Today, Gelgi's height is 215.16 cm. She is a 'passionate swimmer', who loves reading crime novels.
No other member of her family has shown signs of Weaver syndrome, which is a rare genetic condition. Rumeysa Gelgi has a towering presence (literally) and a Guinness recognition following her. According to the Guinness World Records, the activist and public speaker is currently the tallest woman alive in the world and also the holder of a staggering number of other Guinness titles.
A new recognition has come her way: Gelgi has the longest ears on a person (female), with an average size of 9.58 cm. In a video shared on Guinness' official social media platforms, Gelgi admitted that while she is the holder of eight record titles, her latest is special, because her ears are "obviously large" and getting recognised for it sends a "very strong message", since it was something she had been "previously mocked for".
Gelgi joked that having large ears comes with benefits. "I have an impressive hearing ability." Born in Turkey on January 1, 1997, she first caught the attention of Guinness about a decade ago, when she was recognised for being the 'tallest living teenager'.
Since then, Gelgi has gone on to become the world's 'tallest woman', along with having the 'longest back', 'largest hands' and 'longest finger'. When she was born, she was also the 'longest baby'. Born With Weaver Syndrome At birth, Gelgi displayed signs of 'Weaver syndrome', guinnessworldrecords.
com states. She weighed 5.