Meet the woman from Texas with the world's largest feet; watch video

For some people, finding the right shoe size is more complicated than for others. Yes, shoe sizing is confusing. But for Tanya Herbert, of Texas, USA, it is always a 'huge' task because, as she holds the Guinness World Record for having the world’s largest feet.

According to Guinness World Records, Tanya got the title of having the largest feet on a living person (female) after her right foot was measured at 13.03 inches long and her left foot was found to be 12.79 inches long.

Due to the massive measurements of her feet, Tanya wears US women’s size 18 shoes or US men’s size 16-17, Guinness World Records said. But, she has to make a special effort to get shoes for her big feet, as she can't get them in a regular shoe shop.


"Going to the stores was out of the question. None of the stores I’ve ever been to have carried a men’s size 16 let alone a women’s size 18," Tanya told Guinness.



To make her life a bit easier, Tanya interacts with other large-footed women to get tips and hacks on how to take care of her feet and find the right shoes.

"I would buy some of the largest shoes I could find online and manipulate those to extend them out a little longer and make them a little wider so that they would fit my feet."

Tanya is 6 ft 9 tall and just three inches shorter than the world's tallest woman (living), Rumeysa Gelgi, who is 7 ft 0.in tall.

"Growing up I was always the tallest around," said Tanya. "My mom was 6 ft 5 in and my dad is 6 ft 4 in so I had no choice but to be tall."