Of course, we had to add the one and only Marilyn Monroe to our list of the most successful short models! Throughout her tormented yet artful life, Marilyn Monroe worked as an actress, singer and model, and is still righteously considered as the pinnacle of femininity and attractiveness. Since we mentioned her so much throughout the first part of this article, we felt like we had to make our list of the best short models complete with Twiggy leading it, a.
Born in London in , Twiggy became a British cultural icon in her teenage years, as she became a prominent teenage petite model during the Swinging Sixties. Known for her androgynous look, her fame quickly spread worldwide thanks to various magazine covers such as for Vogue, and she is still considered the supermodel par excellence.
After retiring from her modeling career, she enjoyed her career as an actress and singer, and even wrote an autobiographic book, Twiggy in Black and White. Younger sister of supermodel and it-girl Kate Moss, Lottie Moss made her modeling debut at the age of 14, and her short height was never an obstacle for her to reach new heights in the fashion industry. One of the most successful short models of the modern era, Lottie has walked for the runway shows of such iconic fashion houses as Chanel and Sonia Rykiel among others, has graced a myriad of magazine covers, has starred in fashion campaigns for Topshop Unique, Red Valentino and Bulgari, to name just a few.
It seems like if you are the daughter of a famous personality, you are already born as a supermodel, regardless of your height and weight. Along with Kate Moss, she started the whole heroin-chic aesthetics, although in her case it was spiced up with an ultra-cool androgynous style!
Aside from being undeniably petite, Shimizu is unapologetically unconventional and never afraid to stand for her rights, which include same-sex marriage and the freedom to love whoever she wanted to.
Those who lived in Europe, specifically in Italy, during the Nineties, have at least once dreamt of meeting French petite model Laetitia Casta. Being a petite woman of color is not always something that the fashion industry unfortunately celebrates, but Pigford fought against all the stereotypes and is now one of the most successful examples one could possibly follow!
Probably not! Heroin-chic, enigmatic and iconic, as well as one of the best runway models of all time , Kate Moss is a living legend! French-American model and occasional actress Camille Rowe is what one could describe as the astounding beauty next door that one cannot help but hopelessly fall in love with.
Being only 25 years old, we expect great things from her! Petite model Yamila Diaz-Rahi has been living the fashion dream ever since she was discovered in in Uruguay. A short, delicate figure and ethereally pink hair can apparently be the key to success, or so it seems like if you happen to be Charlotte Free.
Twiggy is the original petite model who reaches supermodel status. The iconic 60s supermodel is the first petite fashion runway supermodel of all time. Notably, Twiggy is the waif model that started the trend away from shapely actresses.
Her look leads the trend away from petite models. As opposed to opening doors for petite models on the runways, they are slammed shut. Twiggy is the shortest runway model to attain supermodel status. Twiggy did not look short in photos, nor did she on the runway. Twiggy carried herself with a confident style. She was light on her toes. As she pranced down the fashion runways oozing glamourous petite style!
Now one of the famous shortest runway models is Devon Aoki. Bella Petite Magazine opens doors for petite models. Today petite women are the look of beauty and fashion!
Support Bella Petite get our collectible designer tee. Written By: Ann Lauren. Enter the Bella Petite Model Search. This list presents successful models who are shorter and also those taller than the average modelling height. Devon Aoki 1. She is the young model who at 16 became the face of Versace in place of Naomi Campbell. She was taken at 13 under the wings of Kate Moss who helped greatly in her career.
Despite her relatively short height, she has modelled for top fashion houses and had appeared in top magazines. Marilyn Monroe 1. She was known as one of the sex symbols in the era. In , she began her career in pin-up modelling and signed her first contract with Blue Book Modelling Agency. Jenny Shimizu 1. The first Asian to walk Prada found destiny while she was working as a mechanic. It was during this time that she was approached to work with Calvin Klein.
Eva Marcille 1. She has since then appeared on the covers of the top lists of magazines and is now signed to L. Laetitia Casta 1. Since the inception of her career, she has appeared on over magazine covers.
Kate Moss 1. Calvin Klein, Louis Vuitton and Chanel have had her in their runway shows. She was greatly influenced by Jean Shrimpton and is remembered as one of the foremost international supermodels. Lesley Lawson got the nickname Twiggy for being an androgyne with her distinct facials and short hair.
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