Svetlana’s pins are a whopping 4ft, 4in long, according to the Guinness Book of World Records, which, we imagine, makes buying jeans a royal pain in the backside.
At her full height, the Russian-born Amazon measures 6ft, 5in tall, and is, fittingly, a basketball coach in Falls Church, North Virginia.
Scroll down for more pictures of Svetlana and other record holders
For her Guinness entry photo, Svetlana is seen perched on the steps of London’s National Gallery of Art, somewhat randomly in the company of the World’s Smallest Man – He Pingping, who in some shots, appears to have no choice other than to peer up her skirt. (Btw He Pingping died in 2010.)
Svetlana is also linked to another world record holder – that of Annie Hawkins-Turner – who lives just a couple of miles away from her in Northern Virginia.
Despite the jibes, Svetlana remained seemingly oblivious to what her genetic advantage could do for her.
However...
In retrospect, Pankratova gained a new perspective on how long her legs were. She recently looked at an old photo taken of her at 12 or 13 with her basketball team and noticed that her legs came up to her teammates’ shoulders. That was around the time she got her start in basketball.
Use it, don’t lose it kids.
PS, Here's a 2008 video of Panktrova with the world's smallest man, He Pingping.
Svetlana Pankratova
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Svetlana Pankratova in Times Square to receive Guinness world record for the world's longest legs (52 inches). (Photo by Andrew Savulich/NY Daily News Archive via Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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He Pingping, the world's smallest man at 74.61 cm tall, poses with Svetlana Pankratova, who is the woman with the longest legs in the world at 132 cm, as they launch the 2009 edition of the Guinness World Book of Records at Trafalgar Square on September 16, 2008 in London, England. (Photo by Fred Duval/FilmMagic) (credit:Getty Images)
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Svetlana Pankratova in Times Square to receive Guinness World Record for the world's longest legs. Stuart Claxton (official Guinness judge) checks the measurements, while a pedestrian at left gets closer look. (Photo by Andrew Savulich/NY Daily News Archive via Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Svetlana Pankratova and He Pingping, the world's smallest man at 74.61 cm tall, poses with Svetlana Pankratova, who is the woman with the longest legs in the world at 132 cm, as they launch the 2009 edition of the Guinness World Book of Records at Trafalgar Square on September 16, 2008 in London, England. (Photo by Fred Duval/FilmMagic) (credit:Getty Images)
(05 of17)
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A man measures Svetlana Pankratova's legs, the longest legs belonging to a woman at 132 cm, as she and He Pingping (not pictured), the world's smallest man at 74.61 cm tall, launch the 2009 edition of the Guinness World Book of Records at Trafalgar Square on September 16, 2008 in London, England. (Photo by Fred Duval/FilmMagic) (credit:Getty Images)
(06 of17)
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He Pingping, the world's smallest man at 74.61 cm tall, poses with Svetlana Pankratova, who is the woman with the longest legs in the world at 132 cm, as they launch the 2009 edition of the Guinness World Book of Records at Trafalgar Square on September 16, 2008 in London, England. (Photo by Fred Duval/FilmMagic) (credit:Getty Images)