The Average Height of a Model
According to industry standards, fashion models are preferably tall but not too tall. Elite, a top modeling agency, specifies height requirements on its website. Women must be between 5 feet 8 inches and 5 feet 11 inches tall. Men must be between 5 feet 11 inches and 6 feet 3 inches. Models who want to enter the Ford Supermodel of the Year Search, should be at least 5 feet 8 inches. Does this Spark an idea?
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Fun Fact
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Twiggy, known as the world's first supermodel, is 5 feet 6 inches.
Significance
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Models must be able to fit the clothing samples that fashion designers provide. Ford Models encourages contestants in the agency's Supermodel of the Year Search to measure at least 5 feet 8 inches.
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Challenging the standards
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Shorter models received attention in the media in 2009 thanks to the television show, "America's Next Top Model." Creator and host Tyra Banks cast only women 5 feet 7 inches or shorter in the 13th season.
Famous Ties
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Some famous models include Tyra Banks, who is 5 feet 10 inches, and Gisele Bundchen, who is 5 feet 11 inches. Heidi Klum measures 5 feet 9.5 inches. At 5 feet 6.5 inches, supermodel Kate Moss is shorter than the industry standard.
Warnings
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Shorter models may not have much success in the industry despite exceptions. "I would not be looking for anyone under 5 feet 9 inches to 5 feet 10 inches. That's the absolute minimum," a top modeling agent told Vogue.com in a March 2009 interview in response to a search from "America's Next Top Model" for short models.
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