18:13 | Belem, Aug. 30 (ANDINA).
A 14-year-old girl who stands at six feet and nine inches (2.06 meters) has been forced to quit school because she cannot fit on the school bus.
Elisany Silva is believed to be suffering from a rare disease which has caused her extreme height, Telegraph.co.uk reports.
She hopes to use her height to her advantage however, and is interested in modelling – she will reportedly make her debut on the runway at a bridal show in Belem, Brazil, according to the Huffington Post website.
Elisay, who is from the Brazilian Amazon state of Para, told local television: “It’s hard when I’m inside home. I get distracted and hit the wood in the ceiling with my head,” adding that she no longer travelled to school because she cannot fit on the bus.
Her mother said: “I want her to stop growing up, to be like the other girls because I know she feels weird and sometimes wants to be like them.”
The world's tallest teenage girl is believed to be 16-year-old Marvadene Anderson, from New Jersey, who stands at 6ft 11.
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Video: 14-year-old Brazilian girl is 2.06m tall. Source: Youtube
Publicado: 30/8/2010