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Sandy Allen appeared in the Guinness Book of World Records since 1976 --and until 2008, when she died-- as the tallest woman in the world. She was 7' 7¼ " (232 cm) in height.

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Malgorzata (aka Margo) Dydek, a basketball player in the US, is 7'2" (218 cm).

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Zainab Bibi, 7' 2" (218 cm) as well, was recently staying in Britain

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Standing at 7'0" (213 cm), latvian Uljana Semjonova was the leading women's basketball player in the world in the 1970s and 1980s.

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Gitika Srivastava, former basketball player from India, is 6' 11" (211 cm).

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Malee Duangdee is Thailand's tallest woman, with 6' 10" (208cm).

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Germany's tallest girl, Caroline Welz is 20 years old and 6' 9" (206 cm) tall.

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Rita Miniva Besa is 6' 8" (203 cm) and lives in Las Vegas.
