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Woman shows off longest legs

Published: Tuesday, 11 November 2008, 9:05AM

The woman with the world's longest legs has been showing them off in New York's Times Square.

Svetlana Pankratova, who is also known as Queen of the Longest Legs, has been travelling around the globe showing off her long limbs ever since she broke the world record.

Ms Pankratova's long legs and short skirt drew a large crowd of admirers as she made her US debut.

Her 51.9 inch legs were measured and she was awarded an official Guinness World Record certificate.

Ms Pankratova, who stands 6ft 5 inches tall, says her height and long legs have not held her back romantically.

She said: "I have a boyfriend who is 6' 1", so I'm fine. I don't really mind dating a shorter person. He doesn't have to be taller, obviously not someone who is like 5' 2" either. It's not a problem."

The Russian's legwork is part of the run-up to Guinness World Records Day, which will see more than 200,000 people from all over the world display their unusual attributes and talents.