June 29
Perfect Body Measurement For Women
Many people ask what is the perfect body measurement for women?
Just because everyone is different does not mean there is no perfect body measurement for women. However to determine an answer some obstacles must be overcome…
As there is no predefined definition of perfection, the answer is somewhat subjective and relative to everyone’s preconception of the perfect female body. So in essence the perfect body measurement for women is dependant on who you ask. But I am not going to give up that easily.
Besides individual tastes, the ideal measurements are also cultural defined. In Africa a giant ass is hot, while most woman in the Western world opt to go for some sizes smaller.
Have you ever heard that your arm span is the same length as your height? Or that the size of your foot is exactly the same as the length of your forearm? Well many artists and scientists have noticed this phenomenon over the centuries. They have also found a correlation that the closer to these proportions a person is, the more physically attractive they become. So the perfect body measurements have to be proportional to one another.
Now knowing that we have to limit the region where the proportional theory works. After all a 7 foot women with perfect proportions would not be many peoples definition of perfect. So using western culture as the most influential we can gather that a women’s perfect height is between 5”6’ and 5”10’.
So Using this information the perfect body measurements are:
- Height: 5”8’ (173 cm)
- Waist: 24 inches (61 cm)
- Hips: 28 inches (71 cm)
- Weight: around 146 pounds (66 kg)
However, who’s to say what is perfect. What is important is how you feel about your body measurements (unless you are comfortable with obesity).
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Interesting task trying to determine a perfect measurement for women…. 28 inch hips are not possible, a 5′8 woman of 110 lbs would probably be more likely to have 35 inch hips. There is a truth to fashion and swimsuits looking best on women that fall within a certain range, that is why there is less variety in model types when it comes to high fashion. I am a model and my waist is 25 and my hips are 35 and clothes work well with those measurements.
You are so right about how we should be happy how we are as long as it is a healthy weight.
You definately have a point. At best this article is just an opinion. After all “beauty is in the eye of the beholder”
what happened to the 36-26-36 norm??
totally agree with you, besides i believe that women are superior to men – we are just a pain in there asses.
be ware of Yellow fever my girlfriend got it really bad in a trip we took in Africa, we can’t leave the hospital for three days already – wish us luck.
Daniel Gordon
I am fifteen years old I am 5′8 my waist is 28 my hips are 36 and I weight 130 pounds. I have tried several times before to meet my goal of weighing 120 and for my hips to be 34 and my waist to be 24 but it just doesn’t seem to happen. I’ve tried hard to achieve my goal and I know I could try harder but then life doesn’t seem enjoyable. So I wonder, how the heck can models stay so skinny?
Height: 5”8’
Waist: 24 inches
Hips: 28 inches
Weight: 95 –120 pounds
Well jeez louise!!!! at 5″2′ with a 27′ waist, 34′ hips and 119 pounds this article makes me feel obese!!! and clearly I am not! I am short so I guess I should weigh less, thats how it goes isn’t it…if I weighed less than 95 pounds n had size 28 hips i’d beable to hide behind a lamp post!!
hmm I am a professional athlete and I can tell you 100% that I do not have these body measurements!! Actually I lie…I am exactly 5 foot 8 tall, which is unfortunately a hinderence in my sprt. However 120 pounds I am not, sittin on about 150 and if I lose a pound of it then I am in trouble! I guess the perfect body measurements dont take into account women with muscle eh.
That’s extremely unhealthy. Someone who is 5′8 should be at least 122 lb.
5′8 and 95 pounds is extremely under weight! And even 5′8 and 120 is underweight (by BMI standards). This article is horrible and probably contributes to the terrible eating dissorder epidemic we have in this country. At 5′8, a girl could weight 164 and still be within healthy range.
Wow this article has gotten quite a response.
where do i start…
1. Not everyone can match these measurements (they are supposed to be perfect) so dont compare yourself to them.
2. BMI is probably the most stupid measurement system on this planet
3. Most of the comments suggest self-image or mental issues. If you feel upset or uncomfortable with the (at best estimate) measure of perfection, that is upset enough to complain stop spending time whining and make real changes in your life. If you are comfortable enough with yourself you would not feel the need to whinge.
