beauty says on 4/Jul/08
i really think that she is 5'9-5'10, but it does not really matter caus she is beautiful, i dont get why height is a problem for boys or girl. God created us and we have to accept ourself the way we are. we are never satisfied with who we are no matter we are short, average or tall. the most important thing is that if u are a girl or a guy, just find someone who loves u the way u are that's it

Jasmine says on 30/Jun/08
she said on her show that she was 6'

Bruce says on 31/May/08
i still find it hard 2 believe her 5'10" claim b'cos critically looking at her height you colud easily tell she is probably a definite 5'10.5" or even 5'11". i honestly think she just claims 5'10" to just keep it simple. because even when she takes off her heels she still does look taller than a lot of people on her show.

glenn says on 28/May/08
i have to see the video.im not by a computer now.

J.Lee says on 28/May/08
bruce, it is preffered that you have to be five nine, but there are alot that are a little undersized. when i went to vegas to see jubulee, they said they were five ten and alot of them looked five four.

J.Lee says on 28/May/08
runt, the reason why is because when girls are between 5 foot 9 and 5 foot 11, it causes there bodies to look thinner. If they are too tall, then they look too thin. Jenny and sarah are thin enough just need to be a few inches taller so it makes there appearance look more stretched out.

J.Lee says on 28/May/08
Yes, kendra is right. Glenn, how can you explain that tyra is taller than her in this video?

limy says on 26/May/08
I met Tyra one time here in Dallas, TX during some ANTM tour lol.
She's definitely 5'10".
I'm 5'9" and I walked up to her to greet her (she was wearing some cute flats) and she stood about an inch - inch 1/2 taller than me.

Kendra says on 22/May/08
Stacy Keibler is like 5'11 and in this video tyra looks taller then her.. Click Here

runt says on 21/May/08
Okay, Jenny McCarthy and Sarah Silverman would be underqualified for a runway because they are 5-6.5
Can somebody explain to me what issues would be caused by their 5-6.5 frames on a runway? Are they too hot?

Bruce says on 14/May/08
tyra is tall. she is a 100% 5'10". and anytime people come over to her show both men & women she seem to tower nearly everyone. i think she is like 6'1" & 6'2" in nearly all her heels.
it's quite funny because there are noteable supermodels who are not tall & an example is Kate Moss who is about 5'6.5". To be a runway model you have to be 5'9" minimum but she is in high fashion despite her height.

C. says on 8/May/08
Not all models are tall, but for runway (which is where you see the supermodels) they are. All of the model contestants from ANTM recently have been from 5'8" to 6', so they are usually tall. Tyra, Naomi, Crawford, etc. are but a few, but of course there are exceptions. However, you're usually not going to find a supermodel that's not at least average height. Whether it's high fashion or commercial modeling, as women of average height fit perfectly into most clothes that you see in the store.

And Twiggy was quite tall for her generation. 5'6" was not average at the time.

AM says on 8/May/08
I have one thing to say to Maya, models aren't always tall. A big image is created by the entire industry when a lot of models are actually avarage height... Look at Kate Moss, Twiggy and ANTM winner Eva

blasian says on 5/May/08
Tyra is 5'10 her friend Kimora is 5'10 ish maybe 5'11, not 6 feet. Kimora has 3 necks that is why she can lie about her height.

Selma says on 2/May/08
Im 5'10" and I most say that it isn't always nice to be that tall. Sometimes its quite annoying.

Maya says on 28/Apr/08
Models are tall...they're SUPPOSED to be tall. It's what the fashion world demands, ANTM didn't just decide that randomly. Just like pilots have to be able to see, surgeons can't have shaky hands or well, even air hostesses...they need to reach the top baggage compartments.
Not everyone can be a model, especially a top model...some of us have to find something else to do, instead of complaining about how our genes are unfavourable.

Tira says on 18/Apr/08
i think that it is wrong that you HAVE to be at least 5'7" to be on ANTM. most people are not that tall, and it is unfair. you cant help it if you have a short gean!!

Alessandro says on 18/Apr/08
I'm 5'8.75 and my gf is 5'7.5, so who's taller really just depends on what shoes she's wearing. lol. It bugs me sometimes cuz i want to be either taller or shorter and hav it stay constant one way or another. Either way, tyra's a big girl, and hot to boot, and i'm sure tall or short, no guy wud mind her on his arm! GO TYRA

maximus says on 15/Apr/08
She appears to enjoy wearing 3 to 4 inch heels......it really helps her with guests(mostly male)who are 6" and over.....the only guy that towered over her was the 6"10 basket ball player...but then again there was little she could do about that..lol.

ms.k says on 15/Apr/08
I love love love Tyra mostly because she gives me confidence.Im 31 with 3 sons and i am 5'10 and 129pounds. I feel pretty insecure about my height and wearing heels. Tyra gives me confidence maybwe one day i will b able to put on the beutiful stylish heels and not feel so awkward and beutiful like Tyra.

ms.k says on 15/Apr/08
I think Tyra is beutiful and gives me confdence im 31 with 3 sons im 5'10 and 129 ponds, im insecure about keeping up with the styles and wearng heels. I sometimes dont ao out with friends because of my height. I wish I had the confidence that Tyra has.She and Kimora are my heroes.

SERIOUSLY! says on 13/Apr/08
PPL PPL PPL!!!! There is no "perfect" height!! Every guy is different and if he likes a short, medium, or tall girl its up to him!!

micaela daniels says on 3/Apr/08
dear people i think that tyra banks height is fine i come from SA and i admire her 4 who she is .I DONT CARE IF SHE GAIN A FEW POUNDS , SHE IS STILL TYRA BANKS SO WHAT !! BUT MY DREAM IS TO SEE HER IN REAL LIFE BUT THE PROBLEM IS I LIVE IN SA AND SHE IN USa!! and about da height what if tyra had a short boyfriend and had to bend to kiss or lift him up dat will be weird 4 sho from : micaela carynn daniels AKA MCD FROM SA

Anonymous says on 2/Apr/08
wtf is this about guys who like shorter women like to bull? you obviously don't know men to well sally.

