Siddiqa Parveen (born 1985) is an Indian woman listed by
Guinness World Records
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as
the tallest living woman. She is also the tallest Indian woman in recorded history at .
Biography
Siddiqa Parveen first became known in 2012 when
India TV News
India TV is a Hindi news channel based in Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India. The channel was launched on 20 May 2004 by Rajat Sharma and wife Ritu Dhawan. The channel is a subsidiary of Independent News Service, which was co-founded by Sharma and Dha ...
reported her to be and . In December 2012, she was measured lying down by Dr. Debasis Saha and found to be at least , but her fully upright height was estimated to be at least .
See also
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- Tallest living man in India
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Vikas Uppal - Tallest ever Indian
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Sultan Kösen
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Robert Wadlow
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Trijntje Keever
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- Tallest woman ever
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Zeng Jinlian - Tallest woman ever officially confirmed by
Guinness World Records
''Guinness World Records'', known from its inception in 1955 until 1999 as ''The Guinness Book of Records'' and in previous United States editions as ''The Guinness Book of World Records'', is a reference book published annually, listing world ...
References
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1985 births
Living people
People with gigantism
World record holders