who is tallest woman in the world?
Nevertheless, she was the tallest person in the world at the time. Yao Defen is considered the tallest living woman who was born in July 15, 1972 in Shucheng China . Yao measured 2.33 m (7 ft 8 in). Her gigantism is due to a tumor in her pituitary gland. The story of this woman giant began to spread rapidly after she went to see a doctor at the age of fifteen years for an illness.