Leah says on 29/Mar/08
Yeah well my current bf get really insecure and clammed up when I wear heels althoug he is 6'2" and so effin hott he thinks I shouldn't tower over him with 6 inch heels if anything he'd want me to shrink

Longtallsally says on 24/Mar/08
Most men who feel they must date short women have a short man's complex. Tall women challenge insecure men. Many times these are the guys who like to bully women. If these guys are eye to eye with a girl he might be afraid that he might get the snot kicked out of him if he pulls some crap.

Leah says on 19/Mar/08
I went to a Tyra show and we were both wearing about 4 inch heels and i was about 2 inches taller than her and i'm 5'11"

Little Boy says on 13/Mar/08
SarahKate? Honestly! Would you ever use a guy's height against him as a reason not to be with him? Say a 5'8 guy & a 5'10 woman? Do you see that as a big problem? I admit it makes me abit insecure,but I love the woman & she loves me unconditionally! Would you as a woman see that as a problem?

Realme2007 says on 12/Mar/08
I don't think there is anything wrong with being a tall girl. I think guys normally like tall girls as long as they are not 6 feet or taller and wearing platform heels. Also if guys had to chose between short, tall, and average. Average would definitely win, and not short.

Anonymous says on 12/Mar/08
SarahKate:Average for men: 5'11
Average for women: 5'5.5...So I guess a 6' woman is the same as an 6'5 man.
Men tend to be attracted to women that are smaller than them. Don't blame the men, blame the nature/evolution.

SarahKate says on 5/Mar/08
That 9% height thing is total BS. I am a 6' tall woman. Do you know how hard it is to find a man that's 6'5"? I'm thrilled if I find a man who's 6'1/2"! Expecting him to be that much taller is ridiculous.

And the people saying women should be short are ridiculous, too. Who wants a little girl? She might break!

Vegas says on 3/Mar/08
banks heels were far bigger there, about 2 inches bigger than keiblers imo

i also don't see banks being taller there either, stacys hair is flatish on top while tyras has a huge head of hair on top, keiblers eyeline is clearly higher as is her forehead line Click Here

Ras says on 2/Mar/08
Weird but 5'10.5 Stacy Keibler looked half an inch shorter than Tyra when she went to her show. She must use very tall heels or she's got a secret she won't share because both of them seemed to be using heels of just the exact same height. I agree with both of their heights listed here but that just seemed a bit weird to me, sometimes it happens though.

C. says on 13/Feb/08
brapp says on 11/Feb/08
lol the perfect height is a bloke is 9% taller then the girl...
so I'm 5'6" so:
66 inches x 1.09 = 71.94 inches or 6ft
the perfect height for a bloke for me is 6ft
so if C.'s perfect girl is 5'1" he must be 5'6.5"

Ummm...? I'm a girl, not a guy. And I'm clearly not 5'6" 1/2, although I wouldn't mind being that height. And I'm also not the one who commented about a 5'1" girl being the perfect height.

And where did you get this perfect height "calculations" from? B/c a 5' girl can also want a man 6', just as much as a 5'8" girl. What you're saying makes no sense, except for perhaps yourself.

C. says on 11/Feb/08
That's because she isn't "big". On television in all of her heeled glory, she can appear 6'1", which is what some people have claimed on this site. But obviously, we know that's not the case.

There are many times you could be standing next to a person 2" shorter than you yet you think you're the same height or close. Truth of the matter is, you can't tell unless you are right up beside them, eye to eye. And even then, you can make mistakes. And if you're sitting down, that's clearly not a good indication of how to pinpoint one's height. But if Tyra is the 5'8"-9" that you claim, that would make Kimora 5'10" or so and we all know the woman is clearly 6' at least.

brapp says on 11/Feb/08
lol the perfect height is a bloke is 9% taller then the girl...

so I'm 5'6" so:

66 inches x 1.09 = 71.94 inches or 6ft

the perfect height for a bloke for me is 6ft

so if C.'s perfect girl is 5'1" he must be 5'6.5"

anonymous says on 8/Feb/08
i went on the tyra banks show about a year ago and i was surprised that she didnt seem that much taller than me and i am 5'7.5. i would give her 5'8.5-5'9 she sat right in front of me at one point and passed me several times (i had an aisle seat). even my friend commented that she didnt seem that "big". weird word choice but i knew what she meant.

Katrina says on 5/Feb/08
Heeey don't knock the tall girls. I'm 6'2" and proud of it!

C. says on 2/Feb/08
asd says on 17/Jan/08
Beth, why would you want to be 5'11? Most guys like short women, including me. 5'1 is perfect height for a woman, and boy.. I'd even wish my girlfriend could shrink to that height.

That has to be one of the most ridiculous comments on this site.

Tyra Fan says on 20/Jan/08
I'm sorry but I gotta say to "asd" that 5'1 for a girl no sorry a WOMAN is way too short for a 'cause for the information even my sister who's 10 is even taller that 5'1. So... By the way TYRA IS 5'10 she said so herself in ANTM cycle 4 during the auditions because they had to mesure a girl just right next to Tyra
By the way TYRA YOU ARE AWESOME I LOVE YOU

asd says on 17/Jan/08
Beth, why would you want to be 5'11? Most guys like short women, including me. 5'1 is perfect height for a woman, and boy.. I'd even wish my girlfriend could shrink to that height.

mon says on 12/Jan/08
i dont think shes 5'10, i think shes 5'11 cause she was about an inch shorter than kimmora who is 6'0 even. She needs to be upgraded an inch.

