Rumeysa Gelgi was named the world's tallest woman by the Guinness Book of World Records in October 2021.
But this was not the first time that Rumeysa from Turkey she won the world record, earlier in 2014 she had won the world record for the longest-running teenager in the world. Along with this, she also holds world records for the largest fingers, largest hands, and longest waist among any woman alive on earth. But Rumeysa, who is 7 feet and 0.7 inches tall, said in an interview that due to her height of more than 7 feet, she, unfortunately, faced some physical challenges like walking, but despite all these difficulties, she is thankful to God for life. are Born on January 1, 1997, Rumeysa was the first case of Weaver syndrome in Turkey.
The disease causes rapid growth in height and so far only 50 people in the world have been diagnosed with it. Rumeysa underwent open heart surgery at the age of one year due to heart disease and another surgery 2 years later due to an umbilical hernia. When she was 5 years old, after 5 months of physiotherapy, she was able to walk for the first time. At the age of 6, she was 5 feet 8 inches tall after undergoing treatment for Weaver syndrome from September 2003 to May 2006, which Rumeysa considers a success because she no longer grows taller.
In 2013, she underwent 2 spinal operations and according to Rumeysa does not need any treatment now and is taking physiotherapy to strengthen her body. They need a wheelchair or a walker to walk and special orthopedic shoes are made for them. She said on her website that her condition is now stable. She completed her education in 2016 and Rumeysa said that she was home-schooled and science was her favorite subject. She added that she keeps fit through light exercise while she enjoys swimming, as well as reading detective and crime novels. She dreamed of working in the technology industry since childhood and that's why she started learning web development in 2020.
In March 2022, she received a professional certificate from Harvard University. At the end of September 2022, she traveled by plane for the first time in her life. On the long 13-hour flight from Istanbul to San Francisco, special arrangements were made for her travel so that she could travel comfortably lying down. In San Francisco, she got the opportunity to visit Apple's head office, which was her big dream. she hopes a stay in San Francisco will help advance her career.
After air travel, she is now considering plans such as sailing or a road trip to Europe.
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