Jess said on 4/Sep/12
She's no more than 5'10". She's the exact same height as Adriana Lima maybe a hair shorter. She looks taller than she is because she has a lean figure with no hips and very shapely legs. So she looks very long and lean. But when you look at her next to the 5'11" and taller models you can definitely see the difference.
The Dutch Guy. said on 11/Aug/12
She's between 5'9.25" and 5"9.5"
Clara said on 6/Feb/12
Gisele is not 5'11! I'm brazilian and for my entire life I have always heard Gisele is 177cm :)
aspa said on 29/Jan/12
in ths
Click Here photo, alessandra is at least 2 inches shorter than lima. lima is 179cm alessandra is 178 according to their agencies.not possible,really.
Sasha said on 25/Jan/12
Arguing about 1cm looks strange. The difference between morning and evening heights of some people may be 2-2.5cm. Also, the method of measuring may give a variance. For example, if someone stands very-very straight and tries be as tall as possible, he would be measured near 1cm taller than if he (she) would stand straight but rather relaxedly. I even don't say about the deviations, which different measuring devices have. So we may say, that Gisele is in 178-181 range dependently of the time of a day and the way of measuring. :)
Sunny said on 21/Jan/12
Ideal height for a supermodel is 5"10. If she would be 5"10,5 the agents will list her at 5"10.. See models like Candice and Adriana... The agents both list them at 5"10, but Adriana is clearly 1 or maybe 2 inches taller when she is standing next to Candice. 5"11 is for most agents the maximum.
I believe Gisele is a strong 5"11 .
And about the shoesize.. Im 5"11,5 woman, and I wear shoesize 8 (39EU). Shoe size doesn't say anything about the height.
Shaun said on 21/Jan/12
Rob you should start a page for Tom Brady. He's a huge American football celebrity.
Voiceless Dental Fricative said on 9/Jan/12
tom brady has more than six inches on her, and the guy was supposedly measured at 6.'4.3 or whatever.
maio said on 20/Dec/11
5 ft 9.25 in/176 cm is perfect for her, while Leonardo Di Caprio is 5 ft 11 in/180 cm.
Milli said on 4/Dec/11
Look at this picture seems like giselle is shorter than Tyra Banks....
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Alex said on 4/Dec/11
I'll have to admit that pictures of several models being photographed together can be total mind****s. Recent pic.
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Heights according to fashionmodeldirectory, from left to right.
Karlie 5'11, Coco 5'10, Doutzen 5'10, Christy 5'10, Iman 5'10, Hilary 5'11, Lily 5'8.5, Jeisa 5'9
Karlie has been described as tall as 6'2 but with such a height being listed in your vita you're not likely to get booked. Hilary might as well be 6'0 but she's towering over almost everyone here. She seems to wear suede boots. The magic model size is between 5'9 and 6'0, it doesn't strike me as a surprise that so many models are listed at 5'9-11 but in reality appear shorter (Jeisa) or taller (Hilary, Karlie).
Jen said on 17/Nov/11
Gisele is not 5' 11". I am 5' 9" and my husband is 6' 4" the exact height of Tom Brady. I stand exactly proportionate the exacte same as Gisele in her pic at the beach w/Tom.
Daphne said on 6/Nov/11
I think that Gisele who is half a head talle rthan L.Casta the Former VS Angel is almost between 5'8" and 5'9". As for ALessandra, if Lima is 1.74cm, something what is real, then she is 1-2" shorter something that makes her 5'7.5".(In addition, I know that Alessandra is 5'7"ish because she is not much taller than Lily Aldridge who is 5'5"ish.)
Daphne said on 26/Oct/11
Because I couldn't find where to post these heights of another Victoria's Secret models I decided to post'em here.
Click Here In the pic. the "black" model who is 4th from the left side is said to be 5'8" and the "white" model next to her is also said to be 1.75. But considering from the height that the brunette model says, which is 1.73, but all the models lie about their height, so I put her a solid 1.66cm, HOW TALL is the white model?
Mhmm said on 22/Aug/11
Karolina Kurkova have to be taller than 5'11, or are they other just shorter than they have been listed.
guy said on 15/Aug/11
she always looked 6'1 to me
J.J. said on 6/Aug/11
I think I'll buy this 1.77m for Gisele since KK is 5'11"
Pinky said on 2/Jul/11
Rob, look what I found:
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Is an article from 2000 (Gisele was 20 yo) that describe her as 177 cm (5'9.69").
5'11 was too much for her, but I thought she was 5.10, well 177 is close to 5.10.
Brazilian Fellow said on 4/Jun/11
@littlesue;
UK6 for a 5'4" lady is proportionate. 4-5 inches taller, and it would be a little small. For a 5'11" woman its very tiny. In Brazil, Women 5'11" tall usually wear a UK7.5/8, and we don't have particularly big feet in relation to our height as do Americans.
littlesue said on 2/Jun/11
Tiny shoe size?? I worked in a ladies shop shop and I would say a UK size 6 was one of the most popular sizes along with a size 5. Tiny I would say a size 3 and under. Of course for her height she could be a size 6, my mate is 5ft 10 and has a size 4, she is very narrow and small boned though
Brazilian Fellow said on 1/Jun/11
If she lies about her height and really is 5'8-5'9, then that explains her tiny shoe size: BR37/EU39/USW8/UK6.
JoannaCheck said on 27/May/11
ok guys every model lies too much about her height Gisele is only 5ft8.5 and Ale is 5ft7 Candice and Rosie too.Adriana is 5ft9.Karolina is the taller of them with 5ft10 so if Gisele is 179 cm than Karolina is 185cm!!!!!!!That's impossible!
linke said on 22/May/11
over 5'10 but not by much.
nick said on 2/May/11
Alessandra Ambrosio is not 5 ft 10 she is beetween 5 ft8 and 5ft9 i believe 5 ft8 every model lies about their height in this video she is listed as 5 ft9 watch at 0.44
Click Here so no way 5ft10
nick said on 2/May/11
Alessandra Ambrosio is not 5 ft 10 she is beetween 5 ft8 and 5ft9 i believe 5 ft8 every model lies about their height in this video she is listed as 5 ft9 watch at 0.44
Click Here so no way 5ft10
nick93 said on 1/May/11
Alessandra Ambrosio is not 5 ft 10 she is between 5ft8-5ft9 i believe she is 5ft8 because every model lie about their height in this video she is listed as 5ft9 at 0.44 you can see it
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MissyWoW said on 7/Apr/11
Every model lies about her height!I'm 5ft7 and i've met gisele for several times (i'm a make up artist) she's 174-175 cm maxxxxxxx!
kg said on 31/Mar/11
Here we see CLEARLY alessandra isn't 5'10 cos adriana is 5'10 and she's clearly taller than alessandra here and the heels they're wearing are both 5inches
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Ed cullen look alike said on 20/Feb/11
Yea i believe shes around that definately leggy. I dunno shes for sure 5-10 to 5-11. Tom brady sucks, i cant stand him that will never last. I think lima and ambrosio are both hotter
dt said on 28/Jan/11
To say she's 5'9 is a joke. She's atleast 5'10 if not 5'11. I'd say 5'11.
It's much more difficult to for models to lie about their height. They can get away with at most 1 inch difference. But it doesn't seem necessary for her considering she's one of the taller of the models, already. If anything, she may try to underestimate her height as 5'11 is on the upper limits of what is wanted in the modeling industry.
Hugo said on 17/Jan/11
There is others brazilian celebrities heights on this site:
Click Here if you speak portuguese it's a great heights and weights website.
Kate said on 30/Dec/10
@Larry: he's kinda bending down, but here she looks almost 2in shorter than leo here
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and here she looks 1.5 in shorter, since i don't think she's wearing heels nxt to him.
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that'd make her about 5'9.5-10
Larry said on 29/Dec/10
It's typical for models in general to tend to round up, so 5 10.5 definitely is plausible. But then how tall does that make Leo D who was in fact, in Gisele's own words, shorter than her? I guess he's even closer to 5 10 then we thought.
Kate said on 28/Dec/10
@lel: actually, runway and fashion models are required to be tall because sample sizes on the designer clothes tend to be that big, and designers dont want to readjust it for shorter models, but thats not the case for kate moss, bambi and devon.
5'10 looks right, she looks 6in shorter than tom, but models' heights can be exaggerated because models under 5'10 usually have an inch or so added
lel said on 26/Dec/10
Jupitar says on 13/Nov/10
Why is it that you have to be really tall to be a model, yet the wealth of celebrity magazines which have appeared over the last two decades are full of short and average height actresses and singers with comments about their outfits (obviously with the purpose of selling the clothes).
because they stand out and make it look more beautiful than the average woman.
paula said on 22/Dec/10
gisele is 5'10- 5'10 1/2
karolina kurkova is 5'11 1/2 maybe even 6'(models taller than 5'11 are perceived too tall so their agency "lies" on their listed height)
Fiona said on 11/Dec/10
Solid 5'10 (178cm), 5'10 1/2 (179cm) on a good day.
