When Sandy Allen was 10 years old, she stood 6 feet, 3 inches tall. That she towered over most adults at such a young age would portend an incredible—if short-lived—struggle to fit in.

Sandy Allen, 53, who grew to be 7 feet 7 inches tall and was recognized as the world's tallest woman, died Aug. 13 at a nursing home in her home town of Shelbyville, Ind. She had diabetes ...

Sandy Yong completed her business degree in the Ted Rogers School of Management at Ryerson University in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. After graduation, she started her professional career and started ...

Dec. 31, 2002 -- -- Sandy Allen wears a size-22 shoe, in case you are wondering. Sooner or later, everyone she meets wants to know. On New Year's Eve at a physical rehabilitation center in Indiana ...

Sandy Allen was recognized by Guinness World Records as world's tallest woman. Aug. 14, 2008— -- INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - A woman who grew to be 7 feet, 7 inches talland was recognized as the ...

INDIANAPOLIS — Sandy Allen, who grew to be 7 feet, 7 1/4 inches tall and was recognized as the world’s tallest woman, died early Wednesday, a friend said. She was 53. Allen, who used her ...

Death of the world's tallest woman highlights health impacts of extreme height. Aug. 15, 2008— -- Life at 7 feet 7 inches was not easy for Sandy Allen, who passed away on Wednesday at the age ...

Sandy Allen, at 7 feet 7 recognized as the world's tallest woman, was remembered at her funeral Monday for her kindness and generosity as much as for her height. More than 200 people attended a ...

A 7-foot-7 Indiana woman considered the world's tallest female died Wednesday at age 53. Sandy Allen died at the nursing home where she had lived for several years in her central Indiana hometown ...

The world’s tallest woman, Sandy Allen, died early Wednesday morning at a nursing home in her hometown of Shelbyville, Ind. She was 53. No cause of death has been released, but a family friend ...