He Pingping, the world's smallest man at 74.61 cm tall, poses with Svetlana Pankratova, who is the woman with the longest legs in the world at 132 cm, as they launch the 2009 edition of the Guinness World Book of Records at Trafalgar Square on September 16, 2008 in London, England. (Photo Credit: Fred Duval/FilmMagic)
Svetlana Pankratova’s legs are, according to Guinness, almost 4 feet, 4 inches long. (At 6 feet, 5 inches tall, she’s not the world’s tallest woman, however; the woman certified as Guinness’ tallest living woman, 7-feet-7-inch tall Yao Defen, died in November 2013.)
Svetlana Pankratova in Times Square to receive Guinness world record for the world’s longest legs (52 inches). (Photo Credit: Andrew Savulich/NY Daily News Archive via Getty Images)Svetlana Pankratova in Times Square to receive Guinness World Record for the world’s longest legs. Stuart Claxton (official Guinness judge) checks the measurements, while a pedestrian at left gets closer look. (Photo Credit: Andrew Savulich/NY Daily News Archive via Getty Images)Svetlana Pankratova and He Pingping, the world’s smallest man at 74.61 cm tall, poses with Svetlana Pankratova, who is the woman with the longest legs in the world at 132 cm, as they launch the 2009 edition of the Guinness World Book of Records at Trafalgar Square on September 16, 2008 in London, England. (Photo Credit: Fred Duval/FilmMagic)A man measures Svetlana Pankratova’s legs, the longest legs belonging to a woman at 132 cm, as she and He Pingping (not pictured), the world’s smallest man at 74.61 cm tall, launch the 2009 edition of the Guinness World Book of Records at Trafalgar Square on September 16, 2008 in London, England. (Photo Credit: Fred Duval/FilmMagic)He Pingping, the world’s smallest man at 74.61 cm tall, poses with Svetlana Pankratova, who is the woman with the longest legs in the world at 132 cm, as they launch the 2009 edition of the Guinness World Book of Records at Trafalgar Square on September 16, 2008 in London, England. (Photo Credit: Fred Duval/FilmMagic)He Pingping, the world’s smallest man at 74.61 cm tall, poses with Svetlana Pankratova, who is the woman with the longest legs in the world at 132 cm, as they launch the 2009 edition of the Guinness World Book of Records at Trafalgar Square on September 16, 2008 in London, England. (Photo Credit: Fred Duval/FilmMagic)
Svetlana Pankratova in Times Square to receive Guinness world record for the world’s longest legs (52 inches). (Photo Credit: Andrew Savulich/NY Daily News Archive via Getty Images)Svetlana Pankratova in Times Square to receive Guinness world record for the world’s longest legs (52 inches). (Photo Credit: Andrew Savulich/NY Daily News Archive via Getty Images)Svetlana Pankratova in Times Square to receive Guinness world record for the world’s longest legs (52 inches). (Photo Credit: Andrew Savulich/NY Daily News Archive via Getty Images)Svetlana Pankratova in Times Square to receive Guinness world record for the world’s longest legs (52 inches). (Photo Credit: Andrew Savulich/NY Daily News Archive via Getty Images)He Pingping, the world’s smallest man at 74.61 cm tall, poses with Svetlana Pankratova, who is the woman with the longest legs in the world at 132 cm, as they launch the 2009 edition of the Guinness World Book of Records at Trafalgar Square on September 16, 2008 in London, England. (Photo Credit: Fred Duval/FilmMagic)He Pingping, the world’s smallest man at 74.61 cm tall, poses with Svetlana Pankratova, who is the woman with the longest legs in the world at 132 cm, as they launch the 2009 edition of the Guinness World Book of Records at Trafalgar Square on September 16, 2008 in London, England. (Photo Credit: Fred Duval/FilmMagic)