E said on 6/Dec/10
looks 5-6 inches shorter then 6'4.3"(according to his nfl draft measurement) tom brady.
Ben said on 20/Nov/10
P.M you have made many mistakes in your calculations, if you are rounding to three significant figures, it would be 0.394, meaning the answer could increase by a great deal. Paddy is right 6'0 = 182.88 cm, i should know, i have a height measurer in my bathroom, and i'm 183 cm which is very slightly over 6 feet
Jupitar said on 13/Nov/10
Why is it that you have to be really tall to be a model, yet the wealth of celebrity magazines which have appeared over the last two decades are full of short and average height actresses and singers with comments about their outfits (obviously with the purpose of selling the clothes).
Austrian said on 6/Nov/10
get a clue please "P.M", 179 = 5'10.5
P.M. said on 30/Oct/10
Paddy,
Paddy,
Courtesy of your google 1 centimeter equals 0.393700787 inches. Take 179 centimeters times 0.393 equals 70.347 inches divide THAT by 12 inches to a foot & it's 5'8.6. If you want to argue the math contact google.
Happy Halloween.
Riley said on 9/Jun/09
yeah I agree with you that they will bump hannah up in the near future..just make it look like she had a legit growth spurt or something. i agree with gisele being 5'10 flat too, and as far as marisa miller goes, i found a picture of her where she looks very short.
Click Here I don't think she's any taller than 5'6-but hey, the more power to her. but i do know that she never did runway really, she's more commercial/some editorial. but i still find it hard to believe and i think she gets airbrushed in a lot of photos to appear taller than she is. same goes for selita ebanks they look about the same.
Mary said on 8/Jun/09
I'm having a tough time reading her because she hasn't done much work yet. I get a 5'7.5 feeling from her also, generally. But then in some pics she looks taller...throw her in Prada resort and she looks shorter. I'm sure she'll get bumped a little more in the near future.
Img's heights are a bit exaggerated, but so are others. Maryna Linchuk is listed as 5'11, but she's an inch shorter than Snejana, and a little taller than Edita V. That's about a 3 inch jump.
I think Gisele is 5'10 flat. I always thought she looked an inch and a half shorter than Karolina, who I take to be 5'11.5.
Riley said on 8/Jun/09
I forgot to add- how tall do you think Hannah Holman is? I think she is about 5'7.5 and elite bumped her up to 5'8, which is funny cause you'd think they'd give her 5'9 if she was roughly 5'7/5'7.5. also did anyone ever notice how exagerated the heights at img are made?
Riley said on 8/Jun/09
Yeah, that's a good point. I guess if you look at girls like marisa, selita, and even miranda they are not really high fashion- i mean they've all done some high fashion but they are mostly commercial models. I think miranda is 5'7, and i think marisa and selita both 5'6. Possiably even 5'5..
Mary said on 8/Jun/09
Andie is about 5'7.5.
There are quite a few up-and-comers who are not that tall, Hannah Holman for one. If a girl is not so tall, but has good proportions, then she can usually pass for taller. That's why a lot of girls that are listed as 5'9-5'9.5 are really about 5'7-5'8. Even girls that are 5'9 are sometimes listed as 5'10-5'11.
As for why the height requirement is pushed, it is true that taller girls have a higher chance. Its more likely that a tall, lanky, semi-pretty, kinda quirky girl will be signed and do runway work than a shorter girl with the same characteristics. The shorter ones that get signed usually have a certain unique quality that throws the height bias out the window. Kate Moss is the classic example of that. Natalia Vodianova isn't that tall either, and neither is Sasha Pivovarova.
The other thing to consider is that VS is a different sort of runway work, because its very commercial. Height doesn't matter as much. Miranda Kerr said a few years ago when she was starting out that she was just under 5'7. She may have grown since then, but probably not by much. Marisa is quite short as well.
Riley said on 5/Jun/09
How tall is Andie Muse? she looks short!
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Riley said on 3/Jun/09
goldielocks- when i look at someones face, i'm looking at their face, not their height. it has nothing to do with how attractive someones face is..but as far as giseles beauty goes, she is not perfect looking and that's why she is such a good model. the perfect looking models look boring and thats why gisele has been sucesfull (think/nose) and then cindy crawford with her mole and kate moss and her lack of height. none of these girls were perfect and that is what makes them so special. and the fact is gisele is a beautiful women. maybe not the most beautiful women in the world, but beautiful none the less.
goldielocks said on 1/Jun/09
what do you really think of Gisele's face? Honestly if she were not tall would you think she is stunning? The amazing ones are Carol Alt, Kim Alexis, Paulina, Douchen Kraus (not sure of spelling, she is the VS girl), Adrianna Lima is ok, but honestly I have always been puzzled why Gisele is considered beautiful facially, her body is great, but the face is only a 5 or 6. There are a couple of new VS models, names I do not know yet, that are mind blowing beautiful, so please do not say I am jealous. etc, I am just wondering...
Riley said on 31/May/09
I have a question for people that know a lot about the modeling world. okay, why is it that there are a bunch of girls that are not 5'9 that are succesfull models but agenices and tv shows on modeling always seem to make such a big deal about the height factor? is it really a crucial thing, or do agencies just not want to be swampt with shortie wanna be models..?
And i know it helps to be tall if you want to make it as a model, BUT the thing is even if a girl is listed at 5-8/5-9 many times it's a false listing. example marisa miller -almost everyone who has met her says that she is 5'6 tops, and she is a very succesfull model.
Jay said on 31/May/09
I've met two supermodels and both were far below what they claim. Adriana Lima was 5ft 8 - 2 inches less than official. Elle McPherson was 5ft 9 or a little less - 3 inches less than official!!
Kim said on 30/May/09
Rob- can you please create a page for alessandra ambrosio?
Kim said on 30/May/09
theheightguru-well said. i agree that because of models there has now been extremism on what is considered attractive. even the straight-non-designer guys who are looking for a girlfriend, if they are shorter then average, then they want a tall girl because again they admire the extra height. something they don't have. to be honest though, it is easy to get consumed by looking at taller women and thinking you need to look like them to have a great body. i think that most guys usually don't even care or notice a girls height. i used to really want to be tall (i am 5'5/5'6ish) and i know now that i should just be comfortable with the height i was meant to be. and also, to the girls who seem to think that only taller girls should be models, i hope you are looking at the other side of of this too. girls that want to be actresses, if they are really tall it is harder for them to get work because a 5'10 women, especially when she is wearing heels, would tower over almost any leading man hence most actresses not being amazons.
theheightguru said on 29/May/09
Taylor and Elise,
It's sounds to me like you have bought into the notion that being a model means that someone is 'superior', and that widening the definition of 'beautiful' diminishes the advantage that models are 'supposed to have' over the rest of the population. Please try and remember to be critical thinkers sometimes. Clothing designers, fashion houses, models, etc. exist primarily for one reason-to sell products. They can't do that without FIRST convincing people that their product satisfies a need/want. Don't you guys find it a bit odd, that most prominent, male fashion designers are shorter- than-average themselves, but won't hesitate to think less of a model who's shorter-than-average? It's possible that their motivation is to find a model whose body type is closest to the dressform that the outfit was sewn on. However, I think it's also possible that a lot of male designers feel inferior for being shorter-than-average, and admire models for having something they don't-a taller stature. I think this, in combination with commerce, and the mistaken belief that beauty equals perfection, has caused us to create a sense of extremism about what's considered 'attractive'.
Taylorr said on 28/May/09
As a a person who's been following fashion all my life, I agree with Elise. Short people are beautiful & can be models, but not high fashion models. The clothes just look better on tall, thin girls. I think short girls should be able to do runway, just more catelogue stuff, not high fashion.
Janice Dickinson had a heart attack over Plus Sized Modeling. What do you think she'd say about Petite Runway Modeling? -_-
Elise said on 22/May/09
@Alex!!:
I'm 177 cm (5' 9.5") and I don't think it would be fair to let average height people catwalk.
Just BECAUSE taller people sometimes wish to be shorter.
If you're tall, everyone looks at you strangely. Especially if you're a woman.
The world of fashion is the only world where we are recognized as normal.
And even though I think models shouldn't be as extremely thin as they are, you need a certain height to be a model and that's good.
mimi said on 21/May/09
Kevans...for men, i usually look at tall, handsome men first, but for women, i find average-height beautiful women to be more attractive than tall beautiful women. Avg. height women seem more womanly and feminine to me than tall women. IMO.
kevans said on 20/May/09
Alex!!...
I am a signed male model with Elite Model Management and i have this to say..
I can understand what you mean by "height" requirements and deals being out of proportion, but the fact is that most models have LONG legs which is ideal...