Anonymous says on 9/Jan/08
is tyra banks tall

C. says on 1/Jan/08
She's tall, but she's no way over 6'. That's Kimora, her "BFF". She's clearly around 5'10" and a bit more. Possibly 5'11".

Etep says on 26/Dec/07
9-5 for Tyra according to that video, thanks roe.

Roe says on 25/Dec/07
Looks like 3 inches shorter than 6 foot David Blaine in this video. From the looks of her outfit, she probably had on regular sneakers.
Click Here

Belladonna says on 19/Dec/07
I always thought she was 5'11. She's beautiful and beautifully tall.

Sara says on 11/Dec/07
When she was really skinny I thought she was 5'11.5 but now...still beautiful but looks 5'10

Tammy says on 27/Nov/07
I am 5'10" and my mother-in-law insisted that I was over 6ft. Short people think 5'10" is really tall. Must seem like it to them anyways.

dwight-howard says on 24/Nov/07
no way she's 5'10 she is 6'2 bare foot i have been on her show she was about 6'5-6'6 when i was wit her

Groove Champion says on 1/Oct/07
I am also watching that Today show and agree with heels being 3-4", but didn't know Lauer's height. Given 5'10" for him and 5'8" (just looked it up) for Al Roker, I agree with 6'1"or even 6'2" possibly. Very weird given how she looked like an adult with children in comparison. I am a 6'2" guy (about 230lb) and can't imagine how I'd look on TV! I mean you see pictures of yourself with friends of that height, but on TV she looked like she could crush them all in her palm! Hahhaha! ;-) Either way, 5'10" is baloney for her (assuming that since Roker and Lauer's are close that they are right). Oh, and being tall is definitely not a plus all the time. :)

Beth says on 1/Oct/07
Well, I'm watching the today show and Tyra is standing beside Matt Lauer outside. She's in about 3 inch heels. He officially says he's 5'11" and I gotta tell you there's no way Tyra is 5'10" (I love her by the way) and he is 5'11" heels or no hells he comes up to her chin! I'm not sure if you guys have noticed or not but Tyra's knees are the kind that bend backwards (if that makes sense) and she's a little knobby kneed. I'll bet if she stood up straight and didn't slump she'd definitely be 5'11". Hey I'm jealous I'm only 5'1" I'd kill to be that tall!!!!

Cpt Crunch says on 28/Sep/07
Why does a woman have to be 6" taller than average to be a model? Men only have to be about 3" taller than average to be a model and there are more men that are above average than women who are above average. The Bell curves are different.

myspace top model says on 20/Sep/07
tyra looks like she could be 6'1... but she is 5'10. understand that she always wears heels, which makes her look taller.. so those heels could have made her taller than that one girl on ANTM.

Anonymous says on 15/Sep/07
She was singing that rap song she made when she was 13 and in that song she said she was 5'9". Meaning she was 5'9" at 13.

myspace celebrity says on 10/Sep/07
i have heard her state that she was 5'9 on ANTM, and then 5'10 on another episode of ANTM. either way she look like 5'10.

Wix says on 3/Sep/07
But I was watching ANTM, Cycle 6, and she appeared to be taller than Sara, who is 6'1". Unless it was just a camera trick, but it seemed this way in several episodes from this cycle.

Isabel says on 1/Sep/07
Wow. This isn't a place to pick up dates, Mr. Casanova....

sam says on 31/Aug/07
blue eyed girl, that's interesting that you are this tall, i actually like tall girls a lot, not that im that big myself but its cool, i like it. let me IM u sometime, you sound very interesting. my sn is emericask84

Blue eyed girl says on 27/Aug/07
UMMM-I have always thought of her as 5"11. There is just a certain look when people get that tall-and she has it. I am 5"9 ish-5"10 in the morning-and I can spot someone my height-and she is about an inch taller than me.

Eve says on 20/Aug/07
Spoke to her a couple years ago (after a fashion show) we're the same hight, I'm 5' 9 3/4'' we had no shoes. Alors voila.

writercab says on 18/Aug/07
I study height because most celebrities lie so much about their height it's crazy. I learned that your height fluctuates as much as an inch from morning to night from all that weight on your joints. It's so easy to say one will lie about their height in Hollywood, because they do. But, some of these celebrities really don't know exactly and they just go with the best reasonable height. But, the trouble surface when they stand beside someone else with their said height. Tyra said she was 5'9, 5'10 and 5'11 right, lets put her in the middle. 5'10 is PERFECT!

Legs says on 13/Aug/07
in an ANTM episode, she did a song rap where she said "I'm a 5'9 model with no silicone." It was first or second cycle. I am tall so "I am not a short hater" Plus Gisele is actually 5'9.5- 5'10 in real life she just says she 5'11

christina says on 7/Aug/07
im going to be a freshman in high school this year and i am 5'9" 1/2 and im not insecure about my height at all i think its awesome to be tall you get a little bit of an advantage in sports and stuff! dont be afraid to be tall just strut yo stuff!

mO says on 3/Aug/07
I THINK SHES 5'11 because when giselle was on there who is 5'11 and they were standing up both had heels on, they were the same height, so I dont think shes 5'10 anymore.

