How tall is Waris Dirie?

Waris Dirie's listed height is 175 cm (5'9"). She is taller than about 99% of women in Somalia.

Where 175 cm sits among women in Somalia

Taller than about 99% of women in Somalia born in 1965 (average 158 cm).

About Waris Dirie

Waris Dirie is a Somali and Austrian model, author, actress and human rights activist working against female genital mutilation. She was born on 21 October 1965 in Galkayo, Somalia, and later moved to London, where she began her modelling career.

She modelled for brands including Chanel, Levi's, L'Oréal and Revlon, and she was the first black woman to appear in an Oil of Olay advertisement. In 1987 she played a minor role in the James Bond film The Living Daylights. In 1997 she spoke publicly about the practice in Marie Claire and became a UN special ambassador against it, serving until 2003. Her autobiography Desert Flower (1998) became an international bestseller and inspired the 2009 film of the same name. In 2002 she founded the Desert Flower Foundation in Vienna, and she also created the Desert Dawn Foundation, which raises money for schools and clinics in Somalia.

At a listed 175 cm (5'9"), Dirie has won numerous awards for her work, including the Chevalier de la Légion d'Honneur in 2007.

Frequently asked

How tall is Waris Dirie in feet and inches? Waris Dirie is 5'9" tall, which is 175 cm, 68.9 inches or 1.75 m.

Is Waris Dirie tall for women in Somalia? At 175 cm she is taller than about 99% of women in Somalia born in 1965, whose average height is 158 cm.

Sources

• Waris Dirie on Wikipedia — biography and career.
• Waris Dirie on Wikidata — nationality and dates; height recorded as 175 cm.
• Waris Dirie 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.

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