Too tall for school: The 14-year-old Brazilian girl who at 6ft 9in cannot fit on the bus

Too tall for school: The 14-year-old Brazilian girl who at 6ft 9in cannot fit on the bus

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Last updated at 7:22 PM on 30th August 2010

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It's hard standing out from the crowd when you are a teenager but few schoolchildren can claim to be more visible than Elisany Silva.

The 14-year-old measures an unbelievable 6ft 9in tall, making her one of the biggest teenagers in the world.

The pretty youngster is believed to be suffering from a rare disease which has caused her extreme growth.

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Tallest: Elisany Silva towers over her friends as they play on the beach in Braganca in the Brazilian Amazon state of Para. The 14-year-old cannot attend school because at 6ft 9in tall she is too big to sit on the bus

Sisters: Elisany lies on her bed with sister Talicia, 12, at their home. It is believed the 14-year-old is suffering from a disease which makes her grow rapidly but her parents cannot afford to pay doctors to investigate

However, its exact nature has not been determined because her parents cannot afford to pay for doctors to investigate further.

Speaking from her home in the Brazilian Amazon state of Para, Elisany told a local television station how she was unable to go to school because she could not sit properly on the bus.

She added: 'It's hard when I'm inside home. I get distracted and hit the wood in the ceiling with my head.

Her mother said: 'I want her to stop growing up, to be like the other girls because I know she feels weird and sometimes wants to be like them.'

Sister act: Elisany pictured with siblings Talicia and Eliza, right. The 6ft 9in teenager said she regularly hurts her head at their home

Determined: Elisany hopes to use her incredible height to become a model. She is pictured left with some dogs on the beach and right with sister Talicia

Elisany now hopes to exploit her height and become a fashion model.

She said: 'I want to be a model very much.'

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