Ex-model and mum-of-two hoping to take Guinness World Record for longest legs on earth with her 51 inch 'pins'

A leggy mum-of-two is hoping to smash the current record for the longest legs in the world. See her photos after the cut

 

Former model Caroline Arthur has legs measuring a whopping 51.5 inches from hip to heel.

The 39-year-old from Melbourne said she thinks her pins are the longest in Australia and America - and now she's hoping to prove they are the longest in the world.

The current Guinness World Record holder is Russia's Svetlana Pankratova, who has legs that are 51.9 inches long.

"Because it's so close I think it is worth contacting them and finding out exactly where they measure from and getting an official, accurate measurement done," Caroline said.

Dermotherapist Caroline is 6ft 2in tall - meaning her legs account for around 69 per cent of her frame.

Caroline has always struggled to find clothes that fit her long slim physique and is the subject of stares and astonished glances whenever she is out in public.

"Mostly, I enjoy it," said Caroline. "My friends always have to be a bit prepared when they venture out with me because people do stare especially if I'm dressed up in heels.

"I just know by now that if I'm going out with people in the evening, I'm going to get a lot of attention so I am sort of used to it.

"I have had a few people say nasty things but mostly it's great and people are really nice."

But body positive Caroline has not always been so confident in her appearance she recalls being a self-conscious teenager who wanted to dress in ways that would disguise her height.

She explained: "I definitely didn't embrace my height and there was a real period where I didn't feel beautiful or attractive at all.

"I just wanted to be the same as everyone else. I started modelling when I was around 15 and that gave me confidence.

"My legs featured in a lot of stocking commercials and things but I was also rejected from a lot of jobs because of my height.

 

"I was told that I'm too tall for Australian beauty standards and couldn't model clothes because they just wouldn't fit me.

"So as much as I did get work because of my long legs, I also got knocked back for the same reason."

At the height of her modeling career, Caroline won herself a famous fan in Beatle George Harrison.

She said: "I was modeling at the Melbourne Grand Prix and he was there.

 

"Apparently, he was really amazed by the length of my legs and asked to meet me.

"I didn't even realise who he was but I talked to him and we even danced together.

"Someone eventually told me who he was and I couldn't believe it.

"I remember going home and telling my mum and dad and they were like 'How many people get that opportunity? And its all because of your long legs!'

Caroline does seem to have passed her impressive height on to her two children, 13-year-old Cooper, who is already 6ft 2in and midget of the family, Zoe, who at 15 stands at 5ft 9in.

Caroline's mother, Janet Ware, however, is only 5ft 2in.

"She was always taller than all of her friends," Janet said.

Ex-model and mum-of-two hoping to take Guinness World Record for longest legs on earth with her 51 inch 'pins'