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Aspiring model Elisany da Cruz Silva - who is a staggering 6ft 8in tall - has been dating 5ft 4in Francinaldo da Silva Carvalho for more than three years.

Despite a massive 1ft 4in between them, Francinaldo had no problem increasing the distance by dropping to one knee after a romantic stroll along the beach.

“I told him many times, 'do not ask me to marry you because my answer will be no' - I think that’s what he was thinking," said Elisany.

“I was so nervous when I saw him there. I don’t even know how I coped.”

The lovestruck pair have shared a small home in the Brazilian town of Salinopolis for one year.

Despite any pre-wedding jitters, they are beginning to plan for the future and hope to hear the pitter patter of tiny feet soon.

Elisany is so stuck on having a child that she is willing to adopt if she does not fall pregnant – despite being only 18.

The youngster is worried that she may not conceive because of a form of gigantism that was caused when a tumour grew on her pituitary gland.

Despite this the couple are still looking forward to a long and happy life together.

Construction worker Francinaldo said, “I have always wanted to go out with a tall girl and she came and fitted into that perfectly.”

The couple are planning on a long engagement despite Elisany already having a dress for the big day.

But the pair have not always seen eye to eye and Francinaldo had to work hard to get the ring on Elisany’s finger.

“When we met I had already turned 16," she said. “I was still a bit childish and so I was just playing around with him for a while and I got so annoyed with him – as if he was a rival that I hated.

“I just didn’t like him and wanted to hit him every time we met.”

And the hate eventually turned to love for Elisany when she became jealous of Francinaldo’s prowess with the ladies.

“He was talking to another girl and I was jealous," she said. “He intrigued me – I wanted to know more about him.”

But little Francinaldo has a big heart and remembers their meeting a little differently.

He said: “The first time I saw her I went to get some bread and I noticed her from a distance. I checked her out and she also checked me out straight away.

“Then I just thought, 'I need to be with that girl'. I always found her beautiful.”

Elisany still draws stares while walking down the street where she has lived her entire life and is often referred to as the giant girl.

Francinaldo said: “I keep telling her to get out more so that people don’t feel so curious about her. When we go for a walk people keep staring saying 'look at that giant girl'.

“It really bothers me because people don’t have the consciousness of thinking that she’s also a human being.”

But despite drawing stares Francinaldo cannot wait to show off his new fiancée.

"I am always boasting about being with her. Everyone thinks she is beautiful – my friends think she is beautiful.

“They always ask me to take her to meet them but she won’t go because she’s embarrassed. She is a person that is very different and I know I can make her happy.

“Our relationship is special because she understands me and I understand her.”