Guinness World Records(R) Launches Search for the Next Tallest Woman
“The ‘Tallest’ category always brings out the most awe in people, and hopefully another amazing woman will step forward for measurement and claim the title.”
If you missed it, Martha Stewart and guests of over six foot discussed the cons and pros of their height.
Guests included author Arianne Cohen, Model/Actress Lisa Butcher, and Long Tall Sally.
Follow the link to view the episode online:
Martha Stewart – The Tall Show.
Team USA volleyball player Tayyiba Haneef-Park (6’7″) and Jennifer Joines Tamas talks about growing up tall on Dr. Phil.
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Tanya Angus was just 20 years old and living in Michigan when her body started changing into someone she no longer recognizes. “It’s like I’m somebody else,” she told NBC News’ Michael Okwu in a story filed Tuesday for TODAY. “I look in the mirror; I don’t see me.”
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We are currently looking for tall shopping sites for our shopping link page. Of the links I’ve looked at so far, I find Tall Clothing Mall to offer the most comprehensive clothes shopping information catering to tall people. Founder Krista is 6’1″ and is married to another tall guy, so this website provides reviews from personal experiences. If you haven’t done much shopping online, it be may be worth checking out.
By the way, you can contribute to this section by signing up – this section is a “group blog,” open for every tall people with interesting stories.
Also, don’t forget to leave a comment about this link if you’ve looked at it – do you know of a better link that I haven’t yet added
Yao Ming, who is listed at 7’6″ by NBA’s Houston 
Rockets, is reported to be marrying his longtime girlfriend Ye Li. Ye, who plays on the Chinese women’s basketball team, is 6’3″. The wedding will be held in august during the Chinese national holiday of mid-autumn festival, China Post and other media reports.
It will also be televised nationally by the China Television. We can’t verify if this is in fact the tallest marriage in China, but it obviously will be one of the most widely watched weddings of tall people ever.
Researchers at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have found that tall people have decidedly more risk of experiencing nerve numbness in their feet or legs. People who are 5’9″ or taller are 2-3 times more likely to develop peripheral neuropathy, regardless of whether they have diabetes or not.
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Height linked to risk of nerve numbness
The tallest woman of Pakistan is now in UK, after claiming asylum status because she can’t endure the ridicule of her fellow countrymen back home. She claims youths in her hometown threw rocks at her and pulled on her clothes often. One man hit her with a stick, breaking her wrist, and now she’s too afraid to go back home.
“A 7ft 2ins Pakistani woman is to live in Britain on benefits after claiming asylum because she is ‘too tall’ to return home.
Zainab Bibi, 33, claims she faces constant persecution and ridicule in her own country over her height. She has lodged an asylum claim with the Home Office and has already been granted a two-year visa to remain in the UK. ”
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Pakistani claims asylum because she’s seven feet tall
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One of the most popular news today at Yahoo is this article on the Dutch being the tallest people in the world. The article says an average Dutchman stands 6 foot tall, while an average Dutch woman stands 5 foot 7. Compare that to the average american man, who stands 5 foot 9 1/2, or an average women, who stands 5 foot 4. The article states that an average American had been the tallest in the world for 200 years, when Dutch overtook Amercans during the 1950s and never looked back.
The article also says Dutch airlines used to have an agreement with the Dutch Tall People’s club to give tall people seating in spacious front seats, but then other people complained and had to cancel the deal.
Of the 16 million Dutch people, the number of men who are 6-3 or taller, or women 5-11 or taller are estimated to be 800,000.
The increase in average height has been slowing down recently, with countries in Scandinavia maxing out at around 6 feet.
How tall do you think we will be in about a hundred years?
Just a food for thought.
For most of you who have already been flying, you’ve probably used SeatGuru.com by now. It provides you with detailed maps of airline seat layouts and how much legroom they offer. Even if you don’t want to change your airlines (mileage card, etc), it may be a good idea to check it out before you go on your next flight.
If you have some more time to check around airline services,??you can visit AirlineQuality.com??for more general customer satisfaction forums. They also offer seat pitch guide.
If you think you really can’t take people in front of you taking away your legroom, there’s a product called the Knee Defender($14.95 + S&H), which stops people??from reclining their seats. Has anyone use this product? What did you think about it?
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