Just about EVERY MAJOR FASHION/CLOTHING line sells pants/jeans... And if you were a designer you wouldn't want a person with "short" legs wearing your jeans would you, especially since the ideal jean length is somewhere around 30-32 i believe...
Personally, i'm 6', i'm 6'1 with boots by the way, and the fact is that agencies HAVE to have tall models
*it's like for instance if you go out or go to the mall or are at school, are you more inclined to notice a TALL beautiful person or an AVERAGE heighted beautiful person??
Alex!! said on 20/May/09
to be a a model for say victorias secrets you have to be 5'9' - 6' (175-180cm)
personally i think most of the models there are hot, but not because of their height! their bodies are curvy and nice faces... height has nothing to do with it! if the models were not famous, and just on the street, no one would look at them twice. Sometimes because of their height, being so tall they can look lanky, and unproportioned! i just don't get why they have such height limits on modelling!! (i know that the clothes meant to sit better or whatever, but in my opinion they sit just as well if not better on regular height people! most tall people even say they wish they were shorter!
opinions ?
not having a go at tall people or anything, i mean you guys can actually model if you want! just curious to know what people think as i just don't get the whole height deal.
im almost 170cm.. i dont want to model, these are just some thoughts,...
J.Lee said on 18/May/09
ROB!!!! can u please please do a page for Allessandra ambrosio's height? i don't see her on here. thanks.
i stood next to marisa miller said on 17/May/09
I stood next to Marisa Miller when she was wearing flat shoes and she is realistically 5'4-5'5, probably closer to 5'4. Very petite. I'd guess her weight to be around 98-102 lbs.
Anonymous said on 9/May/09
I think probably 5-9.5. She looked about 3in shorter than Tom at the costume institute gala while wearing hughe heels.
Mimi said on 27/Apr/09
5'9"ish for Gisele.
Anonymous said on 26/Apr/09
I agree with 5'10.5". The woman is tall and extremely skinny, but not freakishly tall.
No way she is 180 cm, but she is most certainly over 176.
J.J. said on 18/Apr/09
by that comparison on the TRL show I think Kurkpva was an inch taller making her 5'11.5". We all know agencies try to make changes in models height cos they don't want you to be too tal. I don't think they go as far as an inch. Gisele is definately 5'10.5" but Kurkova has been brought down by 0.5" so that she suits the Market. Designers prefer women to be 5'9"- 5'11". Oluchi is a full 6'1" girl but gets listed at 6'0" on her agency profile. With men 5'11" -6'2" is ideal so if you are actually 6'2.5" the list you at 6'2" & if you are 6'3" they list you at 6'2.5"
anonymous said on 5/Apr/09
how tall is adriana lima in this pic:
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You're wrong said on 30/Mar/09
She is very tall here in Brazil,the average for men here is 171.3cm-5'7.4"(younger)and 159cm-5'2.6" for women.In the south people are taller(many german descended like Gisele),the average is 175.5-5'9.1"for men(younger)and 162cm-5'3.8" for women.
Source (Brazil's average):
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Little Red said on 26/Mar/09
copy and paste the website you want to show us. (highlight the adress, then right click 'copy' and then where ever you want to paste it right click 'paste'. then go to tinyurl.com and make the adress smaller so glenn will allow it on the site. same thing once you get to tinyurl.com paste in the box to make it smaller. hope that makes sense.
m8 said on 25/Mar/09
if you tell how i can copy paste a pic here, i have a pic from vs runaway that proves that Gisele is 5'8'' yes 5'8'' just tell me how to post it and you wil see by yourselves
Anonymous said on 13/Mar/09
marisa is not 5'7! she looks shorter then that to me.
Jennifer said on 11/Mar/09
I worked with Marissa Miller. She is not very tall at all, she appears much taller! 5'7 is very accurate!
Tom Brady said on 27/Feb/09
I just saw a picture of her and Tom Brady together. He simply towers over her. If he is truly 6'4'', she is maybe 5'9.5'' at best.
Sandy said on 22/Feb/09
I agree with 5'10.5. She had the perfext height for a model to begin with so they never had to lie about it.
J.J. said on 20/Feb/09
She is 5'10.5" this is very accurate people are just being indenial. Just look At her & Tom Brady she will have to be at least 5'10" to look that size next to him. It's so funny cos people are saying 5'9.5"-5'10", well that's still huge cos people are still not saying she is 5'6". So u know she is huge accept it & move on
Big T said on 11/Feb/09
In the Thierry Henry pics she just barely hit 6' in big heels
Alex said on 11/Feb/09
She may not be as tall as 5'11 but does look taller than just 5'9. I'd say shes 5'10.
Big T said on 11/Feb/09
Rob, this is one of your absolute silliest listings. Giselle is about 5'9". She isn't even close in height to DiCaprio.
Doug said on 10/Feb/09
If she is 5'11" Leo is 6'1" barefoot (which he clearly isn't). Stunning girl I think she looks 5'9.5"-5'10" barefoot compared to Leo (looks more accurate to me) but who am I to downplay this modelling superstar). In 3 inch heels she easily passes the six foot mark , what more could a guy ask for??
Alex said on 10/Feb/09
Maybe could be as low as 5'9-5'9 1/2 and pass for 5'11 but could very well be 5'10 still.
renata said on 6/Feb/09
gisele only 5'9?
no wonder in the final walk VSFS 2005 n 2003 she looked small...
Sandy said on 28/Jan/09
Not sure about that, mabey u didn't get a good enough look at her footwear. everyone else that has met Heidi Klum says 5'8" tops.
Isabella said on 27/Jan/09
I see Heidi Klum in Disneyland with her family and she is about 5'9. I am 5'7 and she was just a small bit taller than me. She is a lovely woman in person, so is her husband.
ciao
Anonymous said on 15/Jan/09
Gisele is either tall or has SUPER long legs... Either way, she's gorgeous!
BTW, do you think I have a chance of being as tall as her? I am 13.5, 5'7.6" and still growing... oh yeah, my parents are 5'7" and 5'10"...
Blair said on 15/Jan/09
Did you meet any other victoria's secret models? Ifso how tall were they?
don said on 14/Jan/09
When you met them in new york were they in flats or heels?
Anonymous said on 13/Jan/09
Response to Adriana height: i recently met her and Heidi Klum in NYC, she is 5'9 5'9.5 and heidi klum is about 5'7.5
lk said on 9/Jan/09
I have met Giselle in Paris. I am 5'11 and was wearing slightly higher than average heels. She was wearing very large Dior platform shoes...at least four inches. I was still taller. I would give her maybe 5'9''. She looks so tall and long because she has tiny slight bone structure... this gives her an elongated look in her photos. The narrower you are, the longer/taller you look. The wider your are, the shorter. The Lucky and beautiful girl, but she is not that tall.
jimmy said on 4/Jan/09
okay, i know this is a discussion about giselle, but i just wanted to point out that i know for a fact adriana lima is not exactly 5'10" (178 cm) thats another height lie because in these pictures with doutzen krous, who is listed as 5'8", they are the EXACT same height!! wow well im not surprised but ill admit i was tricked! and her fiance marko jaric who she herself has said is 6'5", literally TOWERS over her in huge chunky heels!! rob, i think u should make an adriana lima topic board to discuss her height, that would be great! but ive already made up my mind, adriana is no taller than 5'9", period!! take a look
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Legs said on 29/Dec/08
I just spent the last 20 minutes reading all the coments because i have no life. it's funny becuse half the people that met her say 5'9 other half 5'10 so my vote is that she be put at 5'9.5 or even 5'10.
Alex said on 17/Dec/08
A lot of people think you have to be at least 5'7 to be a model. Thats only for runway models and even they prefer the girls to be ideally 5'9-6'0. For commercial modelling or fitness modelling you can be well under 5'7.
Anonymous said on 13/Dec/08
That's interesting. Do you do a lot of runway or are you just a still model? I am 5'6" and also and want to model. Is this a legit/recognized agencey your with? Do you lose a lot of jobs being a couple inches shorter then the other girls?
Alex said on 13/Dec/08
I wouldn't have guessed her at 5'11 to be honest. She doesn't give me that impression. I'd say more 5'9-5'9 1/2 she looks. Maybe 5'10 max.
Anonymous said on 10/Dec/08
I was scouted by a modeling agency, and when I met with the agent he asked my height, 5'6" I replied (he was scribbling on a piece of paper) and so he said: well but you never go out without shoes, right? "nod", so we'll write down 5'8" which is what was printed on my composite card. All of this just to say that, unless they have a perfect height for the market they're in, models lie about their height.
Anonymous said on 9/Dec/08
Hello, very interesting topic, I fully agree with the author :
Blair said on 29/Nov/08
Gisele is 5'9.5", mabey 5'10" if lucky. Selita Ebanks is not 5'7", everyone who has met her says she is 5'6".