4. Eating disorders pale in comparison to obesity so to be honest I barely care. However the issue with both eating disorders and obesity begin with the mental state of the person inflicted and this blog is not equipted to delve into the sub-concious of its readers and dispense advice thats why we stick to the facts of healthy living.
“Eating disorders pale in comparison to obesity”?
Actually, eating disorders generally kill far more quickly than obesity and do horrific things to the body. While I agree that BMI is not a measure that works for many people, there are very very few women who could be healthy at 5′8″ and 95, or even 120, pounds.
I’m also curious as to the actual reasoning/studies behind stating that desirable measurements have only a four inch difference between the waist and hips. Besides the fact that it is physically impossible for most women to have a 24 inch waist (no less 28 inch hips), the hip to waist ratio is about .85 for those measurements. Not only is this considered unhealthy and would place that woman at a higher risk for heart disease based on build (it should be below .8), but it’s also well above the .7 ratio that studies have shown men (regardless of age) find most attractive because it indicates an hourglass figure.
Essentially, this post seems to serve no purpose besides making women feel inadequate for being incapable of reaching some person’s random determination of how we should look. That last statement as to “who’s to say what’s perfect…” is really just a throwaway given what else was written.
I believe that the measurements are ridiculus. While i am what you would consider obese by weight (230) I play sports and am very active. My measurements are 48, 37, 48. And i am very healthy. I think it all depends on how you feel and if you are medically healthy.
Like you said, the perfect measurements depends on the person, both men and women. Some people carry extra weight but dont look like it, some people are the opposite. If your clothes look good on you and you feel great that is all that really matters.
Well i thought it was funny b/c i have the smallest hips i know of at 30 and there’s nothing wrong with that but JLM has a point saying the waist to hip ratio is supposed to be .7 which would be a 24inch waist and a 34inch hip. Which unrealistic my hips will grow that much.lol. Or it would have to 19.5inch waist and a 28inch hips. This is if we’re going for perfection.
I’m 5′9” amd 95 pounds and I don’t try to stay at that weight… Just good genes.
By the way, eating disorders DO NOT kill more than obesity does. What would possibly make you say something like that?
Eating disorders kill a higher percentage of sufferers than people with obesity. Apperantly 60% of people diagnosed with anorexia will die from the disease. But you are right there are a lot more deaths from obesity each year as well as a whole lot more people who suffer from the disease (if you can call it that).
Interesting debate isn’t it! I’m conscious that no-one responded to leslie, our 15 yr old. Your 15! Enjoy yourself! Why are you worrying about losing weight! Body image, size, weight its all bull. Eat well, drink plenty of water and take regular exercise that’s it! Don’t let the perfect body image worry us as many have said, there’s always someone out there for everyone, so live life and sod the perfect body! Rant over.
wat counts is how u feel at the end of the day. a healthy person will feel content and satisfied.looking at skinny models and thinking you are fat is gonna give you an inferiority complex,which will induce certain amount of stress on you and scientific study proves that stress makes a person’s hips grow larger. now you wouldn want that!:D
hmmm… 28 inch hips 4 a 5′8 gil???? come on…i cant imagine that even 4 a kid..35 i would say its nice..
& here there s no proportionality btween waist & hips.. it would look really freeky..
O.k people here is what I think
Bust- size B cup (average bust size for women)
waist- 24-30inches
hip- 30-40inches
these are measurements of a average women I think
Legs longer then your torso- go up to wall put a ruler on your head put a dot there, measure where your spin stops. then you’ll know if you have long legs or not.
anyway if you have a pretty face then any type of body shape wouldn’t matter take care of your FACE!!!
Okay. So I am 5″8 16 years old and 129 pounds with a d cup. I is content with by body so no one say I being inscure when I say this: 5″8 people should not be 95 pounds. That would be off. Really off! She would have no body fat at all! Even thin high fashion models have at least a bit to them, and when they don’t, one can mostly agree that they can be highly unattrctive. I think good size is 5 8 and falling in the 132s cos of having a toned heathy body.
as long as a girl is heathy, she is beutiful, yes?
Please excuse my rusty English. I butcher this words!
