What is a good model height for girls? What could I do to make up for it in interviews?

[Catharine_N]

I'm 5"6 ish and I've been hearing 5"10 is the minimum for models

[Adaeva]

I guess it depends on what type of model and if you want to earn money modeling

If you want to be seen on the cover of a national fashion magazine, to sign a lucrative national ad contract, to become a "supermodel", or even to be a "fashion model", you need the following when you start:

1. Be between 15-19 years old.

2. Be between 5'9" and 6' tall.

3. Be thin. Really, really thin. Something like 105-115 pounds, except for Plus models, who can be dress sizes 10-20 or so, depending on the market.

4. Don't have especially large breasts (34C is generally the upper bound of acceptable), lots of stretch marks, tattoos, piercings or highly tanned skin. Dark skin is fine, lots of tan is not fine.

5. Be beautiful. Not necessarily pretty, but beautiful. An interesting, beautiful face is at least as good for a fashion model as is an "all American" look.

6. Have the right personality for it: a strong commitment to modeling (not just an interest in it), an ability to take rejection (something most beautiful girls aren't good at), a thick skin, not a lot of modesty (nobody cares what you don't want someone to see, we have a fashion show to put on. . .) and a lot of self confidence.

7. Be willing to relocate to a major market, with New York City strongly preferred.

8. Be willing to travel to strange locations with no friends there to support you, little money, little help, lots of opportunity for both good and bad things to happen to you.

If you have all of that, you are a very, very rare person, and you have one chance in a hundred of becoming an editorial fashion model. No more than that. If you are anything else, you need to think about some other kind of modeling..

[Adaeva]

Thank you for the MHO.

[Anonymous]

If that’s you in the picture you’re too curvy for like the type of modeling you need to be really tall for I’m your height when I did some modeling I was thinner (but fashion change so it doesn’t matter as much) but I’m an hourglass shape but I did like lingerie and bikini mostly and for some like fashion stores in my city. Yeah wear heels and stand tall and tell them your 5ft 7 lol

[MementoMori777]

I think that depends on the company and the type of models they are looking for, try searching with age requirement and see if you meet the requirements for any of them

[megabamse]

There is a need for all sorts of models for all sorts of gigs. So it all depends on what type of gig it is.

[Sasha0426]

It does depend but a majority of model agencies do prefer taller women.

[Jennz6]

Wearing heels 👠 will help

[Alex8736]

you can always wear high heels