Wessels, a German shoemaker, chats with Yao Defen believed to be the tallest woman in Asia as he donates...
Georg Wessels (L), a German maker of outsize shoes, chats with Yao Defen, believed to be the tallest woman in Asia at 2.36 m (7ft 8in), as he donates three pairs of much needed new shoes as a gift, at her home in China's eastern province of Anhui September 2, 2006. Wessels said he had spent years trying to track down Yao who takes European size 57 shoes. Yao began treatment in June for a brain tumour which is largely responsible for her extraordinary height by stimulating her body to release excessive amounts of growth hormone. At right Yao's mother checks the new shoes. (GERMANY OUT) REUTERS/ Nir Elias (CHINA)