SANDY ALLEN

'Sandra (Sandy) Elaine Allen' (born June 18, 1955 in Chicago, Illinois, USA) is an American and the tallest living woman in the world at 232 cm (7' 7¼ inches). She holds this title, although it has been widely reported that Yao Defen of China is actually 5 cm taller.
She has written a book named ''Cast A Giant Shadow'', and has appeared in the ''Guinness Book of World Records'' since 1976. Her abnormal height is due to a tumor in her pituitary gland that caused it to release growth hormone uncontrollably. At age 22, she underwent surgery for the condition. Without this she would have continued to grow and suffer further medical problems associated with gigantism.
She appeared in the Academy Award winning Italian film ''Il Casanova di Federico Fellini'', a TV movie called ''Side Show'' and in a Canadian/American documentary film called ''Being Different''. The New Zealand band Split Enz immortalized her in a song, "Hello Sandy Allen,"[1] released on their 1982 album ''Time and Tide''.
Allen is confined to a wheelchair because her legs and back cannot support her tall stature in a standing position. As a result, she currently lives in Shelbyville, Indiana, in a retirement center, the same one as Edna Parker, the oldest living person in the world.

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★ List of famous tall women

★ Leonid Stadnyk, tallest living man

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★ Education World - article on Sandy and her video.