Student who was bullied for being too tall at school set to challenge record for the world's longest legs...

Holly Burt, a 20-year-old design student from Florida, has emerged in a bid to trump current record holder - model Lauren Williams - who has 49 inch pins. she was bullied over her height is inching her way into the record books with what she believes are the longest legs in the US - measuring a whopping 49.5 inches. see more photos after the cut...

Holly – who is 6ft 5ins tall – said she was picked on at school for being so tall – but added since moving to New York two years ago, men love her figure.

Holly said: 'Back in middle school I was called daddy long legs, tree or giraffe - but the dating scene has gotten better since I moved to New York.

'I definitely have seen guys come up to me who have a fetish for long legs.

'When people see me in heels their jaws hit the floor.

'I have a rule that I won't date anyone under 6ft 3in and fortunately New York is full of tall, hot men.

'If I see someone in a bar who is taller than me I will go straight over and try to chat him up.

'My legs are definitely an asset now, being older I feel like people appreciate them more.'

Holly was always destined to reach great heights as extreme stature runs in her family.

She said: 'I first realised I was really tall when I was in 2nd grade and I was taller than my teacher.

'My mum is 6ft 1in, my dad is 6ft 3in, and my sister is 6ft. I happen to be the youngest and the tallest in my family.

'My grandpa who just passed was 6ft 8in, my uncle is 6ft 7in, so it's a really, really tall family.'