The world's tallest teenage girl walks hands in hands with
her boyfriend, the picture of young love despite a staggering 1ft
6in height difference.
Elisany da Cruz Silva, 17, measures an unbelievable 6ft 8in
tall and has to bend down to plant a kiss on her 5ft 4in lover
Francinaldo da Silva Carvalho, 22.
The youngster, from Salinopolis in Brazil, has a form of
gigantism because of a tumour on her pituitary gland, which
regulates growth. Doctors have since removed the
tumour.
The aspiring
model told Vietnam-based broadcaster BTV: 'What
really attracted me was his personality, the way he acts with
people and the way he acts with me.
'The only thing that really
affects us is when we hang out holding hands - it seems like he is
my little brother or son.
'But I didn't choose him, God
did.'
Construction worker
Francinaldo says his friends ask things about how he hugs her, but
he tells them there is a way of doing everything.
He added: 'She is a beautiful
person. She is tall but she is so pretty, with a beautiful face. I
don't mind having a tall girlfriend.
'I feel free and relaxed as a
person and don't care what people say.'
Elisany was too tall to ride
the school bus and says she left school because of teasing from
classmates.
She added: 'It's hard when I'm
inside home. I get distracted and hit the wood in the ceiling with
my head.
Elisany lives in a small house
with her sisters and mother Ana Maria Silva and step-father Luiz
Jorge.
Her mother said: 'I want her
be like the other girls because I know she feels weird and
sometimes wants to be like them.'
