Reports say, a woman identified as Xiao Mo has died at age 23.
The Chinese citizen known for her towering height was said to have stood 7.5ft tall and claimed more than 152,000 followers on video social media platform Douyin.
It was gathered that she passed on the 15th of January 2024 after yielding to complications from a cold she had recently caught.
Media sources say, until her demise, the deceased was popular on Douyin, China’s version of TikTok, for her videos documenting her daily life, and was sometimes referred to as “Hunan’s No. 1 Giantess.
Mo, was reportedly four centimetres taller than NBA star Yao Ming.
She is said to have had a difficult upbringing, having been neglected by her mother and catered for by her grandparents.
Sources say, Mo suffered a range of underlying health conditions, such as heart and sight issues, which were attributed to her extreme height.
Mo was reportedly cremated – and it is believed her father, who she had a sour relationship with, was yet to receive her ashes from the crematorium.
Reacting to her shocking death, some devastated followers took to Douyin to express their sympathy; “Have a good trip Xiao Mo. I hope you’ll be a healthy girl with loving parents in your next life.”
In a separate post, another Douyin user wrote “She and my sister were classmates in elementary school, and later in junior high school, because she was too tall and in poor health, she stopped studying.
“My sister said that she was a very good person, always helping her classmates and being very easy to get along with.”
However, Mo was thought by some to be the world’s tallest woman, the tallest is in fact Rumeysa Gelgi of Turkey.
Rumeysa became the world’s tallest woman when she clocked 18 and stands 7.7ft tall, according to Guinness World Records.