BigT says on 31/Jul/07
next to David Blaine during a magic trick for sum reason 6'0" blaine looked bout 3 1/2 inches taller than her

Alisha says on 25/Jul/07
yea tyra said that she's about 5'10 1/2 give or take a lil i'm sure. but hey i'm going in to my freshman year of highschool and i'm 5'6 im almost right there with some of the guys sometimes i'm a lil insecure becaus i'm taller then everyone in my family and i'm only an inch away from my dad. but it's ok i have a beautiful face. i may b flat chested, have big feet but god made me & trya n we're both beautiful<333

natty says on 19/Jul/07
hey tyra is definitely 5ft 10". i am that tall and when i have heels on i am over 6ft tall. stop hating alll u short peeps!

kboogie says on 18/Jul/07
I met Tyra Banks at the NAACP Image awards. I'm 5'7 and she was MUCH taller than me and in heels. I'll give her about 5'10.

annonymous says on 9/Jul/07
she looks much taller than 5'10. I always thought she was around 6'

Billy says on 27/Jun/07
Saw her next to Shannon Tweed (5'10") and they were same height.

A Fan says on 19/Jun/07
Yeah, Tyra looks about 5'10 or 5'11 and with her shoes she's about 6'. I have seen her on her show when she had no heels on and she was much taller than the girls from Danity Kane ( when they had tall heels on) Tall is beautiful!

A Fan says on 19/Jun/07
Yeah,Tyra looks about 5'10 or 5'11. I was watching her show and she was standing next to Danity Kane and she looked very tall compared to the other girls when Tyra didn't have heels on and Danity Kane members did! It's a true beauty to be tall!

iknowheight says on 30/May/07
Tyra Banks is 5'11" as an avid watcher of her talk show and American's Next Top Model, she's STATED she is 5'11"

Kayte says on 26/May/07
I thought she was 5'11. Im 15, and Im as tall or taller than her.

Anonymous says on 17/May/07
Whoa shes a really tall girl and beautiful too. I seen her TV talk show and yeah she look around 5'10", because in heels she looks like 6'1" or so.

Viper says on 9/May/07
So that makes Keibler 5-9.

supes78 says on 8/May/07
Rob, check out this youtube clip. Tyra Banks (in high heels) with 5'11" Stacy Keibler (also in high heels);
Click Here
At around the 3 minute mark, they stand next to each other and Tyra is actually taller by an inch it looks like. Tyra also looked taller when Stacy initially came out, but that's not on this clip.

aleiah says on 4/May/07
Are you kidding tyra banks is definely not 5'8,5'9,She is absolutely 5'10 no doubt

Al says on 1/May/07
I also saw her at the Daytime Emmy's and she looked almost the same height as me with heels on (6'1).

Hey Brooke, at least the other people that criticized Tyra actually contributed to her HEIGHT discussion. I believe right above the box where you put your name it says "Add a comment about their HEIGHT." This is celebheights.com, not Imabiatch.com. You're at the wrong site.

Melissa says on 20/Apr/07
I went to the Daytime Emmy's and met her.. I'm 5'9 and she seemed A LOT taller than me, I'd say 6' but she did have heals on, so who knows. I'm a huge fan, but she seemed kinda rude.

Anonymous says on 5/Apr/07
On her show when Flavour Flav was a guest, she goes on a date with him and "raps" that she's 5ft 9 ...maybe nothing rhymed with 5ft 10.

Brooke says on 29/Mar/07
Karl wrote on here that Tyra's show is a joke and I totally agree, in almost
every show she either talks about America's Next top model this or I was a supermodel that. Her audience even seems like they have been told to react to things a certain way or to go along with anything Tyra tells them. She says she is down to earth and stuff but i THINK YOU ARE RIGHT she's a self important ass.

cr says on 29/Mar/07
i have always liked elle macpherson but just learnt she is 6ft!! and im 5ft 11. I think she is a great role-model

Courtney Ratliff says on 22/Mar/07
Are u sure that Tyra banks is only 5'10, because she looks like 6'0 or almost like 6'2.

Karyn says on 26/Feb/07
I'm a woman who stands exactly six feet tall barefoot. For most of my life I tried to make myself look shorter. Now, I wear heels any chance I can. Tyra who?

footballed28 says on 26/Feb/07
well murko half an inch is half an inch you know...no big deal but when a bald guy who is exactly 6'0 is standing right next to a bald guy 6'0 1/2 you can see the height difference easily...haha...so folks if you want to be taller start growing your hair like Marge Simpson

Jewel says on 21/Feb/07
she said she was 5 11'' at one point and on her talkshow she said 5 10''

murko says on 16/Feb/07
i think she is 5'10", and footballed who cares one bit about a half an inch round, its not the end of the world calm down

kaching says on 11/Feb/07
No way tyra banks is 5 ft 10 i mean if you look @ youtube for Fresh Prince - Blood Is Thicker Than Mud you can see her and will smith from the side, will should be 1.91m and even if he has sneakers on it doesnt matter she is listed to tall or will has listed to small:P

footballed28 says on 6/Feb/07
it is unfair to say women "never" exaggerate their height...some do and some dont...just like men. I roomed with a guy in college who always claimed to be 6'1 even tho his exact height is 6'1 2/3...so closer to 6'2..there are people who think they can get away with rounding up/down their height slightly and wont go noticed...well, I have really sharp eyes and can detect the slightest exaggeration

Karl says on 6/Feb/07
she's definitely 5' 10". Her talk show is a joke I must say, she's such a pompous, self important ass with some serious issues!

jason says on 1/Feb/07
dmeyer i have followed you for a whiled and youre coments are great, what ever you say i also think in most of the cases, desama here with tyra banks, nice!

sfranks says on 5/Jan/07
much smaller in person went to see tyler perry's play she sat in front of me got up couple of mins prior to intermission couldn't tell she was standing mysister pointed out who she was i said aren't we noami people anyways?

dmeyer says on 5/Jan/07
she is over 5'10 in the morning

benovahur says on 4/Jan/07
i just saw the tyra show and she was doing a rap with flava-flav about herself...and she said she was 5'9

mr me too says on 4/Jan/07
5'10" seems right. Chingy was on her show yesterday and both had on sneakers, He was half an inch taller than her, he's listed as 5'10 and a half.

dmeyer says on 2/Jan/07
could be a hair over 5'10

J. says on 29/Dec/06
On a recent episode of Tyra's talk show, she showed a copy of her old modeling license. Her height was listed as 5'10".

