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Models Who Aren't That Tall

i agree about the exclusivity making it more attractive, but i don't agree that it has to be so height exclusive. The modeling industry should take shorter girls, as long as they have a good body and they're beautiful. In my opinion, some of the taller girls would never have become models if it weren't for their height. I mean, don't you think the designers and companies would be better off if they used girls who were more beautiful and not just tall?
 
BaroqueRockstar said:
i agree about the exclusivity making it more attractive, but i don't agree that it has to be so height exclusive. The modeling industry should take shorter girls, as long as they have a good body and they're beautiful. In my opinion, some of the taller girls would never have become models if it weren't for their height. I mean, don't you think the designers and companies would be better off if they used girls who were more beautiful and not just tall?

I completely agree..there are definately girls who (if short) would never be considered for modeling:doh:
 
i agree i think a lot has to do with unlikely circumstances..there's many short beautiful girls out there but the chances of them all becoming successful models are pretty slim.
 
BaroqueRockstar said:
Marina is listed as 5'9.5'' (176 cm) on img
querelle jansen is also listed as 5'9.5'' (176 cm) on img
personally, i don't think they're the same height:rolleyes:

from style

Querelle is 5'11. :)

I'd say Marina is 5'8" :)
 
^ that's strange
i didn't think a modeling agency would list someone shorter than she actually was
 
BaroqueRockstar said:
^ that's strange
i didn't think a modeling agency would list someone shorter than she actually was

I always just assumed she was tall ... supermodels.nl has her as 180cm ... what are her agencies besides IMG?

Elle. :)
 
iperlchen said:
And how tall is Natasha really if Bette is 5'10" and Julia Stegner 6'? :angel:

BaroqueRockstar said:
how tall really is tasha tilberg is lily cole is 5'10''?
and how tall really is leah de wavrin if caroline trentini is 5'11''?

madem0iselle said:
how tall is devon ? kate moss is like 5'7 right? at least shes taller ahaha

My thoughts were:

Gemma Ward - 5'10

Caroline Trentini - 5'9-5'9,5, 5'10 maybe...

Kate Moss - 5'5,5

Devon - 5'4 (but her dad is some big person in fashion, I believe)

Lily Cole - maybe around 5'9 or something... I guess I always had a problem thinking of Lily being tall, because of her childish/dollish face...

Natasha - when I first saw her in print, I thought she was 5'9,5 - 5'10, but after seeing her on catwalk once, I'd say she's really tall - 5'11 +

Sasha - 5'7 - 5'7,5... I don't agree with whoever said she looks 'so tall'. She might look so in print, coz she's got long legs, but she really is short AND SHE LOOKS SHORT elsewhere, imo.

KhaoticKharma said:
Kate's agency says 5'7 to people, have 5'8 on her card, and those who meet Kate, including Twiggy, say she's 5'6 :flower:

Now, this is just stupid. With Kate Moss being the queen of all supermodels of all times, and the fact that she's short being so well known, why are they still lying about her height ? If they didn't lie it wouldn't change anything, in Kate's case, and by lying they just give themselves away in the way that they're not telling the truth about their models (read: people who know she's shorter, but see that her agency says 5'8 assume that they might as well be lying about their other girls... And they would be rightl)

BaroqueRockstar said:
twiggy was only 5'4'' when she modeled (she grew 2 inches later) and gia was only 5'7''

Yes, but the times were different. Fashion modeling for women started at 5'7 back than, not 5'9 as it is now.

Julie91 said:
i 've seen on premier managment ( i believe..) that isabelli was between 165 and 170 cm !
whereas on ftv they said : 179cm!!
lol

madem0iselle said:
1hat 165-170? thats not tall! wouldnt she look so short when shes on the runway and other girls are towering her>?

BaroqueRockstar said:
she does (compare with the shoulder of the girl to her left)
and so does bianca

picture picture

from style


Being between 165-170 is being between 5'5 and 5'7. So, if they really said she was 179, which is 5'10 1/2, it was a rude rude lie...

In that picture, however, we don't know who the girl to Isabeli's left is and how tall she is.

So, as to Isabelli, the truth I think, is in between the two assumptions, which makes her a 5'7-5'8 girl.

As to Bianca, she's further back from Gemma a bit, which makes it difficult for me to judge about her height basing solely on that picture... Though, it's still pretty obvious that she's distinctly shorter.
 
Look at all of a models agencies [especially Milan ;)] and take .5-1" off of that- that's what her real height is (most likely) :flower:
 
luna1576 said:
lol i missed it at first too..height charts are not usually set up like that..I've never seen one like that in America. And I agree I would love to see short girls taking over..but I think the industry is set up in such a way that exclusivity is very important. If the height standards were not high more people would be able to be models and that feeling of snobish exclusivity would be gone. As much as i hate to say it I think that exclusivity is one of the aspects that makes the business of modeling so attractive to regular people. I may be wrong but I always wondered if it would be something that so many girls (and boys) aspired for if it was a common everyday job. What do you guys think?

*sighs* So true...
 
Devon - 5'4 (but her dad is some big person in fashion, I believe)

Her dad owns the Benihana chain of Japanese food resteraunts- not big in fashion, but very, very wealthy :flower:
 
KhaoticKharma said:
Her dad owns the Benihana chain of Japanese food resteraunts- not big in fashion, but very, very wealthy :flower:

he was also an olympic wrestler
her mother was a jeweler, i believe, which is semi-fashion related
 
leggy_e11e said:
I always just assumed she was tall ... supermodels.nl has her as 180cm ... what are her agencies besides IMG?

Elle. :)

city models has her as 5'11''
now the question is... who do we believe? city models or img?
 
fashionkitten7 said:
Lily Cole - maybe around 5'9 or something... I guess I always had a problem thinking of Lily being tall, because of her childish/dollish face...

I just found this picture...
if lily is 5'9'', how tall is irina:shock: ?

pic from style
 

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^ Is Irina the one in the middle ? I'm really not familiar with her. If so, than, she's definately short, though, I think she's wearing lower heals in that picture and is standing sort of behind... She's still not really tall, though.

As to Lily Cole, you really shouldn't rely on what I say... Those were just my impressions, that happened to be wrong for the most part...

KhaoticKharma said:
Her dad owns the Benihana chain of Japanese food resteraunts- not big in fashion, but very, very wealthy :flower:

:flower: Thanks for the info, but the fact that she was 'discovered' backstage says it all, to me...
 
KhaoticKharma said:
Look at all of a models agencies [especially Milan ;)] and take .5-1" off of that- that's what her real height is (most likely) :flower:

I'd say more than .5-1" is not a rarity...
 
maybe irina isn't wearing any heels at all .. i can't see , but i believe she is wearing kinda medium heels ..
she appears so short lol
 
^I believe Irina was discovered by none other but Kate Moss so i wouldn't be surprised if she were short:flower:
 

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