A German maker of outsize shoes says he will fly to China next week with three pairs of extra large ladies shoes as a special and much-needed gift for Yao Defen, believed to be the world's tallest woman.
Georg Wessels says he has spent years trying to track down Ms Yao, who is from a poor farming family in eastern China's Anhui province and 2.36 metres tall, ( At 7 feet 7 inches, 396 pounds, and a shoe size (EUR) of 78) according to Chinese doctors.
"I wrote to China to ask her what kind of shoes she would like and in what colour. She answered she didn't care at all what colour they were she would just be so happy to have some proper footwear," Mr Wessels said.
Ms Yao takes European size 57 shoes. The largest shoes Wessels has made so far were a size 69 for Matthew McGrory, who has the world's biggest feet, according to the Guinness World Records.
Ms Yao began treatment in June for a brain tumour which is largely responsible for her extraordinary height by stimulating her body to release excessive amounts of growth hormone.
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