It’s universally known that if you want to be a model, you’ve got to be tall. For a lot of us, 5’9″ is a pretty good height, but in the fashion industry, that’s on the shorter side for a model. That doesn’t mean, however, that girls who aren’t blessed with longer legs can’t still have successful careers. In fact, there are plenty of women who have proved that, although they might not stand as tall as most models, they can still make it–like these 17 top models, all of whom are under 5’9″:

1. Lily-Rose Depp

Lily-Rose Depp may only be 5’3″, but she looms large in Karl Lagerfeld’s mind. The Chanel muse has walked many a tweed-filled runway (Haute Couture Spring 2017, Pre-Fall 2017, Haute Couture Fall 2015) and starred in various beauty and eyewear campaigns for the brand. Depp has already graced a fair number of magazine covers, among them Jalouse, LOVE, V Magazine, Vogue Paris, British Vogue, ELLE France, ELLE Greece and Vanity Fair France. We suppose she has her equally petite, preternaturally beautiful mom to thank.

2. Lottie Moss

Much like her big sister Kate Moss, Lottie Moss has risen within the industry despite being (somewhat) vertically challenged. (Needless to say, the family affiliation didn’t hurt.) The 5’6″ British beauty has fronted campaigns for Topshop, Chanel, Bulgari and RED Valentino. She’s walked the runways of Sonia Rykiel, Topshop Unique and Chanel and graced a handful of covers, the most notable being Vogue Paris’ May 2016 edition, which she shared with fellow genetically #blessed millennial Lucky Blue Smith.

3. Hailey Bieber

Instagirl Hailey Bieber is one of the most visible models of our time thanks (in part) to the 5’7″ blonde’s close friendship with the Jenner and Hadid sisters – and being married to Justin Bieber. Nevertheless, the IMG signee — who’s walked for the likes of Dolce & Gabbana, Jeremy Scott, Prabal Gurung, Elie Saab, Tory Burch, Off-White, Zadig & Voltaire and Tommy Hilfiger — has more than earned her stripes. She has fronted campaigns for Guess, Karl Lagerfeld, Tommy Jeans, Calvin Klein, Versace, Miu Miu, UGG. In June 2022, the American beauty unveiled Rhode – a line of efficacious, intentional skincare essentials.

4. Sofia Richie Grainge

Sofia Richie Grainge (daughter of Lionel Richie) is successfully forged her own identity in the modeling industry and now considered a style icon. The 5’6″, beauty has fronted Complex, Wonderland, Town & Country, walked the runways of Dolce & Gabbana, Chanel, Yeezy and Philipp Plein and appeared in the pages of W, V Magazine, Vogue Japan and Seventeen, among others. 

5. Adwoa Aboah

Freckle-faced Ghanaian-British beauty Adwoa Aboah is a force to be reckoned with. The 5’8″ 24-year-old is a Vogue (and Vogue.com) favorite thanks to her fresh, rebellious personal style. Not that she needed the validation. Aboah has walked nearly every runway of note (Miu Miu, Chanel, Christian Dior, Fenty x Puma, Versace, Fendi, Moschino, Marc Jacobs, Kenzo) and starred in countless high-profile campaigns (Marc Jacobs, Alexander Wang, Calvin Klein, Sephora). In 2017, Aboah jumped to the silver screen as Ghost in the Shell’s Lia.

6. Rose Bertram

Rose Bertram, a 5’7″ bombshell known for her curly mane and killer curves, is a favorite of Sports Illustrated, LOVE, H&M and Jeremy Scott. The IMG signee and Instagirl on the rise has also worked with beauty giant L’Oréal Paris and luxury lingerie retailer Agent Provocateur, among others.

7. Sara Sampaio

As far as Victoria’s Secret Angels go, 5’8″ Sara Sampaio is a bit on the “short” side. Still, Portugal’s most photogenic export is a mainstay on the international catwalks. In 2017, she’s strutted Balmain, Mugler, Elie Saab, Alberta Ferretti, Baja East, Marchesa, Tory Burch, Prabal Gurung and Tommy Hilfiger. Her list of recent campaign appearances is almost as long-winded — Moroccanoil, Victoria’s Secret, Blumarine, Hogan… Oh, and she’s already got Vogue, LOVE and Editorialist features under her belt.  