Also, Adriana Lima- I've never met her but in pics she looks no shorter then 5'9" plus she is quite curvy for a model (in a good way) :)
M.P. said on 26/Nov/08
Adriana Lima is only about 5'7.5" to 5'8", and she's shorter than Giselle. And Tyra Banks is 5'10" in flat shoes, and she's taller than Giselle.
So, Giselle has to be 5'8.5" to 5'9". At the tallest, she's 5'9". I'll admit, she has some VERY lanky legs, though, and probably LOOKS well over six feet.
margaret said on 18/Nov/08
She is min 177 max 180... I'd give het 179...
Paola said on 18/Nov/08
Gisele is tall... just look at her legs, are extremely large!! I think she's at least 5'10
anonymous5'8 said on 16/Nov/08
what a shame! gisele only 5'9?
heightenedview said on 30/Sep/08
this is a comment in general...do most of these peoples heights include shoes or not?
.... said on 17/Sep/08
i hope this comment is going to post... there is something wrong with this site... many of my comments havent posted! and it makes me tired... Anyway... I dont think Adriana is 5'9''-5'91/2. Some people that have met her said she is 1.74 = 5'81/2. I have found her listed as 5'8''=1.73
Anonymous3434 said on 15/Sep/08
This should settle everything, If you compare all the models next to eachother using these heights it looks right. I would love to have other peoples opinions on this chart too :]
Alessandra Ambrosio: 5'8 (according to VS: 5'10)
Miranda Kerr: 5'7 1/2 (according to VS: 5'9)
TYRAA BANKS: 5'10 (According to her: 5'9)
Adriana Lima: 5'9 1/2 (According to VS: 5'10)
Gisele Bundchen: 5'9-5'9 1/2 (According to VS: 5'10)
Selita Ebanks: 5'5-5'6 (according to VS: 5'7-5'8)
Izabel Goulart: 5'8 1/2 (according to VS: 5'10)
Marissa Miller: 5'5-5'6 (According to VS: 5'8)
Karolina Kurkovia: 5'11-6'0 (According to VS: 5'10-5'11)
Ana Beatriz Barros: 5'10-5'11 (According to VS: 5'10)
Heidi Klum: 5'7-5'8 (According to VS: 5'9)
flo said on 15/Sep/08
she is 5'9 to 5'9.5. How is she listed at 5'10.5 when she always appears shorter then 5'10 Tyra Banks?
Oliya said on 12/Sep/08
Regardless of her height, Gyselle has one of the sexiest bodies in the industry and even if she was only 5'8 she'd stil be number 1 just because she stands out so much on the runway. Don't you reckon? You can tell her apart from the other models, her walk is amazing ses very confident
Lara said on 7/Sep/08
If Adriana is 5'9" I think Doutzen is about 5'8" or shorter
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Maria said on 4/Sep/08
I have seen this pic and i agree with you... gisele is not that tall! in this pic gisele looks like tops 5'9'' and adriana tops 5'8''
you should update this said on 3/Sep/08
i have no idea why this height is still sitting there when there is so much evidence that she is nowhere 5.10.5". Karolina and Gisele did a height comparison on TRL and KK (who is 5'11'', my friend, who is 5'10'', met her and said she was a little taller). Look at this pic. KK is not even standing up right and still has at least 2 inches on Gisele. When KK was proven to be taller, Gisele gave this "whatever" attitude. She wants to be considered she is so tall to be able to live up to her big name in the industry:
Click HereLook how tall and slim Gisele looks on her own but next to someone who is 5'11'', you can see her true height.
Maria said on 1/Sep/08
its the impression that the top models make... like they are huge wonderful women.... people like gisele because they believe she is very beautiful and different. now if one day i am going to learn that gisele is not tall or gisele had plastic surgery or what we see in magazines is fake because there is strong photoshop behind... then gisele is not so special and then her popularity goes down... and then she is not going to be the most popural so she is not going to be booked for so many jobs... i hope i am clear
Jas said on 31/Aug/08
But what's the point of lying about their height? I mean I can understand if they are new models...but they are already top models...they will be booked anyway
Jessie said on 30/Aug/08
In a harpers bazzar photo shoot they said she was "a natural phenomenon at 5'9" or something close to that, it's on utube. Also si covergirl Marissa Miller is surprisingly short (but still beautiful of course :)) at probably 5'5/5'6. Seriously google: 'Marissa Miller Heidi Klum Erin'. and there is a full length picture of Marissa with heidi klum (and 2 other girls). Klum (who is wearing flats)is at most 5'8. She is standing next to Marissa who is wearing atleast 2 inches heals and Marissa is still a solid couple inches shorter then Heidi. So yea anyway the point is models lie about their height all the time. Models should be from 5'8 - 6'. Gisele is probably just rounding off her height. Some like Elle Mcpherson are a bit too tall for industry standards so they say they are shorter then they actually are, vise versa.
bobbyD said on 25/Aug/08
Does anyone know how tall Doutzen Kroes is? She's listed at 5'10, 5'9, and 5'8. Why do all the models height change?
bobbyD said on 25/Aug/08
Does anyone know how tall Doutzen Kroes really is? She's been listed as 5'10, 5'9, and 5'8.
Maria said on 23/Aug/08
she looks extreme tall but this doesnt mean that she is. very slim people with no curves look much taller than they truly are
Adriana said on 19/Aug/08
Lol.. Gisele 1.75? No way.. She looks extreme tall in the interviews.. I saw 1 interview she was comapring height with the 6,2 1/2 inch host.. Gisele was wearing heals and they were the same height.. I 'd say 5,11 !
andjela said on 17/Aug/08
i think she's 175/176. ale is about 170/171 and i think that marisa miller is very short. in evry photo i saw she looks like she is 164/165. agencies lie about models height. i am a model, my real heigh is 165, but in agenie i am 172 and when someone ask me: ''how tall are you?'', i say 171.
Kate-os said on 2/Aug/08
Click Here ...here's a pick of Kelly Slater show on MTV although Ale is tilting her head a little bit she's cleary the same height or not even a half inch taller than Jack Osbourne who's 5'8. So i guess Ale maybe only 5'8 instead of 5'10?
ILOVENYC said on 2/Aug/08
Of course alot of agencies always lie about their model's heights, I live in NYC & see models all the time, I'm not tall but not short either, when I first moved here I expected to see models as tall as skyscrapers (lol im exaggerating, but you catch my drift) when I saw some of the VS models on their way to their agencies I was surprised to see how short some of them were, now don't get me wrong some of them were very tall like the blonde karolina. Then seeing Ambrosio & kerr, they were so short i'd have to say only 5'8.Klum & Miller, shortest at 5'7. Plus this isnt the first time places have lied about their models height if you look up on CBS.com about 2007's VS fashion show it says Alessandra Ambrosio righty or lefty: & it says righty, look in all her pics of her signing autographs & she's cleary left handed, i have no clue why'd they lie about that but they did. So don't be surprised when you see your favorite model & become dissapointed of her height, sometimes they're legit but sometimes they lie to get more jobs (i.e. the ideal model)
Madison said on 31/Jul/08
Gisele is def 5'9-5'9 1/2. Alessandra is 5'7 1/2-5'8. Adriana Lima is from 5'8 1/2-5'9. Kerr is 5'7-5'7 1/2. Kurkova is 5'11-6'0. One of my friends who's def 5'10 (she's super tall, sometimes i think shes 5'11) met Gisele & Alessandra & took pictures Ale was wearing wedge-type heels giving her a 3 inch boost, Gisele wearing flats (these were @ diff times) I've seen the pics, Since my friend is 5'10 & Ale wearing 3 inch heels Ale stood only 1 inch taller then my friend who was in flats. With Gisele, Gisele was 1/2 shorter than her she's also wearing flats. So that makes Gisele 5'9 1/2 & Alessandra 5'8 though the picture makes me feel almost like she maybe even only 5'7 1/2. She's def alot shorter than most of the models.
IluvAle said on 31/Jul/08
Sorry Maria, but I don't think I should post it, I'm only 13 & you never know what crazy people are out there. :( sorry im paranoid. I think I take back the 5'7 now that I look at it again. She's positivley 5'8. But in pictures she looks very very tall. Again, my apologies.
