Yekaterina Lisina

Ekaterina Lisina
Personal information
Born (1987-10-15) 15 October 1987
Penza, Penza Oblast, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Listed height6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight198 lb (90 kg)
Career information
Playing career2006–2014
PositionCenter
Career history
2006–2009WBC CSKA Moscow
2009Good Angels Košice
2010WBC Spartak Moscow Region
2011–2014Dynamo Kursk
Medals
Representing  Russia
Women's basketball
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place2008 BeijingTeam competition
World Championships
Silver medal – second place2006 Brazil
European Championships
Gold medal – first place2007 Italy
Silver medal – second place2009 Latvia

Yekaterina Viktorovna Lisina (Russian: Екатерина Викторовна Лисина; born 15 October 1987), also known as Ekaterina Lisina, is a Russian model and former basketball player. She currently holds a Guinness World Record as the tallest professional model. Throughout her basketball career, she competed for the Russian National Team at the 2008 Summer Olympics, winning the bronze medal.[1]

World record holder

Lisina held two world records: the record for the woman with the longest legs, with her left leg at 132.8 cm (52.28 in; 4 ft 4.28 in) and her right leg at 132.2 cm (52.04 in; 4 ft 4.04 in), and for the tallest professional model at 205.16 cm (80.77 in; 6 ft 8.77 in), and has also been officially recognized as having the largest feet for a woman in Russia (EU 47/US 16), all of which was awarded by Guinness World Records and published in their 2018 issue.[2][3][4]

In October 2020, the world record for woman with the longest legs went to 6 ft 10 in (208.28 cm) tall Texas teenager Maci Currin, with her left leg at 135.267 cm (53.255 in; 4 ft 5.255 in) and her right leg at 134.3 cm (52.874 in; 4 ft 4.874 in). She had previously held the teenage version of the same record before aging out of it.[5]

In addition to modeling, Lisina is a cosplayer who portrayed the Resident Evil Village antagonist Lady Dimitrescu.[6] As of November 2022, she had more than 10 million social media followers, garnering over 117 million likes.

Personal life

Lisina is fond of reading and singing karaoke. She loves to take pictures. Lisina used to embroider paintings.[7]

On January 24, 2011, Lisina gave birth to her son.[8]

Filmography

Music videos

Year Song Artist
2019 "Ode" Louis Prince
2022 "Cowboys Don't Cry" Oliver Tree

References

  1. ↑ Yekaterina Lisina Bio, Stats, and Results | Olympics at Sports-Reference.com
  2. ↑ Video: Meet the 6’ 9” Russian model with the world’s longest legs Rachel Swatman 11 September 2017
  3. ↑ "7 days quiz: What has this woman entered the record books for?". BBC News. 7 September 2017. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
  4. ↑ Russian Model With World's Longest Legs Breaks Guinness Record
  5. ↑ "World's Longest Legs Record Broken By Texas Teen". Guinness World Records. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
  6. ↑ "6'9" Cosplaying Olympian Is Now Resident Evil's Tall Vampire Lady". Kotaku. 31 March 2021. Archived from the original on March 31, 2021. Retrieved May 24, 2021.
  7. ↑ "Баскетболистка Екатерина Лисина: "На свою свадьбу приглашу всю Пензу!"". Комсомольская правда. 2008-09-09. Archived from the original on 2014-05-29. Retrieved 2014-05-01.
  8. ↑ "Пензенская баскетболистка Екатерина Лисина стала мамой". Пенза-Спорт. 2011-01-31. Archived from the original on 2014-03-06. Retrieved 2014-02-26.

9. https://people.com/shaquille-o-neal-kisses-and-cuddles-up-to-ekaterina-lisina-the-world-s-tallest-model-in-giggly-video-11921178

10. https://www.complex.com/sports/a/backwoodsaltar/shaq-meets-worlds-tallest-model

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