Damianne wrote:
Any other opinions would be ridiculous.

How so?

There are plenty of 5' 3" and even shorter models on MM who are very successful. You just have to give up on the runway/fashion stuff, and focus on freelancing. Read newmodels.com for starters, then check out this thread:

https://www.modelmayhem.com/po.php?thread_id=609835

Lil Cat wrote:
petite chicks are just cooler and we cost less to feed!


Cat 

What do you mean, are cooler? Lol

Lil Cat wrote:
petite chicks are just cooler and we cost less to feed!


Cat 

Top Level Studio wrote:
Also, cuteness increases as size decreases.

Even though I'm a HUGE supporter of petit models, and I feel in love with a 5'5 girl that is signed with ELITE, and that's huge ( here she is, by the way http://www.elitemodel.com/details.aspx? … 111&indx=1 , so that doesn't mean you can't work in fashion actually!!)  that was one of the most stupid things i have ever heard . size doesnt matter. LOL.

E  R I K A wrote:
So, you name someone "cute" based on their face or body?

It depends.  Someone can be said to have a cute face, or could be cute from head to toe.

Top Level Studio wrote:

It depends.  Someone can be said to have a cute face, or could be cute from head to toe.

Don't you think Abbey Lee Kershaw is cute?

E  R I K A wrote:

Don't you think Abbey Lee Kershaw is cute?

I wasn't familiar with Ms Kershaw, so I had to look her up.  She's quite pretty and maybe a bit cute, but keep in mind, someone can be cute and not beautiful, or beautiful and not cute, or both at once.  Or neither.

Also, petite models cannot be statuesque.

It's all good.

Top Level Studio wrote:
Also, cuteness increases as size decreases.

I've seen some pretty dead-sexy petite women, not your typical cookie-cutter cuteness.

I'm 5' 1 and 3/4" (at my height you take pride in every quarter of an inch). My height is my biggest (irony?) insecurity. But I've seen, just on this site alone, plenty of really successful freelance petite models. My friend Rebecca Lawrence, for one!

E  R I K A wrote:

Even though I'm a HUGE supporter of petit models, and I feel in love with a 5'5 girl that is signed with ELITE, and that's huge ( here she is, by the way http://www.elitemodel.com/details.aspx? … 111&indx=1 , so that doesn't mean you can't work in fashion actually!!)  that was one of the most stupid things i have ever heard . size doesnt matter. LOL.

That model is obviously very young(some quick googling makes the correct number around 15 years old), and has most likely been signed in the hopes that she will grow.

That does not mean that the 5'3 OP or any other shorter model has any huge chance in high fashion.

E  R I K A wrote:
size doesnt matter. LOL.

That's what I keep saying - but the girls still laugh.

Rachelle Lawrence wrote:
Open topic people!! Im a small 5'3 lol. im not delusional, i know im never going to be a runway model (although i can dream :-) ). but whats everyones opinions about petite?

You're not "petite."  In the modeling industry, the word "petite" refers to models who can fit into designs made for a petite line, which you are still too short to do.

This concept gets complicated by the fact that department stores have "petites" departments, which cater to women your size. 

It is important to distinguish between modeling industry "petite" and department store "petite."

In the modeling world, you're not petite; you're SHORT.

That said, there are opportunities for short models in art-modeling, glamour, fetish, erotica, and a few other areas.   I've shot MANY short models and have always been pleased with the results.

Carl Blum Photography wrote:
Never gave it much thought, but my portfolio only has 3 girls over 5'6" and the tallest is laying down. The girl on my Avatar is only 5'4", 5'7" in heels.

wow she looks really tall lol

Stephen Markman wrote:

You're not "petite."  In the modeling industry, the word "petite" refers to  who can fit into designs made for a petite line, which you are still too short to do.

This concept gets complicated by the fact that department stores have "petites" departments, which cater to women your size. 

It is important to distinguish between modeling industry "petite" and department store "petite."

In the modeling world, you're not petite; you're SHORT.

That said, there are opportunities for short models in art-modeling, glamour, fetish, erotica, and a few other areas.   I've shot MANY short models and have always been pleased with the results.

Google says otherwise :-)

Definition for petite model:
A model who is under 5'6″ and who wears sizes under a 6..

Rachelle Lawrence wrote:
Open topic people!! Im a small 5'3 lol. im not delusional, i know im never going to be a runway model (although i can dream :-) ). but whats everyones opinions about petite?

In my studio,  it is not how big you are,  or  how tall you are,  or who your grandmother is..      It is just how well you fit the project  of the day,   If I am going to do a catalog of  Kitchen Ranges..   I do not want a  5"10'  model,,  I want some one that makes the stove  larger.    If I am doing the interion of a luxury boat,  I want the model to be small,  so the interior  will seem larger..

The better the model fits the atmosphere the  more successful..  Petite,  and Plus size models  ?????    Just fit the job.

Rachelle Lawrence wrote:

Google says otherwise :-)

Definition for petite model:
A model who is under 5'6″ and who wears sizes under a 6..

Google is not a fashion or commercial agency. 5'6" is considered petite as far as it goes, it's possible to get signed to a commercial agency at 5'3" just not likely.