8. Emily Ratajkowski

You’ve definitely had an eyeful of 5’7″ Emily Ratajkowski — you’ll remember her from 2013’s controversial “Blurred Lines” music video and 2014’s movie adaptation of Gone Girl. But Ratajkowski’s a model first. Her formidable CV includes a turn on Miu Miu’s Fall 2016 runway, a spot in Marc Jacobs’ sprawling Spring 2016 ad campaign and stints on the covers of CR Fashion Book, GQ Spain and British Vogue. Oh, and she’s a firm fave of Donatella Versace.

9. Marisa Miller

Marisa Miller would be a babe no matter her height, which is 5’8″, to be exact. The American fashion model is known best for looking scrumptious in Sports Illustrated and for Victoria’s Secret.

10. Kate Moss

Kate Moss is an industry icon, which is amazing, considering shes’ only 5’7″. But her keen modeling abilities and dangerous, cool-girl vibe we all wish we had have turned her into one of the most successful faces in the world. 

11. Cara Delevingne

Cara Delevingne‘s height has been reported to be anywhere between 5’7″ and 5’8″. One thing’s for sure, she’s definitely not traditional runway height. Her agent once tried to get her cast in Louis Vuitton’s Fall 2012 show, but she was cut when Marc Jacobs asked, “Why is that dwarf in there?”

12. Devon Aoki

Devon Aoki is one of the shortest high fashion models out there, and has enjoyed a lot of success through her career. In the late 90s, she became the face of Versace and also posed for Chanel, Kenzo, Moschino, Fendi and many more. How tall is she? Just 5’5″.

13. Camille Rowe

Camille Rowe has landed campaigns with Chloé, Aldo, Dior Homme, H&M and more, as well as multiple covers of ELLE France. She’s also posed for Victoria’s Secret at only 5’7″. Not bad for a “short” girl, right?

14. Lila Moss

After posing alongside her model mother Kate Moss on Vogue Italia’s July 2016 edition, it was only a matter of time before Lila Moss reached superstardom. At 5’3″, Lila has secured campaigns for a whole multitude of fashion houses including Ermanno Scervino, Versace, Marc Jacobs and appeared on the magazine covers of British Vogue, Vogue Japan and Vanity Fair Italia to name a select few.

15. Liberty Ross

Liberty Ross‘ 5’6″ frame certainly was not a problem for Burberry, Emanuel Ungaro or Jimmy Choo–they all chose her to front their campaigns. 

16. Lydia Hearst

While it helps that your family is one of the most powerful in the publishing industry when you’re trying to start a modeling career, Lydia Hearst has had a lot of success–not because of her name. She’s landed campaigns for Juicy Couture, Pringle of Scotland, Swarovski and more. Not to mention the sizeable amount of print work she’s done for international versions of Vogue, Marie Claire, Elle and more. The 5’7″ Hearst has been so successful, that she was chosen to be a mentor for season 2 of Naomi Campbell’s modeling reality competition, The Face.

17. Laetitia Casta

Laetitia Casta has had a tremendously successful career in spite of her 5’6″ height. The credits are as far as the eye can see: A contract with L’Oréal Paris, a stint as a Victoria’s Secret Angel, covers of Vogue, ELLE, i-D as well as jobs modeling for Dolce & Gabbana, Givenchy, Roberto Cavalli, Vivienne Westwood and countless others.

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Harper’s Bazaar has just released Carine Roitfeld‘s third feature as the glossy brand’s Global Fashion Director. The former Paris Vogue editor tapped Karl Lagerfeld to shoot the story — “Singular Beauty: An homage to the diversity of women” — which will appear in the September Issue of all 29 editions of the magazine. 

A quick survey of the 25 women featured in this ambitious editorial:

