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Archive Home > 2008 > August > 14 > Sandy Allen was world’s tallest woman

Sandy Allen was world’s tallest woman

By Deanna Martin / The Bulletin
August 14, 2008

INDIANAPOLIS — A woman who grew to be 7 feet, 7 inches tall and was recognized as the world’s tallest female died Wednesday, a friend said. She was 53.

Sandy Allen, who used her height to inspire schoolchildren to accept those who are different, died at a nursing home in her....

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