Vonda Ward - professional boxer
196 cm (6 ft 5 in)
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Alexis Skye — Supermodel 6 ft 5 inches
- Heather Burge - former University of Virginia .
- Bibiana Candelas — volleyball player.
- Heidi Burge - former University of Virginia basketball player.
- Debbie Doom - All-American softball pitcher at UCLA.
- Flo Hyman — American volleyball player and Olympic silver medalist.
- Lisa Leslie - American basketball player and three-time Olympic gold medalist.
- Kathy Radzuweit - volleyball player.
- Cassy Salyer — former Penn State volleyball player.
- Zhao Ruirui — volleyball player.
- Alexis Skye — Supermodel, Spokesperson, Actress My Name Is Earl
- Valerie Vili - New Zealand shot putter
194 cm (6 ft 4½ in)
- Gabriela Pérez del Solar — Peruvian Congresswoman and former volleyball player
193 cm (6 ft 4 in)
- Megumi Kawamura — model, believed to be the tallest Japanese model.
- L'Wren Scott — model and fashion stylist.
- Blanka Vlašić — high jumper.
- Anna Kearns — American Idol contestant who made it to the Top 40 on season 6.
- Sam Stacey — listed in Guinness' book for having long legs.
- Stefania Passaro - basketball player from the Italian Olympic Team in Barcelona (1992 Summer Olympics).
192 cm (6 ft 3½ in)
- Anastasia Kelesidou — Greek athlete (Discus).
191 cm (6 ft 3 in)
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Ursula Plassnik meeting Condoleezza Rice
- Erin Buescher - WNBA player San Antonio Silver Stars
- Shirley Eson-Sky from "American Gladiators"
- Judy Gold — comedian who mentions her height in her act.[1]
- Cat Osterman — softball player.
- Ursula Plassnik — Austrian politician
- Gabrielle Reece — American professional volleyball player, sports presenter and former fashion model
- Kerri Walsh - American professional volleyball player
- Salote Tupou III of Tonga — deceased Queen of Tonga[1].
189 cm (6 ft 2½ in)
- Lindsay Davenport — tennis player.
- Elena Bovina — tennis player.
188 cm (6 ft 2 in)
- Amy Acuff — high jumper.
- Maria Sharapova — tennis player.
- Nicole Bass — body-builder and professional wrestler.
- Julia Child — chef and television personality.
- Tamara Dobson — actress and model.
- Slavica Ecclestone — billionaire and former model.
- Kae Sumner Einfeldt — (1916-1996) founder of the California Tip Toppers Club, the first Tall Club.[1]
- Megan McArdle — Economist journalist and libertarian blogger.[1]
- Cara Michelle — tallest Playmate in Playboy history, Miss June 2000.
- Donyale Luna — model.
- Oluchi Onweagba — Supermodel.
- Julie T. Wallace — actress.
- Imogen Heap — singer
- Monika Schnarre — model.
- Joan Sutherland — opera singer [1]
187 cm (6 ft 1½ in)
- Otylia Jędrzejczak — swimmer.
- Suzie Plakson — actress.
- Venus Williams — tennis player.
185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
- Robin Coleman - World's Strongest Woman competitor and Bodybuilder.
- Hestrie Cloete — South African high jumper.
- Yumileidi Cumba — Cuban shot putter and discus thrower.
- Jennie Finch — softball player.
- Ana Hickmann — model, Guinness' "Model with the longest legs".
- Janet Reno — USA politician.
- Brigitte Nielsen — actress and former model.
- Betty Thomas — actress.
- Michelle Wie — golfer.
- Yolanda Adams — singer [1].
- Janet McTeer — actress.
- Ana Ivanović - Tennis player.
Historical and legendary
- Boudica - She was often described as tall, a "savage carmine-tressed giantess."[1]
- Mary I of Scotland - Noted in her era as tall, about 183 cm (6 ft).[1][1][1]
See also
- List of short men
- List of short women
- List of tall men
- Average adult height around the world
- List of people with gigantism
Web sources
External links
- TallPeople.org
- Tall Clubs International - tall.org
- CelebHeights.com
- BigHeadedPygmies.com
- Famous Heights.com
- TallWomen.org
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