Well according to this post I am considered unattractive. I am a 26 year old brown eyed brunette white female 5′4, toned with abs and my measurements are 34-24.5-33. I will never have the ‘perfect’ text book hourglass figure but my body is athletic yet femine and I have been told my entire life by everyone I know and even strangers that I am stunningly beautiful. My face and my body. So while I may not fit the most attractive profile, I can tell you it has not made a difference about my popularity, how many countless times I get hit on or how many men have lined up wanting to go out with me. What is interesting is, the word I have always heard consistently to describe me is “perfect”. Now I know I am not perfect no one is. But my point is just because you may be perfect on paper, you may not be perfect through someone’s eyes; and even if you are not perfect on paper, but your heart and attitude has the perfect measurements, then thats all the ‘perfection’ one needs. THAT’S what makes one truly beautiful!
Abs, 5′4″, 35-25-34, I second Shannon, the boys love it.
Um yeah the ideal ratio for waist and hips is .7
I have 25 inch waist and 36 inch hips and it works out to .7
I’m also 5′8″ so in a nutshell, it’s impossible for me to shrink my hips that much because then I would have no curves.
Also Jessica Alba has a 25 inch waist and 36 inch hips.
Those measurements have also been found in a university stufy to provide the perfect sexy walk on a female.
Hmmmm. I’m 5′8 and weigh 113. I’m pretty skinny but I look healthy and I eat like a pig. Everything on me is small though I want the hour glass shape but i’m a stick!
146 lbs with a 24 inch waist, 28 inch hips at 5′8″? Is that even possible??? I’m 5′9″ 133 lbs 26.5 inch waist and 35 inch hips. Who came up with these “perfect” measurements?
One thing that I don’t like about “fatter” (not saying fat) women out there is that they are always quick to defend themselves calling themselves healthy even at 180 pounds. I don’t care about that. But please, just because you think you are healthy at 180 pounds doesn’t mean that people at 120 aren’t. I’m 5 8″, weigh 120 pounds. I’m on the skinny side, no doubt. But I eat a lot, I don’t starve myself. Most skinny girls are skinny because of their genes, high metabolism to be precise, although there are some who starve themselves to death(which is incredibly stupid). My boyfried who’s 6 3″ and 220 pounds, eats less than me. And he’s so amazed at how I eat more and I am still at 120. What I’m trying to say is DON’T ALWAYS BE TOO READY TO ATTACK PEOPLE WHO ARE NOT LIKE YOU TO DEFEND YOURSELF.
” So Using this information the perfect body measurements are:
Height: 5”8’ (173 cm)
Waist: 24 inches (61 cm)
Hips: 28 inches (71 cm)
Weight: around 146 pounds (66 kg) ”
Using what information?-some random numbers that came into your head??? Wow, writing academically would not be your forte-back up your point with facts, figures and perhaps some SCIENCE! I can tell you for a fact no healthy woman of that height can have such small hips it is physically impossible.
Who writes this crap and what qualifies them to do so? Do you even realise where your hip measurement is actually measuring-it’s the widest part of your lower body to include your ass! It’s not just the bones below your waistline!
This website should be shut down on the basis on that misinformed article alone-it’s opinion and not fact and more importantly the comments made in it are just wrong.
it really is all about opinion and taste. Im fourteen with 25″ waist and 35″ hips. im 5′5″ and weigh 116 pounds. alot of people in my school would say im skinny, but for me im just right. i was looking on this webstite to see if i need to work on some inches, pinches, or just losing wheight. idk?
Jade – You don’t need to do a thing. Go out and have fun, do interesting things, find out what’s out there for you to do. Whatever your measurements, they are just numbers, meaningless numbers. They don’t indicate whether you are funny or thoughtful, or like to rollerblade or listen to Pink, or whether chocolate chip or pistachio is your favorite ice cream. Just be yourself, and don’t bother with web sites like this.
So are you saying anyone that is not those measurments is obese? i think its dangerouse to be over weight, but you don’t have to be “perfect” to be beautiful. Remeber everyone it’s not the outside that counts. if you’re beautiful on the inside your just as pretty as the outside, and if other guys or girls don’t see that then they are shallow ugly people.