• Scarlett Johansson: 28-year-old American film actress 
• Liya Kebede: 35-year-old Ethiopian model
• Linn Arvidsson: 25-year-old Swedish model 
• Dakota Fanning: 19-year-old American film actress
• Lily Collins: 24-year-old British film actress
• Carmen Dell’Orefice: 82-year-old American modeling legend
• Ondria Hardin: California-born 16-year-old runway model
• China Machado: 83-year-old Portuguese-Chinese modeling legend
• Soo Joo Park: 23-year-old Korean model
• Candice Huffine: 28-year-old American ‘plus’ model
• Ashleigh Good: 21-year-old New Zealander model
• Xiao Wen Ju: 24-year-old Chinese model
• Erika Ervin: 34-year-old known as the ‘World’s Tallest Model’
• Grimes: 25-year-old Canadian musician (who wears the $68,000 Saint Laurent dress we’ve marveled over on tFS)
• Zoë Kravitz: 24-year-old actress daughter of Lenny Kravitz and Lisa Bonet. 
• Karen Elson: 34-year-old British model/musician
• Lily Donaldson: 26-year-old British model
• Liberty Ross: 34-year-old British model
• Kenya Jones: 20-year-old daughter of Quincy Jones
• Gabourey Sidibe: 30-year-old American actress
• Chiharu Okunugi: 20-year-old Japanese model
• Tilda Lindstam: 20-year-old Swedish model
• Lisa Verberght: 17-year-old Belgian model 
• Angel Haze: 22-year-old American rapper 
• Chrishell Stubbs: 21-year-old British fashion model​​

We love seeing so many non-white models cast for such a major editorial and this spread truly features a broad range of ages, body types and ethnicities. Still, it’s worth pointing out that with the exception of Sidibe, the women represent a conventional standard of beauty and an upper-class milieu — “Gabourey Sidibe among ‘Bazaar’ beauties,” was USA Today’s foul way of putting it. This editorial is unlike most of what we see in fashion magazines and a step in the right direction, but that in itself is sort of depressing. 

You can see the full feature and a behind-the-scenes video here. 

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These tulips are blooming in all colors and fabrications: Kate Bosworth was on-trend at Moda Operandi’s A Midnight Supper event in an evergreen foiled skirt and motorcycle jacket-inspired top by Balmain, blending tough and soft elements. At the For the Love of Cinema event, Karolina Kurkova showed off her legs for miles in a super-short, embellished midnight blue version by Blumarine. Her tucked navy blazer with strong shoulders gave the effect of a beautified tuxedo. Liberty Ross impressed at the amfAR gala in another look by Balmain, this one leaving the embellishment to the metallic blue top and cinching the black silk skirt at the waist with a ruched leather belt. Emma Roberts went simple and sweet at Glamour’s presentation of These Girls, wearing a Camilla and Marc dress with a petal pink tulip skirt and sporty white top. We love the skirt’s origami-like wrap, and Roberts’ choice of black laced sandals for some edgy contrast. Zoe Saldana wore a sunnier version of Ross’ Balmain look at a Berlin photocall for Star Trek: Into Darkness. The actress looked positively statuesque in her rose gold mini and scalloped top.

Wear tulip skirts from work to a garden party, and start with one of our freshly picked suggestions:

1. Mango Tulip Skirt – $29.99;  2. Line & Dot Polk Dot Skirt – $59.99;  3. Halston Heritage Draped Faux Warp Skirt – $53.06;  4. NastyGal Tulip Peplum Skirt – $42;  5. BCBGMAXAZRIA Michaela Pleated Wrap Skirt – $158;  6. A Wear Digital Floral Print Tulip Skirt – $51.64;  7. Kenzo Graphic Wrap Skirt – $363;  8. Yumi Kim Tulip Skirt – $139

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Rooney Mara in Vera Wang Fall 2013

Rooney Mara attended the IWC “For the Love of Cinema” event in Cannes wearing a dress from Vera Wang’s Fall 2013 collection.

“I need this dress in my life. NOW. Beyond perfection,” dajrekshn posted.

Kokobombon wrote, “On anyone else this dress would look weird, but she pulls it off with such grace it makes me like it.”

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V Magazine‘s Spring 2013 issue profiles Liberty Ross and best friend Amanda Harlech, because every friendship is a love story and this one began while the two women were working at Chanel under Karl Lagerfeld. The ultimate meet-cute chic-cute. 

However many years later, they’re still cute-ing (sry). 

“I feel as though I have known Amanda forever,” says Ross in the profile, “but perhaps that is just because I have always felt so at ease around her and oddly connected to her.”

Harlech would not be outdone by her friend’s demonstrativeness: “Liberty is part of where I came from as much as where I’m going. Subtle, distilled like a perfume, she senses everything a beat before I do. I love the wisdom in the reach of her laugh, her canny all-seeing eye, her compassion and verve and dance. I think the same things move us — we can share without saying a word.”

Kudos to V Mag for celebrating female friendship. Hear that people? Being nice to the women in your life is very “in” right now.

This issue is out on newsstands today and available for purchase at shop.vmagazine.com

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