ADO says on 28/Dec/06
I always knew that Tyra was tall but I belive she is way taller than 5'10". I always thought that she was 6'.

Derek says on 9/Dec/06
She's a solid 6'1" in heels, so 5'10" barefoot is reasonable.

~Nate~ says on 7/Dec/06
LOL Tyra towers over EVERY woman and a lot of men she stands next to so 5'8-5'9 is most defnitely out of the question I'd say 5'10 bare minimum barefoot. She towered over 5'8-5'9 Mariah at the Oprah gig as well as Beyonce and Mary J Blige.

[Editor Rob: she once said 6 foot...]

fused says on 17/Nov/06
In the second season of her show, she recited a rap she wrote in the ninth grade (which puts her at about 14-15). One of the lines was "I'm 5'9"". There's no way she's shorter than that. I even have a hard time believing she's only 5'10" like she says because she looks a lot taller than other women that height while wearing the same sized heels.

RP says on 1/Nov/06
Tyra is 5'10. On her show she stood next in heels to Brooke Hogan who was the same height as her (in heels). Tyra asked how tall Brooke was who answered "5'11! You?" she answered: "I'm 5'10. Beaten by an inch!"

Ty says on 15/Oct/06
She said she was 5'10 on the tyra banks show.

Come on says on 13/Oct/06
Tyra said she was 5'8 in the 8th grade (when she started to model)... that puts her at the age of 14. obviously she grew between 14 and 21. So I totaly belive she's all of 5'10 now.

shygirl says on 3/Sep/06
Tyra went on a height chart on her show? How many of you can witness this?

Leah says on 1/Sep/06
Okay, Tyra is a model...therefore she has to tell people she's tall (that's one of the job requirements). I wouldn't buy her, "Yeah, I'm 5'10"," for anything, especially since she keeps changing her height-story. People exaggerate their height (I even had a friend the other day tell me she's 5'8"-which is impossible because I'm 5'7" and taller). Therefore, I'd give her 5'8/9".

IMGmodL says on 1/Sep/06
Tyra is 5'10", but what i don't understand is why on America's Next Top Model, she always looks about 8 feet taller than the other girls, because some of those girls on that show are taller than Tyra! Especially when she did those photos with 5' 10" Nicole Linkletter, she honestly looked about 6 inches taller than her i don't understand, they were both wearing heels!

Vikki says on 23/Aug/06
she went on a hieght chart on her show and she was 5"10. Now thats that sorted! get over it.

5-10chick says on 20/Jul/06
yeah she 5'10 and a half she said it on her show

Joe says on 17/Jul/06
About 5'11 to 6'. She was in flats on her talk show when i was in the audience. i'm 5'6, seemed about 5inches above me and I was wearing quite thick shoes.

Chelsea says on 2/Jun/06
She is 5'10 and a half b/c she even said it on her talk show when she had Queen Latifah on there on they were playin'basketball!!!!!!!!!!! So there is the truth

5'10chick says on 25/May/06
im 5'10 and im obsessed with heights and I know heights well, and tyra was 5'10 but it seem likes she 5'11 now because she was on wild n out and nick canon is like 6 feet or 5'11 and she was exactly an inch shorter

Ad says on 8/May/06
I heard her in one TV interview that top models ought to be at least 5'8 or 5'9 at least.

She wasnt asked of her height directly but mubbled it out nevertheless as she trailed off when the host interupted her.

He commented that she IS really TALL when they both stood up to scale each other. He claimed to be 6'4 ( in formal shoes) and Tyra was only a wee bit shorter than he was and she had on only modest 3-4 inch heels.

Anyway,
She mubbled ... 5'10 ..... and yes.... I heard her... saw the comparison made there and then.... as well as comparing her with the ANTM contestants ( all of which are tall gals) ..... she towers over them.

I believe her... she's 5'10 ... Period.

eleonora says on 5/May/06
i am a girl recently arrived from italy i am 182 centimetres and 17 yrs old so i wanted to try being a model. at the agency i saw tyra banks and she seemed even taller than me but maybe its because i wear converse shoes and she wears high heels?

Kats says on 19/Apr/06
Thanks ds. I've never read details like that for requirements. I've heard 5'9 is often considered minimum. But you are so right... there are exceptions. This Tyra story is definitely curious to me. I most recently said she is probably 5'9, but I still feel like she is more. Maybe she measures 5'10 and the story about her not being chosen solely on her being too short is bogus. We'll see. No one has given me the real story yet.

Haha, George, you have got to be joking around! There is no freaking way she is only 5'7! She is noticably taller than many models, and they definitely are not 5'5!

george says on 17/Apr/06
Are u kidding 5.10? I met her few times and I'm 5.9 i had good 2 in on her maybe even more,once i had a sneakers 310 it's like 1 santimeters max an she had kind of lil hills so SHE IS 5.7 TOPS!!!

ds says on 14/Apr/06
Hmm Kats, I read the height requirement for agencies in NYC was 5'10" for runway. Sometimes they accept 5'9". But then why are Kate Moss, Heidi Klum, Milla Jovocic (spell?), and Alessandra Ambrosio all FAMOUS runway models, when they're clearly under 5'10". There are plenty of 5'7"'s and 5'8"'s. Looking at Tyra Banks, she def. a solid 5'10" plus.

Kats says on 8/Apr/06
All right... so if she's between 5'10-5'11 that could explain why she has given both heights. Is the story true that she claimed she had trouble getting into modeling partially because she wasn't tall enough? With that story went a claim of "5'9." Z2 below did discuss this and mentioned "picky agencies" not excepting her for not hitting the 5'10 mark...

