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June 2009 - November 2009

Here is a list of the latest updates (November 14th 2009):

New in November 2009 (Back top)

• 14.11.2009
  in the Other Links (Other Links) Section: Are you man enough to date tall women? - from CNN.com

• 13.11.2009
  in the Tall Teens & Kids Section: Barbara Worton, the author of TOO TALL ALICE (Alice is eight years old, and "...four inches taller than any of the other girls in my class...") believes self-esteem is the greatest gift in life. "Self-esteem," Barbara says, "is the certainty right down to your DNA that you are just perfect as you are and have the right to be accepted, respected, and live a happy and successful life." And that message comes through loud and clear in TOO TALL ALICE.

• 11.11.2009
  in the Shoes USA Section: ShoesGotSole.com - recommended by 6'2" Aikita who writes "They have shoes up to size 16 and they have very narrow to very wide. I would suggest, however, if you are a size 15+ to call and order. I ordered some 15's just because I was worried the 14's wouldn't fit. Even though the website said they had them, they were out. They did return my money and it only took about 7 business days for them to do it."

• 05.11.2009
  in the Shoes Section (Spain): Karmensita - A Spanish company that "... have for many years supplied Spanish shoes for the world market and during that time we have many times being asked for “extra” (small or large) sizes which were not being produced by the factories..."
  in the Famous Tall Ladies (5'11" and over) Section: British Model Katie Green is 5'11" and absolutely gorgeous! (Biography). If you live in the United Kingdom you can sign her "Say No to Size Zero" petition. More on that here (article in The Sun Newspaper).

• 04.11.2009
  in the Other Links (Other Links) Section: Meet Emma - at 6'5" supposedly Britain's tallest schoolgirl - article in The Daily Mail

• 03.11.2009
  in the Famous Tall Ladies (6'9" and over) Section: Beautiful wrestler, model and actress "Isis the Amazon" is 6'9".

New in October 2009 (Back top)

• 31.10.2009
  in the Clothes USA Section: eVanity.com - Teen clothing for girls. They have jeans with up to a 37" inseam and some extra long pants.

• 26.10.2009
  in the Clothes USA Section: Height Goddess - a contemporary women's line offering stylish alternatives for women that measure over 5'9".

• 25.10.2009
  in the Famous Tall Ladies (6'0" and over) Section: Actress / Journalist Nancy Giles is 6'0" (Biography)

• 22.10.2009
  in the Other Links (Blogs and Groups by /for Tall Ladies): 6'1" Hannah Rose runs her own Fashion Blog London--Rose

• 13.10.2009
  in the Other Links (Other Links) Section: A real scientific study: Tall Women's Satisfaction with their Height: General Population Data Challenge Assumptions behind Medical Interventions to Stunt Girls' Growth (PDF-File, appx. 73 kB)

• 08.10.2009
  in the Other Links (Other Links) Section: Being tall used to be tragic, but no more - article by 5'10" Patricia McLaughlin in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch

New in September 2009 (Back top)

• 30.09.2009
  in the Other Links (Other Links) Section: How To Date A Tall Chick - by 6'1" Susannah Breslin

• 29.09.2009
  in the Famous Tall Ladies (6'3" and over) Section: Gorgeous Model Michelle Norkett is 6'3" and "working on Epilepsy awareness and fundraising ideas to benefit the research and to find a cure for this disease." A great cause if you ask me. Michelle tweets here.

• 28.09.2009
  in the Other Links (Other Links) Section: Really high heels are all the fashion

• 22.09.2009
  in the Famous Tall Ladies (6'1" and over) Section: Stuntwoman and actress Faith Minton is 6'1" (Biography)

• 21.09.2009
  in the Famous Tall Ladies (5'10" and over) Section: British plus-size Model Charlotte Coyle is 5'10" (Biography)

• 20.09.2009
  in the Famous Tall Ladies (6'0" and over) Section: Actress and plus-size model Mia Amber Davis is 6'0" and totally gorgeous (Biography)

• 13.09.2009
  in the Other Links (Other Links) Section: Monarchs Stars make a fall break for fashion - featuring my great 6'4" friend Monique Ambers and some of "her girls"

• 06.09.2009
  in the Famous Tall Ladies (6'0" and over) Section: Famed Photographer Annie Leibovitz is 6'0"

New in August 2009 (Back top)

• 28.08.2009
  in the Shoes Section (United Kingdom): Tagbo - comes recommended by 6'1" Eleni from Greece.

• 25.08.2009
  in the Clothes USA Section: Mommy Long Legs - Maternity Clothes offered in Longer Sizes

• 24.08.2009
  in the Other Links (Other Links) Section: Style Advice - What to wear for Tall Women. By Image Consultant Nicola Cupples who's 5'3".

• 14.08.2009
  in the Famous Tall Ladies (6'2" and over) Section: America's Got Talent Quarter Finalist Manuela Horn is 6'2" (check out her website)

New in July 2009 (Back top)

• 27.07.2009
  in the Clothes Section (France) and the Shoes Section (France): Grand Shopping - a new shopping guide for tall people in France (by the people who run the French Tall People's Club "Altitudes").

• 23.07.2009
  in the Other Links (Other Links) Section: Currently in the news: 6'6" Tanya Angus from Nevada who suffers from acromegaly and is still growing. Something needs to be done here. More related stuff...

• 16.07.2009
  in the Other Links (Other Links) Section: "Woman... Up Here" - Article on the Politics Daily website. It focusses on Arianne Cohen's "Tall Book" and has a reference to my "Famous Tall Women" section. Thanks for the heads-up, Michelle (Michelle Brafman is 6'1" and the author of the article)

New in June 2009 (Back top)

• 25.06.2009
  Sandy Allen's friend Rita Rose just sent me an email... "The World's Tallest Woman finally has a headstone on her grave in Shelbyville's Forest Hill Cemetery."

• 05.06.2009
  in the Other Links (Other Links) Section: "My life as a giraffe" - Writer Arianne Cohen on the highs and lows of being 6ft 3in (article in The Guardian).

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