VSFan said on 31/Jul/08
Alessandra Ambrosio: 5'8 (according to VS: 5'10)
Miranda Kerr: 5'7 1/2 (according to VS: 5'9)
Tyra Banks: 5'10 (According to her: 5'9)
Adriana Lima: 5'9 1/2 (According to VS: 5'10)
Gisele Bundchen: 5'9-5'9 1/2 (According to VS: 5'10)
Selita Ebanks: 5'5-5'6 (according to VS: 5'7-5'8)
Izabel Goulart: 5'8 1/2 (according to VS: 5'10)
Marissa Miller: 5'5-5'6 (According to VS: 5'8)
Karolina Kurkovia: 5'11-6'0 (According to VS: 5'10-5'11)
Ana Beatriz Barros: 5'10-5'11 (According to VS: 5'10)
Heidi Klum: 5'7-5'8 (According to VS: 5'9)
Maria said on 31/Jul/08
Hey IluvAle could you please post the pic, thanks
IluvAle said on 30/Jul/08
Yea I'm ABSOLUTLEY POSITIVE that Gisele isn't 5'11, I say she's about 5'9. I've seen her next to Alessandra and she looks maybe an inch or so taller then Ale. I'm 5'3-5'4 last measured at the doctors & im 13, my parents took a picture of me & alessandra next to eachother when she was shopping she was wearing flipflops smae as me. My dad says she looks kinda shorter then what they say she was only like 4 inches taller then me. she's probably 5'8 max maybe even 5'7.
leticia said on 22/Jul/08
abigil, seriously, u wouldn't know, okay? obviously u need to see them in their candids
abigil said on 19/Jul/08
huh...
what are u talking about..?
Gisele- 5.8"..??!!
r u nuts...
can't u see her in VS show...
and heidi is the second shorter after selita...
Tyra,Gisele,Karolina,Adriana and Alessandra, all of them quite tall..
might be 5.10" or more...
Lmeister said on 4/Jul/08
I think it isn't about height/weight. It is about the whole package. Some women look better while carrying more weight some when they are thin and same goes for height. For instance Nelly Furtado and Eva Longoria are superhot short women. Gotta say that I wouldn't mind spending time with Gisele or Charlize Theron either = )
k said on 3/Jul/08
do men prefer tall, short or medium size women? or it doesnt matter..? (whoever wants can give me an opinion)
Realme2008 said on 2/Jul/08
That's a really ignorant statement to make. Doesn't even make any sense to me actually. You are also probably short, and insecure about the height you are at to make a comment like that too. Most guys could care less about a girl being tall or taller (Unless the are a head taller or something). Gisele isn't anything less than 5'10" also. Anyone who can judge height properly can clearly see this.
Anonymous said on 2/Jul/08
I dont like tall girls TBH. Short ones are more clever and have muuuuuuuch better asses.
m said on 2/Jul/08
Lima says..... yeah right.... so we are definetly sure that she tells the truth..., nice concept... vey clever and accurate....
I believe that lima is 5'8'' tops. could be 5'7'' the administrator of adriana lima fan net.com said that when adriana was 17 mentioned that she was 5'7''. so she is 5'8'' tops if she has grown any taller since then...
Baker said on 27/Jun/08
Lima says that she is 5'10", so Giselle would be maybe 5'9"
eburke said on 25/Jun/08
lol, I see her and pretty much all of the victoria secret girls all the time in regular shoes (I live in brooklyn and see them all the time in manhattan).
Bundchen is at max 5'9" and that is generous. I'd guess a shade over 5'8".
In fact last year she and Lima were at blue ribbon and both were wearing thin soled flip flops in line in front of me, she is about half an inch shorter than Lima and Lima scrapes 5'9"
alex said on 18/Jun/08
i think kurkova is taller than 5'11"
bryan said on 15/Jun/08
she 5'11 she confermind it from her on mouth saying she 5'11 on the Tony Danza show look it up in youtube and here from here self
Veronica said on 6/Jun/08
It doesn't really matter if this measurement is off an inch or five! The only thing that models need to be is gorgeous and tall; and tall is classified as taller than the average height (your height)!Whether 5'11 or 5'8 they are still making the money.
Paul said on 5/Jun/08
explain to me how she is 5'10.5 if she is easily inch to and inch and half shorter then 5'10 tyra banks in every picture? and easily 2 to 3 inches shorter then karolina kurkova in all the pictures?
diana said on 5/Jun/08
for some reason girls feet don't grow that much
apparently a person's forearm is the same as a person's foot (i've checked)
and ive noticed that guys and girls who are tall,
guys' forearms grow along with their upperarm (so their feet will too) whereas with girls their forarm sorta stops growing and their upper arms keeps growing...
she is definitely 5'10.5 though she doesn't look that much shorter than tom brady in heels
lola said on 1/Jun/08
Have you noticed that she has little feet? and i read somewhere that she wears 7-8US/38-39EU size shoe so if she is 5'11" how can she wear a little size like that? I think she's 5'9, 5'10max.
Cris said on 31/May/08
She's taller than Adriana but not Karolina.
Paul said on 29/May/08
yeah rob u should really edit this one to 5"8 to 5'8.5 max 5'9. and please add allesandra and adrianna lime.
model behaviour said on 15/May/08
i know adriana isn't in here, but seriously she's 5'8'', and giselle is obviously 5'9'' at most
Paul said on 9/May/08
from lara's picture giselse looks even shorter then 5'9. i mean kurkova lists her self at 5'11 and tyra banks at 5'10 and tyra looks like she has an easy inch and a half on her. she could be even shorter. with the heels its hard to tell, cuz the hells add easy 3 inch.
JackieTreehorn said on 6/May/08
Tom Brady always seems to dwarf her in pictures, and he is about 6-4 I believe. And by dwarf, I mean her head comes to his mouth in flats. That has to be 7"+ difference. I'd have to say 5-10.5 is much too high here. Maybe 5-9?
anonymous said on 6/May/08
I agree with Katrina!giselle looks obviously below 5'10.not only in that pic but in every other shots that i have seen. her body frame definitely implies below 5'10.Yeah its true!Models do lie about their heights.
tina said on 27/Apr/08
giselle is 5'9''. adriana is 5'8''. period.
katrina said on 27/Apr/08
in the picture below, seriously two that look their real height is Karolina Kurkova and Tyra Banks. Heidi, Giselle, and Adriana are all definately shorter than 5'10''. Heidi looks about 5'8.5'', Giselle looks 5'9.5'', and Adriana looks 5'8.5'' or possibly 5'9''. it's hilarious how these models lie about their height!!
lara said on 27/Apr/08
Look at this picture,Gisele looks 5'9.5"
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dr. model said on 24/Apr/08
Rob, i want you to change her height. some people inflate their height so much, but this girl is overly inflated. 5'10 at MOST!!
Jessica said on 16/Apr/08
I stood next to ambrosio.. if she is 510 then I am 5'9.5 and that is CERTAINLY not true lol. Both of us were wearing flip flops and she was an inch taller. so id say 5'8. not any taller. her legs are not long she is not long limbed but pretty short for a model and small boned. not even built like a model- gangly and long.. like giselle or kurkova. I have seen kurkova. def. very tall. 5'11 she is a bean stalk :) a cute one. giselle and andrianna too, have stood next to them .. both very tall. adrianna is truly 5'10. ambrosio is the shortest ive seen so far.
nadina said on 11/Apr/08
to Paul: i absolutely agree with that chart. everyone wants to appear taller in real life, but in REAL life, they're always a tad shorter. and no, gisele is not 5'11. i am extremely positive.
mimi said on 8/Apr/08
just give her 5'11 ok! she is 5'11
Paul said on 7/Apr/08
Are all the models heights listed with their heels on? Because they all look shorter then their listed heights. Other the Karolina Kurkova I dont any of the victoria secret models are as tall as they are listed. I would say these girls heights bare feet would be as follows
Alessandra 5'7
Adriana Lima 5'7.5
Gisele 5'8
Tyra banks 5'9
Karolina Kurkova 5'11
Paul said on 7/Apr/08
Rob I think you should update her height to about 5'8.5 to 5'9. Look at her pictures next to Tyra banks who you have at 5'10. Atleast 1 to 1 and a half inch difference. I would give Gisele 5'9 max.
Lauren said on 31/Mar/08
To Leah:
Was Karolina wearing flats or heels? She does look a bit taller than Gisele and I believe Gisele is truly 5'11. Why would she lie?
Leah said on 29/Mar/08
Karolina is taller than me and I'm 5'11"1/2 basically 6 feet tall and she has about 2 inches of height on me
nadina said on 27/Mar/08
it's a common fact that supermodel agencies are always inflating the heights of their models, and stick by that height for the rest of their career. Gisele is no taller than 5'10'', she might even be 5'9.75''. adriana lima is definately not 5'10'', she's at most 5'8'' or 5'8.5'', izabel goulart is 5'9'' or 5'8'', and alessandra ambrosio is seriously no higher than 5'8''.
JackieTreehorn said on 27/Mar/08
those pics with thierry henry are pretty compelling evidence that she isn't 5-11...guessing 5-10 maybe.
chloe said on 19/Mar/08
I've stood next to Karolina- Im 5"11 (1.80), and she was way taller! She is prob 6'1
John said on 6/Mar/08
why would she lie? It is usual to women lie about their heights. Shorter and normal women often add 1 or 2 inches to their heights. Others says their hights on shoes or boots. It's not strange they lie about it.
I give her 5-10 tops!.