Anyone else care to explain this?

ChrisW says on 8/Apr/06
On Top Model, Tyra has stated several times that she is 5'11. Most recently, there is a girl on Top Model (Sara) who is around 6'2 or something. But Tyra said that she is really tall at that height, because people say Tyra is tall and she is 5'11, which is on the higher end for female models.

[Editor Rob: I think one time I'm sure she mentioned 6ft, but she has said 5ft 11 and in the past 5ft 10...somewhere in between those might be nearer, 179cm]

kenneth p says on 7/Apr/06
shes more like5"9(1.75m) bare foot to me.. Models always puts on heels.. Hardly tell their exagerate height by eye..

ds says on 5/Apr/06
5'8" is ridiculous!!! She's 179 cm thats why she says 5'10 and 5'11"...

Kats says on 4/Apr/06
K, k... so Tyra grew? Because before she has said 5'10. Now that she says 5'11 that means she grew!!!! Oh boy!!

The better guess is she is lying both times. Her being 5'9 and being taller than other models I think makes them shorter. *gasp* could some models that claim to be a certain height be lying too?????????????????????????????

How do we REALLY KNOW Gisele is 5'11? Please.

nou-nou says on 30/Mar/06
I think that Tyra is about 5'10- 5'11 because i saw a pic of her standing next to Gisele Bundchen and they look roughly the same height, and Gisele is 5'11. Oh and they were both wearing flip-flops.

Kats says on 25/Mar/06
I'm going to have to recant my 5'10-5'11 conclusion and put her at 5'9. Her large oval head has created an illusion of more height for me--although some people disagree that oval faces do such a thing, I still believe it to be true. It's funny if she really is 5'9, because she towers over many females, and other 5'9 claimers don't seem to as much as Tyra. It's slight evidence that 5'9 claimers are usually liars. Tyra's a legit 5'9er and that is TALL.

My guess now is more on her show are 5'7 than is admitted. Some even a little less...

Anonymous says on 21/Mar/06
I really think Glenn knows what's up. 5'9".

JJ says on 18/Mar/06
It's harder to gauge her height because she has a large forehead. But she has to be 5'10" or a bit taller.

Jake says on 15/Mar/06
Tyra is not 5'11". Probably not even 5'10".

Jamie says on 12/Mar/06
When watching America's Next Top Model, comparing her height to the other girls is usually a pretty good way to detect her height. She's usually on par with the taller girls (5'10-5'11), and is taller than the shorter girls (obviously). I'd say she's 5'10-5'11.

Regardless, she really has no reason to lie now that she's retired and no longer needs to rely on booking work.

Glenn says on 10/Mar/06
I used to be a celebrity photog in the early nineties and then found selling autographs more lucrative in 1994.now Im a height enforcer too!

J.J.F says on 10/Mar/06
She was listed at 5'9" by her modelling agency when she started out in the 90's. Will see if i can find the article.

Anonymous says on 10/Mar/06
Tyra is 5'11".She is the right height for a runway model,but too big in front and the butt

Anonymous says on 9/Mar/06
Glenn, I think you and I know what's up. What do you do for a living? Or are you just blessed with many star sightings?
And Annonymous, I really met Latifah about five days ago now, and it is pretty clear to me that she's 5'8".

Anonymous says on 9/Mar/06
hahaha 5'9 gimme a break..
She looks sooo tall... like 5'10 / 5'11...
Queen Latifa is around 5'10 so...!

Glenn says on 8/Mar/06
She is 5-9.

Anonymous says on 7/Mar/06
You know what's weird, Queen Latifa is only 5'8" or 5'9" (just met her in L.A. and Glenn confirms with me). But she was the exact same height as Tyra on Tyra's show last night. I think Tyra must be closer to 5'9".

T-coleman says on 7/Mar/06
It's possible that she is 5ft 10. But when I look at her on her show, I see her to be about 5'11".

naeemah says on 5/Mar/06
a couple of months back i saw tyra banks in paris..and i am just touchin the scale of 5'10..n she was lyk a bit taller than me so she must be about 5'10 or 5'11..she's so sweet ..she told me i should do modeling..and she said she loved my bone structure...

nic says on 5/Mar/06
i was 5'6 when i was 12 and im now 17 and i only grew 2 inches i went to a modeling call when i was your age and they thought i was going to be really tall so you never know

Jake says on 5/Mar/06
Tyra seems to me to be very close to 5'10", however not quite.

khulan says on 3/Mar/06
i am 12 and i am trying to be a model myself. I have been throught diffrent kind of agencees and i am 5'5 or 5'6 i think i am gonna be too tall to be a model when i grow up so i was trying to figure out how tall was tyra when she was 12.

bikagyura says on 3/Mar/06
5' 11 is very possible

Kats says on 1/Mar/06
I'm actually confused by Tyra when I see her on ANTM next to the contestants and she is 3-4 inches taller than them. I saw last season's finale again tonight and she looked at least 2 inches taller than the winner who is listed as 5'9... this supposed 5'9 girl looks 2 inches taller than a few of the contestants, making them 5'7. It would be weird if the 5'9 girl is less than that, making the supposed 5'7 people less--when 5'7 is supposed to be the shortest allowed (although a past winner is listed as 5'6 1/2 nowadays). So is Tyra really 5'11? Their heels looked the same, but maybe there was an advantage I couldn't detect with Tyra's. I still think she is 5'10 since she's said it. I doubt she's downgraded herself. Maybe some of the contestants on her show are shorter than listed...

Trya does seem to tower over the majority of females I see her with, but even 5'10 will do that.

