How tall is Twiggy?

Twiggy's listed height is 168 cm (5'6"). She is taller than about 81% of women in the United Kingdom.

Where 168 cm sits among women in the United Kingdom

Taller than about 81% of women in the United Kingdom born in 1949 (average 162.3 cm).

Twiggy next to her co-stars

Carrie Fisher is 13 cm shorter than Twiggy (155 cm), The Blues Brothers co-star.

Steven Spielberg is 2 cm taller than Twiggy (170 cm), The Blues Brothers co-star.

James Avery is 28 cm taller than Twiggy (196 cm), The Blues Brothers co-star.

About Twiggy

Twiggy, born Lesley Hornby on 19 September 1949 in Neasden, is an English model, actress and singer, now known as Dame Lesley Lawson. She rose to fame as a teenage model during London's Swinging Sixties and became one of the first international supermodels.

The Daily Express named her The Face of 1966 and she was voted British Woman of the Year. By 1967 her fame had spread worldwide, with modelling work in France, Japan and the United States. Her first leading role in the musical comedy The Boy Friend (1971) won her two Golden Globes, for Best Actress and New Star of the Year. Her self-titled debut album (1976) peaked at number 33 on the UK Albums Chart, and she received a Tony nomination for the Broadway musical My One and Only (1983). She judged America's Next Top Model from 2005 to 2007 and worked for Marks and Spencer.

At a listed 168 cm (5'6"), Twiggy is 13 cm taller than Carrie Fisher, listed at 155 cm (5'1"), her co-star in The Blues Brothers. Steven Spielberg, listed at 170 cm (5'7"), who is also linked to that film, is 2 cm taller than Twiggy. She is married to Leigh Lawson.

Frequently asked

How tall is Twiggy in feet and inches? Twiggy is 5'6" tall, which is 168 cm, 66.1 inches or 1.68 m.

How tall is Twiggy compared to Carrie Fisher? Carrie Fisher is 13 cm shorter than Twiggy: 155 cm (5'1") vs 168 cm (5'6").

How tall is Twiggy compared to Steven Spielberg? Steven Spielberg is 2 cm taller than Twiggy: 170 cm (5'7") vs 168 cm (5'6").

How tall is Twiggy compared to James Avery? James Avery is 28 cm taller than Twiggy: 196 cm (6'5") vs 168 cm (5'6").

Is Twiggy tall for women in the United Kingdom? At 168 cm she is taller than about 81% of women in the United Kingdom born in 1949, whose average height is 162.3 cm.

Sources

• Twiggy on Wikipedia — biography and career.
• Twiggy on Wikidata — nationality and dates; height recorded as 168 cm.
• Twiggy on TMDB — filmography and co-stars.

Heights are as publicly listed, rounded to the nearest centimetre; listed heights for public figures are often self-reported. Biographical details adapted from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.

More celebrity heights

• Kelly Brook — 168 cm · 5'6"
• Pamela Anderson — 167 cm · 5'6"
• Emily Ratajkowski — 170 cm · 5'7"
• Kate Moss — 170 cm · 5'7"
• Laetitia Casta — 170 cm · 5'7"
• Olivia Culpo — 170 cm · 5'7"

Celebrity heights are based on widely reported public figures and can vary slightly between sources.