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Anonymous said on 1/Mar/08
How do we know that Karolina is actually 5'11? She might 6'1 and is just saying she is shorter. I believe Gisele is 5'11 because why would she lie
Wallace said on 20/Feb/08
Gisele is well beaten in that pic with Kurkova.... Kurkova isn't even standing straight but has at least an inch fair and square on Gisele. I think she has Gisele by at least two inches if she stands straight.
Felix said on 5/Feb/08
I think you can keep her at 179 cm because in Gente (Brazilian version of People) it was stated in an interview she did that she that height.
Anonymous said on 23/Jan/08
Click HereGiselle next to Karolina Kurkova (5'11"). Giselle's not anywhere over 5'10".
Big T said on 23/Jan/08
Click Here here are the full body Gisele and Henry pics
It's extraordinary imo...she is wearing very significant heels and Henry, who is 6'2" on his best day but more 6'1" imo, looks to have 4 inches on her all up...
could Gisele be more 5'9" or 5' 9.5"???
Anna said on 22/Jan/08
She may not be 5'11. but she pretty close to it. I think 5'10.5 is right. On the tyra show, she was only a little taller than tyra. OK, too the comments down below, in the industry nowadays agencies are more accepting of taller girls, and wouldnt downgrade ur height, unless ur over 6'2, but most of the time they upgrade it. And genetics basically determines height cause my parents are both 5'6 and im 5'11 and my bro 6'4, so u can't really predict ur kids height!!
Georgy said on 22/Jan/08
To all the girls out there,most guys don't really care how tall u are as long as u look good it really doesn matter
Big T said on 22/Jan/08
Thierry Henry is 6'1" max. I worship the guy, but he's not as tall as he's made out to be.
anon said on 5/Dec/07
Lol - her height isn't that important, she has the whole package - exquisite face, amazing balance and perfect proportions.
So many think that all you need to be is tall to be a model. Height is secondary to how beautiful you are.
There are also 2 classic model types (for fashion) - runway and print (magazines etc)
Few models can be equally sought after in both types.
Very few tall, thin runway girls are beautiful enough for magazine covers and cosmetic campaigns and not too many covergirls are booked solid for the shows because they aren't usually tall or thin enough.
If I had to criticise Giselle (oh to criticise perfection) it is that she is too thin.
anonimus said on 23/Oct/07
Thierry Henry has an advantage of 3-4 cm on her, and looks like both of them are slouching a little. And Gisele must be using heels.
Thor said on 21/Oct/07
Click HereGisele in heels with 6ft 2(1.88mts) Thierry Henry (france soccer player)...
AKK said on 14/Oct/07
I'm sorry, but I have to laugh a little. "A tall girl" I have no problem with a woman being taller than me, and I think that women always wanting men taller than them(you) is just as bad as men always wanting women shorter than them(Ray). :)
Anonymous said on 28/Sep/07
She's 5'10". I see no picture proof of her being 5'11" and I am a fan of her and have seen her with many other models. Next to Karolina she is always at least a bit shorter (and no Karolina isn't 6').
Legs said on 22/Sep/07
Well Gisele likes to wear ultra flat shoes; sometimes they don't even have a sole to them. Tom likes to wear thick soled sneakers. This is where that difference comes in he looks 6'6 while she is still 5'10.
Anonimus said on 11/Sep/07
Next to Tom Brady she doesn't look 5'11. And the 5'10 is questionable. that's of course, if Tom Brady is only 6'4.
Legs said on 6/Sep/07
there no doubt that gisele is 5'10, she looks 5'10 when she stands next to 6'4 tom brady. Next to him, she stands a taller than his shoulders.
mary said on 3/Sep/07
actually my friend boyfriend claims he saw her in nyc like 2 years ago and she looks around 5'10-5'11. She looks tall on the runway I believe that. I mean the shorter girls stand out and she always on the taller end of the models. I say 5'11.
Legs said on 2/Sep/07
Anonymous, have you met Gisele or adriana in real life or know someone that has met them in real life or do you just believe what her modeling agencies says they are. Modeling agency do exaggerate statistics.
Anonymous said on 30/Aug/07
Adriana is 5'10" no doubt in my mind she is. Alessandra looks more 5'8" than Adriana. Maybe 5'8.5".
Bebe said on 26/Aug/07
Correction, I meant to say Adriana looks more like 5'8. And as for u d83, now that makes it a 2 inch difference. Are u gonna ask me now how I can tell 2 inches?...lol.So yeah, I agree with Legs...
d83 said on 26/Aug/07
bebe,
as a person who is 5'5'', i dont know how you can distinguish a one inch difference...
Legs said on 22/Aug/07
yeah I have seen Gisele and adriana standing next to each other and Gisele is definitely 5'10 and adriana is 5'8
Bebe said on 22/Aug/07
I've met Giselle Bundchen and Adriana Lima at a Perfume promotion at Victoria's Secret, and I have stood next to them when posing for a Pic, and I must say, standing at 5'5,Giselle looks about 5'10 next to me, and Adriana Lima looks about 5'9.
d83 said on 17/Aug/07
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this is as good evidence as it can get. This was done on MTV because she claimed they were like 6'4'' in heels and the host wanted to know who was taller...when they compared them and found out Karolina was taller, she got a little annoyed and gave this whatever attitude. She definitely likes to be taller than she already is. No way, she is 5.10.5"
Anon said on 15/Aug/07
This is so pathetic. who really gives a heap of sh'it whether someone is tall or not.
People are so judgemental.
Do you not think tal girls are already self consieous about there height?
and then when they read this rubbish.
especially who ever that 'somebody' person is.
your so shallow.
you just need to grow a couple of inches and then youd understand you hobbit.
Hannah said on 11/Aug/07
Most agencies lie about their models height. Me knowing personally because I'm a model myself and I know that they add height. They usually add as much as 1 inch because 2 inches is a little too much.
So yeah a lot of these girls aren't as tall as they seem except for some who are really tall like Gisele, Tyra, and of coure Karolina.
I really don't think the other girls are that tall!
Legs said on 10/Aug/07
"A tall Girl" just out of curiosity, if you don't mind, how tall are you parents?? I am a young girl and I am trying to predict my final height so I always ask tall woman how tall they are and their parents.
Legs said on 10/Aug/07
Ana Beatriz- 5'11
Alessandra- 5'9
Adriana- 5'10
Gisele- 5'10
Karolina- 5'11
modeling agencies fudge measurements about models to get more clients and boost the image of their models. I have heard celebrity news shows comment saying Gisele is 5'11 and other saying 6'0 when she is actually closer to 5'9 to 5'10. Also Alessandra is only quoted as being 5'10 by her agency; almost every other site says she is 5'9. Plus in the pictures of her and adriana, Ale is slightly shorter but much hotter. Go Ale!!!
ani said on 10/Aug/07
Anonymous says on 1/Aug/07
Alessandra Ambrosio is 5'8.5" or 5'8"
Realy???I've got some pics of VS angels.On the first one Alessandra is tall as Selita and they are with same shoes.On the other one she is a little bit taller then Ebanks.But on the third Selita is taller than Karolina!!!I dont know what's going on,but i want to know if Alessandra is 5'10(somewhere i have read it) or they just lying!
6ft MODEL said on 6/Aug/07
Yea plenty of models r smaller dan 5 9 but recently on a modelling show models taller dan 5 10 get most work nd olucvhi is 6f2 nd most supermodels r 6 feet elle mc pherson most under 5 10 apart from kate moss r never in the public eye ye all mite be short nd hating but ford modellin agency manager said 6 feet tall is best longest legs nd best run way body like ana baeatrix barros who is 6 feet in bare feet!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Anonymous said on 1/Aug/07
Kate Moss is 5'5"-5'6" and Devon Aoki is 5'4"-5'5". Plenty of models are below 5'9". Snejana Onopka, Sasha Pivovorava, Lily Donaldson, Jeisa Chiminazzo are all top models and at least an inch below 5'9". Gisele is 5'10" but her agency bumps her up to 5'11" or 5'10.5". Karolina Kurkova is 5'11", Alessandra Ambrosio is 5'8.5" or 5'8", Adriana Lima is 5'10", Selita Ebanks is 5'7", and Izabel Goulart is a bit above 5'9". This is all well known on fashion forums.
Jason said on 20/Jul/07
somebody says on 24/May/07
''honestly ... i´ve never seen a real hot girl who was clearly over 5´9 in private life''
Eh? You musn't get out much lol.
