death_place death_date birth_place birth_date known_for article_title name
china 13 november 2012 shucheng , liuan , anhui , china 15 july 1972 tallest living woman -lrb- former ; deceased -rrb- yao defen
 yao defen -lrb- 姚德芬 -rrb-
yao defen

yao defen -lrb- -rrb- of china , -lrb- july 15 , 1972 -- november 13 , 2012 -rrb- was the tallest living woman , as recognized by guinness world records .
she stood at 7 ft 8 in tall -lrb- 2.33 m -rrb- , weighed , and had size 26 -lrb- uk -rrb- / 78 -lrb- eu -rrb- feet .
her gigantism was due to a tumor in her pituitary gland .