Rae says on 17/Feb/06
I hope I wasn't misunderstood. When I said Tyra must fool many I never meant that she was lying about her height. I meant that a lot of people probably, like me, percieve her to be taller. I'm 5'3 so I guess a lot of people seem like giants to me. Tyra's A Beautiful 5'10! By the way, I rely only on this site for heights. :)

rockstar says on 16/Feb/06
Tyra wouldn't be lying about her height!? I mean honestly why does she need to? She is already a georgeous sucessful woman. I dont understand howcome people always have to contradict the celebrity. I understand that sometimes a celebrity on the shorter end of the spectrum may exaggerate their as not to be embarassed - if they are not comfortable with themselves - however, Tyra is already plenty tall and a confident female. If she says she is 5'11', I believe that she is 5'11'!

Rae says on 16/Feb/06
Tyra must fool many then. I thought for sure she was closer to 5'11, even taller. Remenber her with Will Smith on Fresh Prince? Must be all the heels.

smokeblower says on 14/Feb/06
She is taller than nick cannon. she stood next to him on wild n out and she appeared to be a cm taller than him in trainers. Unfortunately I do not remember the shoes Nick had on.

Brett says on 13/Feb/06
Another thing, Tyra was right next to the Height chart too, and in her big heels, she was not more then the 6'0" mark, so I dont think she is more then 5'10" barefooted. Considering the chart was there to make that Blonde guy feel better ( about being 6ft in 3 inch shoes, which is rather pointless), there is more of a chance that it was a doctored chart, and that it could be less then it really is. Either way Tyra was on the 6'0, or 6'0.25" mark in her heels.

Brett says on 13/Feb/06
I saw the Tyra Banks show ( god knows why), and she said openly she was 5'10" , it was the episode where that blonde feminine guy from " next top model" was on the show, and he was angry because everyone thought he was only 5'9". So they bought out this height chart, to measure him, and Tyra said he was 6'1" haha, the only problem is, his head was lower the the 6'0" mark, and he said he was wearing lifts, so he probably is 5'9" barefooted, and that segment seemed like it kind of back fired on him, and was kind of pointless. Either way, she said she was 5'10" then and there, and the Blonde Dude really is no more then 5'9"-10 either. Why cant we all get measured in 3 inch lifts hahaha

ds says on 8/Feb/06
And Jerricette I hate people who greatly underestimate celebrity heights...I mean when you haven't met the celeb and you're saying she's way below her listed height even when there's no proof she is. 5'8" is RIDICULOUS!!!

ds says on 30/Jan/06
Ok I saw 5'10" and 5'11" as her lsitings. The I saw 5'10.5" and I thought perfect. Okay I'm 172 cm (5'7.75" And I always say I'm 5'7", because I don't feel like saying 5'7.5" or 5'7.75", cept for modeling I will and that's the only time i might round up to 5'8". So maybe she doesn't want to sound like an idiot, and be like 'I'm 5'10 and a half' or quearter or w/e. Get it? But I always considered her REALLY tall, I don't really see Adriana Lima or Heidi Klum as that tall. And om Heidi Klum is like my height, I met her and she is like 174 cm max. Maybe even 173...but I'll give her 174...

bex says on 29/Jan/06
yeh nxt, whether you get accepted into an agency, it really doesnt matter how tall u r, really. it largely depends on how defined ure features r, n how skinny u r. it also largely depends on where u live, coz if u live in a small town wit no modellling agencies, then u wont get seen very much. take me for example, im 5'10 n am told to b very thin, but as i dont live in a big city or anywhere with modelling agencies, i havnt been able to c whether i could b average height or anythhing in the modelling world. i also think that tyra is one of the most gawjus ppl i hav seen, n wen shes on tha catwalk, she seems to b taller than 6ft in heels. its basically all bout how u present ureself.

Nxt Top model says on 21/Jan/06
i Am tall and i do modelling and i am smaller then tyra not by much and i am 13 so i am hopefull be next top model like her and she is my agent! aint that cool if u wont any advise please contact me in yellow pages luv Me n Tyra xxx

Anonymous says on 31/Dec/05
Why do tall celebrities always downplay their height?!? its really no big deal if your a woman 5'11 or taller.being tall does have its advantages! i think Tyra's 5'11" at least. thats what they used to list her as being,and now all of a sudden she's 5'9"-5'10".i think shes at least 5'11 but no taller than 5'11.75

blah~ says on 30/Dec/05
i think she's 5'11"-ish..i was watching her show and todays episode was on her retiring from modeling..and there was a clip where she was standing right next to heidi klum, and tyra was a good 2~3 inches taller than heidi klum, considering this website says klum is 5'9..they didn't show what type of shoes they were both wearing but im pretty sure they were wearing heels of similiar height because they were backstage for the victoria's secret show thingie. whatever tyras too fat to model HAHA!

Jerricette says on 29/Dec/05
I think her height is overrated! She is also not top black model ever! Her boobs looks nice. But she cannot beat Naomi Campbell. Personally I think she is about 5,8 or 5,9

ds says on 19/Dec/05
Okay 5'8" is completely ridiculous!!! Where did you hear that? Maybe she's contradicting herself. She said that when she was a freshman she was 50 pounds lighter than she is now and almost 5'10". MEaning that she probably grew since 14 or 15 and is now above 5'10". I dunno if she is 5'11, but a little above 5'10" at the least. I downgrade myself all the time, by like almost an inch, because I don't wanna seem like I'm lying for like model ing and stuff like that. (I know you're supposed to actually give your self like an inch...

JeffiePoo says on 13/Dec/05
That is not that tall my GMa was born 1900 and was 5 - 11
While mom was born in 1925 and was 5-10.5
And frankley both of them were better looking Conneticut Yankees!