Keddy said on 20/Jul/07
well, supermodel and model are two different thing. Supermodel minimums height is 5'8 until kate moss broke the record for being the shortest supermodel, that was THEN in d Guiness world record, NOW came Devon aoki, shes regarded to be the shortest only 5'6. Can't believe giselle broke Elle's record after 20 years of Elle's success! I still love Elle!
someone said on 19/Jul/07
look this goregeous woman is the highest paid supermodel in the WORLD. and she is 5'11. any women who is tall should look to her for a condfence boost cause being tall is a gift and they should be proud. i'm 5'3 and i would KILL to bee that tall and regal. and to be a model you have to be 5'9 or taller they won't take anyone shorter, except kate moss but she's the only model who's 5'7. which is considered short in the modeling world.
dmeyer said on 26/Jun/07
she could be 5'10.25 since she does look 3 cm under leo178 179 cm for her
Ewan said on 11/Jun/07
I personally think that a girl can grow as tall as 5'11, only....hehe, other than that, you go marry a giraffe.
max said on 8/Jun/07
"a tall girl" -- if you take an organismic biology or a biostat class, you'll learn abt something called "moving towards the mean". your daughters might not grow to 6'3" even if you and your husband are very tall people.
6ft MODEL said on 7/Jun/07
a all models are so tall like oluchi 6ft 2 ana beatrix 6ft be proud im 6ft and all dem r jus haters most models are around 6foot!!!!!!!!!
Stopp! said on 25/May/07
People, stop! This page is for dicussing Gisele height - not your own. Every height is OK - you cannot change it anyway!
somebody said on 24/May/07
honestly ... i´ve never seen a real hot girl who was clearly over 5´9 in private life ... i mean believing statistics only about 5 percent of the female population is over 5´10 so it´s logical that the possiblity to find an attractive girl in that height range is lower than in a height range below that represents 95 percent of the female population
all those supermodel girls are exceptions when it comes to a good combination of height and looks
the taller the girl, the better figure and proportions she has to have ... a normal heihgt girl around 5´4 - 5´5 who´s thin looks petite, a 6 ft girl looks like a spider cause of her long thin arms and legs ... the other way if a tall girl is overweight she might have a broader back and a more massive body than most of the guys around ... who finds that attractive?
to "a tall girl": sorry, whether you are fake or you must be joking ... you can´t really think that it´s awesome that your daughters will be around 6´3 ... you can lie to yourself as much as you want but it´s a fact that your daughters will suffer massively from that height ... talking about clothes, shoes, men
when it comes to female height it´s the other way round to male height ... most of the guys won´t pay too much attention on a girls height as long as you are somehow around the average, no problem if you are half a head shorter than that ... it´s the same as most women don´t really pay too much attention on a guy´s height as long he isn´t clearly shorter (an head or something) than the average, where it´s no problem if he´s taller as much as a girl can be shorter than average
i´m talking about "normal" people and the vast majority of the population, not from contributors of this site who are obviously very height-concious ;)
Eldar said on 21/Apr/07
My brother did her hair and he was the same height as her. He is 5' 10", he was wearing pair of nikes and she was wearing flat shoes.
Bibi said on 19/Apr/07
How tall is Ana Beatrix Barros boyfriend? the same height 6'0" or less ,5'11" 5'10", 5'9"
Jameson said on 7/Apr/07
Ciara, Yes to me I prefer tall girls. I like girls between 5'9" to 6'3". I am only 5'1" and girl who tower over me are just so......wonderful.
Ugh said on 6/Apr/07
To Ciara - girl, girl GIRL!! Don't let the opinions of others take place before your own. What Ray said is true of some men, but isn't necessarily the norm. Tall women are often described as "amazonian" or "exotic." But it's all in how you hold yourself - if you hate your height, you'll appear awkward. Love yourself and all "flaws" become attractive.
Monique said on 6/Apr/07
im propabally going to be taller than 6' as im 11 and im 5 foot 6 inches i have always been tallest in my class
Ray said on 4/Apr/07
Hey Ciara, most guys I know like girls to be between 5'2" and 5'5". I personally am not into tall girls. Girls wanting to be tall is like guys wanting to be short. Girls should be short...that's what I think anyway. The perfect height for a girl is 5'3" or thereabouts.
Ciara said on 31/Mar/07
to all the male people here. please tell me if height is really important to you. i mean, is it important to be tall as a girl? is it a disadvantage to be small? do boys prefer tall girls? what is the perfect height for a girl? and what the minimum? please answer!! i need your help! xx thanks
dmeyer said on 10/Mar/07
a friend of mine who is a photographer thinks me and her are the same height so she must be close so if i am 180 she is 179
Jameson said on 6/Mar/07
I don't know if this is relevant, but a friend of mine who luckily got a picture with her (she's my same height), when she bent over to pick up a hair pin on a nearby stool, she was a 90 degree angle and she swore she met her height.
Jameson said on 6/Mar/07
I'm only 5'0", and when I was at the Victoria's Secret show during the holidays, it almost seemed like her tall, really long, sexy legs were just about the size I am! I never got to get a picture with her, but after standing next to her that other time.......you know what I mean
Anonymous said on 5/Mar/07
Actually Karolina is more 181 cm or 180. If you see her in pics with other models like Caroline Trentini. Also Gisele is probably 178-179 while Karolina is 180-181.
Anny said on 16/Feb/07
You know what I think... I think that kurkova is taller than 180 cm! i think she is like 183 cm. Gisele is definitely 179-180!
shady said on 6/Feb/07
rob can you make one for karolina kurkova and alessandra ambrosio.
Lani said on 5/Feb/07
she is 5"10. if you search on gettyimages and see all the latest pics of the victoria secret 06 show. she is ALWAYS i mean ALWAYS shorter than karolina kurkova and kurkova is definitely a legit 5"11. The photos show them in full length. and when they were on TRL they even did a height comparison between gisele n karolina. and karolina was taller. the host even said "umm i think karolina is a bit taller". they had same height stilettos on.
chilli said on 25/Jan/07
yer-coverting cm straight to feet doesnt work. you take the 5, so 5 ft and then convert the remainder into inches. Math is obviously not UR thing! FYI.... Duhhhhh. You still probably dont get it.
the heels realy do get u every time though, theres this pic of her on a shoot on a beach in rio ive been ther nd the rock she stands next to is just up to my forehead, im 511 - 6
MathIsNotYourThing said on 25/Jan/07
FYI: 179cm converts to 5.87' so stop saying she is 5'10"!!! Duh!
Editor Rob
yes and .87 feet = 10.44 inches. Doh, I guess you're the one in need of some math tuition!
Anonymous said on 27/Dec/06
I agree with Ben. She's a solid 5'10", no more no less.
Ben said on 16/Dec/06
Same all the other models. She is always wearing shoes that lift her up to 4 or 5 inches, so you just get overwhelmed by her. If you´ve ever stood beside a 6-2/3 woman you know what I mean. Another thing is that she looks good and has, of course, an excellent body, which is another point that overruns you as well. In my opinion she is 5-10, no more.
Jameson said on 1/Dec/06
I've met a lot of tall women, and when I met her, she seemed to be 6'0.
Maybe it was because her towering height overwhelmed me.
Anonymous said on 23/Nov/06
Karolina is 5'11" and Gisele is 5'10", maybe she was mismeasured. She only looked 5'9.5" at like 15/16. I think she's 5'10" now. In pics with Karolina and Adriana she almost never looks taller than Adriana and more than half the time looks shorter but always looks shorter than Karolina. If she were really 179 she would look Karolina's height but she doesn't.
Anna said on 3/Oct/06
I saw Karolina kurkova couple days ago. She's definetly 180cm, not less. I'm tall, too (about 176) and was in flat shoe, she've been in sneakers... She seemed so much taller.
I'mcrazy2 said on 2/Sep/06
Gisele's own official site lists her at 179cm, and her myspace page lists her at 5'10".
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CrazyPeople said on 21/Jul/06
I used to post under 'Anonymous' but it seems like other people are using it too, so from now on, I'm CrazyPeople.
First of all, from what I know, Gisele was 178cm at 15. When she moved to New York, she was measured at 179 cm by her first agency. That's how tall I think she is. Not exactly 5'11... but just slightly under. I've been around Gisele more times than you know, because I work in the industry, and I've never went, "She's definitely not 5'11... 5'10.75 sounds more accurate to me." The difference is so minute, I don't see the point in people obsessing over one tiny cm. If you measure a person's height in feet, you're going to get a lot of rounding up and rounding down. Gisele is 179 cm, period. People here seem to think she's either 5'10 or 5'11, and it must be one or the other.
Take it from a person who knows. Never ever, ever judge a person's height by a photo. It doesn't mean anything. ESPECIALLY when people like Gisele have a very distinctive way of posing. Gisele has very narrow hips, so she constantly CONSTANTLY arches her back or juts her hips out to make herself look curvier. That's her trademark. Just look at any picture of her, and she's contorting her body one way or other. And Karolina is not a full inch taller than Gisele! That's complete rubbish! Karolina is taller, but not by an inch.
