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Originally Posted by Eurasian Mélange
Why is it that plus-sized models are more common than petite models? It seems like people are beginning to acknowledge that the average Western woman is not a size 0, but they aren't doing the same in regards to height. Statistics have shown that the majority of Western women are 5'4" and under, which means there are a large number of petite women out there. Also, less than 10% of women in the world are born naturally tall and thin enough to be a model.
Why do you think that?
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because they just do. I don't think it would be a common requirement for runway/fashion models to be tall if there wasn't a reason. Why would agencies have height requirements? What other reason would designers want tall models if it wasn't because they felt that the clothes looked better on them.