KlipsKlops says on 8/Dec/05
I think she's downgrading herself. She just seems to be at the very least 5'11" but no taller than 5'11.75" If anyone saw the finale of America's Next Top Model yesterday, she towered over the tallest girl who is 5'9" while they both wore heels. It was about a 4 inch difference.

Wendy. says on 6/Dec/05
That's Cool, Tyra. I'm 5'8" and a half with tennis shoes, heh.

moe says on 4/Dec/05
Tyra is 5'8" she even said it on one of her shows and she said it on Regis & Kelly. She also said on her show that it was hard for her to get jobs modeling ( runway) before because she was too short for runway.

eman says on 20/Nov/05
about 510-511 I say. she is a good looking woman & it is hard to say because I have only seen her an tv.

ds says on 10/Nov/05
No way is Tyra Banks 5'8.5"! Are you kidding me? She's above 5'10", I think 5'10-5'11" is the most realistic. Since she was a good 2 inches taller than 5'9"(which I doubt) Heidi Klum, and Heidi had heels that were 1-2 inches higher than Tyras. No way is Tyra 5'9" either. Are you kidding me?

Chloee says on 7/Nov/05
ON HER TALK SHOW U SEEN HER DRIVERS LICENCE AND IT SAID 5'10 .. DEFOO 5'10! :D

Rae says on 29/Oct/05
I am 5'11 exactly ...a few years ago I saw Tyra Banks at the mall and I stood next to her to get something and she TOWERED over me. I'm pretty sure that she was wearing heals but I remember thinking that she was so freaking tall... especially since most woman are never taller than I am.. she HAS to be over 5'10

Americas best model says on 9/Oct/05
With her shoes off she is 5 10

J. says on 23/Sep/05
I was watching Tyra's talk show this morning for the hell of it. Nick Cannon was the guest. Tyra had on roller skates when she greeted Nick and was about two inches taller, although Cannon was slouching on his way to the stage. Anyway, during the interview, there was some mention of height. Nick said "When I was in high school, I was like Emmanuel Lewis, I was only 5'2" so it's weird that girls want me now". Then when asked by Tyra by what kind of women he likes, he playfully says "Eh, long hair, about 5'10", have their own show" ... of course referencing Tyra. Later on the show, Nick and Tyra both did celebrity impersonations. Both had sneakers on and were shot from what seemed liked a close up while standing right next to each other. They appeared to be the same height. BUT when shot from a normal angle that didn't favor Tyra, Nick was a good 2-3 inches taller than her. So, I think Nick's 6'0" and Tyra's in the 5'9"- 5'10" range. I will say that camera angles do a lot to distort perceptions of height because if I didn't know better I would think Tyra was a 6 footer too.

smokeblower says on 22/Sep/05
On the Tyra Banks show yesterday she stated she was 5'10". Yet a height chart was brought out to measure the photography director of America's Next Top Model. He was 6'1" with boots on and Tyra was 6 feet. Tyra had on 4 inch heels and was only 6 feet. I have to believe she is 5'9" at best, probably 5' 8.5".

~Nate~ says on 25/Aug/05
Ok I have a friend that tried to get into the modeling world who has had the opportunity to meet her. My friend is a tad over 5'9 and she claimed that when she met Tyra Banks they were both wearing sandals and that She had to look way up to Tyra she says maybe Tyra is 5'11 and change.

Jay says on 18/Aug/05
Tyra is 5"10 as stated on this site, she said so herself on an episode of America's Next Top Model during season four.

Z2 says on 3/Aug/05
Turning her down for not being 5'10" was THEIR(the agency)decision. She WAS close to 5'10", but the agency didn't want her. Tyra was on t.v. talking about her earlier struggle--and she said that the agencies were "picky." You may think it's stupid that the agency didn't take Tyra for not being 5'10", but that's what Tyra said.

Z2 says on 2/Aug/05
"raj"--what doesn't make sense? First of all, not all models are between 5'8" and 5'11". They "make" models careers all the time, models who are 5'4",5'6" or 5'7". These "shorter" models certainly don't have the height requirement, but maybe the agency liked their face or their look. So, with Tyra being 5'9", she went through some picky agencies. Those particular agencies turned her down because they wanted someone taller. Tyra herself has said agencies turned her away because she was: too tall, too short, too black, too white, etc. These agencies were just very picky. 5'6"-5'8"(is catalogue & commercial), 5'9" and up is "runway" & sometimes fashion. But some agencies like 5'10" and up and that's why Tyra was turned down because of picky agencies.

Z2 says on 1/Aug/05
To answer your question "Evangeline"-- Tyra was turned down by some picky agencies because they will take a 5'9" model, but what modeling agencies really like, is a 5'10" model. Tyra is 5'9", so when she went in, some agencies told her she was too short. Like I said before, she built a name and started saying she was 5'10". Tyra went further with her own t.v. show and she now says she is 5'11".

Evangeline says on 26/Jul/05
She's 5 ft 10 or so that's what she claims to be during the fourth season of america's next top model.That's pretty tall for a lady,how come those agencies turn her down?Is it cuz she was a tad shorter than 5'10" when she went looking for model agencies?

Z2 says on 16/Jul/05
A few years ago, Victoria's Secret aired on t.v. which showed Tyra. As soon as Tyra came out to walk the runway, a pop-up bubble with Tyra's stats came up. It had Tyra at 5'9". Tyra even said at the beginning of her career she was considered too short when some agencies looked at her. Since then, she built a name and said she was 5'10". After going further with her own t.v. show, she now says she's 5'11".

[Editor Rob: lol, the thing is she actually does look 5ft 10 to me...but no way 5ft 11...]

hmm says on 16/May/05
She's 5'10" - 5'11" Because when she was on the Steve Harvey Morning Show she said she was 5'11" and on America's Next Top Model