All the Victoria's Secret Girls are pretty much around the same height. Karolina is about 180cm, Gisele 179cm, Adriana 178cm, Alessandra is about 176 I think. She's definitely a lot taller in person tham in pictures.
sianna said on 11/Jul/06
could you put up the height listings of the other victoria's secret models...adriana lima..karolina kurkova..alessandra ambrosiso...just so we can compare
Anonymous said on 5/Jul/06
i believe what i see in the pictures big ups to the photos showing karolina n gisele back to back straight posture this shows us karolina is definitely taller than gisele. giving gisele the height of 5'10
jiji said on 10/Jun/06
well. i always thought that gisele was about 5"10 or 5"11, but then i read lauren weisbereger's book "the devil wears Prada". and there is one page where is told that "gisele bundchen was certainly short"... so now i don't know what should i believe? but in "the devil wears Prada" incluedes many weird things. like Narciso Rodriguez is written "Narcisco Rodriguez" in that book. and that's wrong cuz it's Narciso. and Alberta Ferretti is also written wrong in the book...it's "Alberto Ferretti" in it. so...i really have to say it's not very trustful source, but any way.
honey said on 9/Jun/06
nah karolinas actually taller. they even say it in the interview! click on kampioens first link. and they show the interview. and the host askes them wow u guys r tall how tall r u guys? and gisele responds oh we r 6"4 in heels (which i think is an exaggeration) and karolina goes maybe 6"3. but then karolina and gisele go back to back. and the host actually says nah karolinas taller. and giseles like ok ok. see guys! right there. the answer is right there.
ds said on 1/Jun/06
Oh and Ana Beatriz Barros is NOT 6'. I saw countless pics of her with Adriana Lima (5'10") and Oluchi (can't spell her last name, but she's 6'1") She was either Lima's height or an inch taller and was several incehs shorter than Oluchi. Ana is 181-182 cm. Her sister is 172 cm and I know people who know their family. Somebody mentioned that even though PAtricia is older, she's almost 10cm shorter.
ds said on 1/Jun/06
Karolina looks 2 inched taller or maybe 1.5, but the heels are different and the poses so you can't compare.
kampioen said on 30/May/06
Here are some pictures of the height comparison between gisele and karolina kurkova; the latter being an inch taller, I think.
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kampioen said on 27/May/06
It's true, Honey; they did a height comparison, and Karolina was the tallest of the two. Watch it here:
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honey said on 18/May/06
OK GUYZ BACK TO TOPIC. THIS IS ABOUT GISELE'S HEIGHT NOT URZ. ANYWAY IVE FOUND FULL LENGTH PICS OF GISELE AND KAROLINA KURKOVA STANDING TOGETHER AND THIS RECENT MTV SHOW ON GETTYIMAGES. KAROLINA WHO IS A LEGIT 5"11. AND IN THESE PICS KAROLINA IS CLEARLY AN INCH TALLER WHICH WOULD MAKE GISELE 5"10. I MEAN U CNT GET MORE ACCURATE THAN THIS. BOTH ARE IN THE SAME HEIGHT HEELS. JUST TAKE A CLOSE LOOK GUYZ. THERES QUITE A FEW PICS OF THEM IN THE LIST EVEN WITH ADRIANA LIMA
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dr. jack said on 15/May/06
Most girls stop growing at 16. If both your parents are short it seems that 5'6 is the most you can be. But don't worry! 5'6 is above average for girls. By the way, pilates and yoga does not actually make you taller, it just improves your posture but is excellent exercise.
Cardiology Phantom said on 6/May/06
Your very lucky to be tall... I just became thirteen and I am 5'2. Hey Gisele how tall do you think I am going to be when I am 18 years of age. Oh, by the way my parents are both 5'5. What do you think? I am a girl...
Kats said on 5/May/06
No, I don't just "want to be right." I thought you might come back to me saying that just because I've read about modeling doesn't mean I know everything. And you're right. There could definitely be inside stuff I couldn't possibly know about. The part I disagreed with you about just seemed too far fetched to me in most situations. I have figured their are exceptions to everything though.
By the way, what kind of work was this girl getting when she was 5'4?
Anonymous said on 20/Apr/06
Oh, so you've 'read' a lot about modeling huh? You must be one of those people who think you know a lot about something because you've read bits and pieces of info here and there. Well, let me tell you it's one thing to READ about something and an entirely other thing to actually KNOW something. I KNOW. Even male models have their heights fudged. There are some 5'11 guys who are listed at 6'2, and some 6'4 guys listed way way shorter. There's even a girl right now who gets a lot of work who was 5'4 a few years ago... she's 5'8 now and only 17. So growth spurts aren't unusual, even for tall girls. There is some girl who shot up 2 inches in one season. You can only guess how tall she is. You probably disagree with me, but that's probably because you want to be right. And at some level, you are. But it doesn't exactly sound like you know anything about the business aside from the things you've read. Just take it from me... that's how the business works.
And please, save the moral judgements for elsewhere.
Kats said on 8/Apr/06
Anonymous, I still disagree. Perhaps you are partly correct when you say a more tall model will be slightly rounded down in the event she grows more. But a 5'11 15 year old who can make it in modeling is NOT likely to grow much more if at all. I doubt they give a 2 inch cushion for pete sakes! Many 15 year olds are done growing, particularly the tall ones, and the ones that look "old" enough to make a good model. They're pretty much done. I've read a lot about modeling and I've never heard of any of this EVER. The only thing I've heard is a 6'0 or more will get put at 5'11, since that is within the "ideal" 5'9-5'11. If a true 5'11 girl is young and will grow more, I believe she is listed as 5'11 and that height is kept despite any growth--because as I said, it is so rare to have a great deal of growth. Part of what you're saying makes some sense, but I still believe it's off.
And calling people a "dumb ass" on here doesn't make you look great. The "shutup" comment toward you was harsh, but "getting even with the other Anonymous (btw, why don't you people pick names)" was lame.
jigga jigga said on 1/Apr/06
she's 5'11'' i promise you
Ujane, Moscow said on 29/Mar/06
I think, that she looks like my girlfriend, perhaps a lil lower, cuz my is 181cm or 5ft. 11in. she is a model..When I saw Taxi wit Giesele I thought than wit heels she will tower me(if I`m in dress-shoes), cuz I`ma 6ft 1.5-2in but really it is not so. Conclusion: if you`re just 6-7cm taller than your GF don`t afraid if she suddenly ask you about her wearing heels.)))) Have a good luck!
Anonymous said on 21/Mar/06
I also forgot to add...
the agncy will round the height down because the girl is likely to grow a bit taller. If she grows too tall, that may scare a client away... and agencies don't really like changing the height stat on the model's comp cards season after season.
Anonymous said on 21/Mar/06
To Anonymous who commented on March 8. You're a dumb ass. Let's just say I can actually tell, on a regular basis, how tall a model rally is besides looking at them from pictures. And Kats - Yes that is how the industry works. There are tons of girls who are actually 5'11 but get rounded down. It may not make sense to you, but it does happen. Let's say a girl is 5'11 or taller. Now, 5'9 - 5'11 is the ideal model height, but if that 5'11 girl is 15 years old, the agency will make a decision to round her height down because she is probably likely to grow a couple more inches.
PB said on 8/Mar/06
Just a few days ago on ABC's Good Morning America, she said that she is 5'11" tall.
Kats said on 1/Mar/06
To Anonymous not far below me: I don't think I agree with 5'11 models being downgraded to 5'10 because that's the way the industry works. In general, the industry does not have a problem with listing a model as 5'11 when they are probably very close to 5'11.
It's funny Star Magazine recently put Gisele at 5'9 when that magazine is known to give celebrities more height. And People Magazine saying the same thing is curious. I'll need to observe more (if I can even come up with anything) but for now I think she is 5'9 1/2--5'10.
savvy said on 24/Feb/06
ds, how did you meet Leonardo?
anonymous said on 23/Feb/06
Ok...just because you guys WANT everyone to believe that you are right about a model's height, doesn't make it TRUE. Yeah, right like any of you have been to a real fashion show...or met any of the models. No one buys that.
ds said on 8/Feb/06
I met Leonardo and he seemed not even 6'. I think 178 is pretty accurate...karolina kurkova like I said before was listed at 179cm in some places...I swore I even saw 178 once...
ds said on 8/Feb/06
I saw Karolina Kurkova at 179 I think thats more accurate...seeing as why would you round down a 5'11" girl...
foxxy said on 5/Feb/06
duh why do u think she was massive semak is because ur short anyway and any girl who is 5"5 would think 5"10 or 5"11 or 6"0 tall girl is a giant. but anyway my point is gisele is fricken 5"10 god dammit her legs dnt look long enough to be 5"10. i jst look at her and i dnt see 5"11 match her physique. being 5"10 myself you would understand. i mean im sure theres some other girls on here who are 5"10 you could tell urselves what another 5"10 girl looks like. u may think wtf is she on about but im trying to explain myself. its complicated. and yes ana b is 5ft11 and 1/4 and definitely looks it. not 6ft