Caroline Authur is looking to write her name in the
Guinness Book of World Records as the one
with the longest legs in the world.
A mum of two whose legs measure 51.5 inches
from hip to heel claims she has the world’s
longest pins, reports Sun UK.
The woman identified as Caroline Arthur, a
former model who lives in Melbourne, is 6ft 2in
tall meaning her legs account for around 69 per
cent of her frame. The 39-year-old
dermotherapist is now challenging the current
Guinness World Record holder – Russia’s
Svetlana Pankratova – in a bid to claim the
coveted title.
“I believe that they are definitely the longest in
Australia and, as far as I know, in America, too,”
she said.
“The lady in the Guinness Book of World Records
has legs that are 51.9 inches long so it’s quite
close.
“Because it’s so close I think it is worth
contacting them and finding out exactly where
they measure from and getting an official,
accurate measurement done.”
Caroline has always struggled to find clothes
that fit her long slim physique and is subjected
to stares and astonished glances whenever she
is out in public.
“Mostly, I enjoy it. My friends always have to be a
bit prepared when they venture out with me
because people do stare – especially if I’m
dressed up in heels,” she said.
“I just know by now that if I’m going out with
people in the evening, I’m going to get a lot of
attention so I am sort of used to it.
“I have had a few people say nasty things but
mostly it’s great and people are really nice”.
Caroline has passed her impressive height on to
her two children, 13-year-old Cooper, who is
already 6ft 2in, and Zoe, who at 15 stands at 5ft
9in.
Caroline’s mother, Janet Ware, however, is only
5ft 2in.
