Holly Burt contending for title of longest legs in America measuring at 49.5 inches from hip to heel

The woman currently acknowledged as having the longest legs in the States is model Lauren Williams

Holly Burt could have the longest legs in America (Screenshot/bTV)

A New York student is set to take the title of the woman with the longest legs in the US.

Holly Burt poses with impressed bystanders on Brooklyn Bridge (YouTube)

At nearly 6ft5in, Ms Burt is the youngest and tallest in her family, but says they are all of similar height.

In an interview with Barcroft TV, Ms Burt said she was teased at school, where she was called “tree” and “giraffe,” and was recruited for the basketball team for her height.

But she says her legs are more of an asset now that she is older, with people appreciating her height rather than ridiculing it.

Ms Burt said she and Williams have already had some playful interaction on social media, and while she would “be so down for having a little show-down” with the model, she admits she is “more interested in meeting someone like me”.

Neither hold the world record for the woman with the longest legs, however. Russian Svetlana Pankratova set the Guinness World Record for the woman with the longest legs in 2003 - boasting 51.9 inch-long limbs.