There is no “perfect” size for a woman. Marily Monroe was a size 16, but she is one of the most hailed sex icons of modern history. Study has shown that more than a particular height/ weight/ size, proportion ratio is a key trigger in what a male or female deems attractive in a potential mate. The prime waist hip ratio for women would be 70%. Both, Jessica Alba and Marilyn Monroe have/had a WHR of .70, and they were very different sized women. Long legs is also a key trigger, but there is little us petite women can do to fix that, besides slipping on a pair of heels. To see how you fair, record the measurements of the largest part of your hips across the buttox and of the smallest part of your waist (just above the belly button). Enter the figures into a whr calculator online, and you have your whr percentage. Many fuller figured women fall right in the 70% range, and men likely find you very attractive. MOre importantly, the whr is a great health indicator. Women who have a whr above .80 are at risk for heart disease. LOVE who you are and take care of your body!!!
28 inch hips are the size of an 8 year old and not possible for a grown woman. We are talking the low hip aka the butt and you will find according to size charts that a size 00/0 fits a 32-34 inch hip. A woman of 5ft8 and 66kg would very likely have measurements closer to 28-30 inch waist and 37-39 hips.
I figured for a 5ft8 woman to have 28 inch hips (presuming she’s not dead lol) she’d need to weigh less than 80!
Also find it amusing how apparently 5ft6-5ft10 is ‘ideal’ height for a woman when the average height is 5ft5…so basically ideal means above average, hmmm interesting.
I am 18 years old 5′9″ and 130 pounds. I went on a website and did the WHR calculator and i got 75%!! and 80% is over weight!! that is the stupid thing i have ever heard!! i am NO WHERE near over weight.
Umm…I think everyone was a bit quick to jump on the “this is ridiculous” bandwagon. If you read the article the author is saying that if we based perfection off of the ideas of beauty given to us by artists and scientist then ideally women would have perfectly proportioned bodies that match the figures given above.
And I’m sorry; I just have to say that the indignity that a number of you presented is outrageous. Everyone is given the right to free speech and the ability to publish things that others don’t agree with. So if it offends you, then get off the site and create your own site where you can write as many articles as you wish about what you believe the ideal measurements ought to be.
Plus, did you notice the last line? It says “However, who’s to say what is perfect. What is important is how you feel about your body measurements”.
im 5 foot 10 and i weigh 92 pounds my waist is 23, my hips 26 and i have the perfect body and im so happy
I’m 16 years old and I don’t have those measurements.
Height: 5′8″
Bust: 34
Waist: 26
Hips: 36
Weight; 120
I think I’m healthy just the way I am but people bigger than me claim I have an eatting disorder. I don’t and people should stop worrying about how they compare to the girl next to them. Don’t be cruel to someone because you disagree or you’re jealous because it hurts people. I’ve gotten shoved into a locker before just because a heavier girl thought that I’d fit. I still have scars from cutting myself while I got pushed in there. Just be kind to others and worry about your own health.
well, I must say, I would not care much about the weight
as long as the skin is taut and clear and the woman is comfortable
in it. Moreover, weight is not a number, and there is no such
thing as theoretical beauty. What one considers a disadvantage
will proof a pinnacle of attraction to another… We men do not
care about body weight as much as ladies think we do)) Nice
and taut and curvy is desirable, not size or number. IMHO.
I’m 17 and my measurements and height are 33-26-36 and 5′7.5″ respectively. I weigh around 120 lbs. I have to admit I would like to drop about five pounds (120 is the heaviest I’ve ever been) and have a bigger bust measurement but there are benefits to every body type so its hard to say that there is a “perfect” body type. Many guys I talk to say they prefer curvier women but some guys say the skinnier the better. Health and confidence are the most important factors in attraction.
I also have to agree that 28 inch hips are not only undesirable aesthetically but in terms of health. IMHO anything less than a 24 inch waist looks frail and breakable and I doubt guys want to have to worry about that lol.
These measurements are completely impossible. My wieght is 52kg, my height is 5ft8.5 and my waist is still 25 inches. I am also considered a stone underweight so it is not possible for a healthy girl of my height to have such a small waist.
28 inch hips?!?! That’s crazy…
I’m 5′10”
139 lbs
34
25
37
My question is about height. Do guys prefer taller girls or shorter girls? and what constitutes as tall for a girl?
i am almost 16
5ft 2
Waist- 25 inch
Hips- 30-31 inch
Bust size- 32A (Very Small for a 16 year old i know)
i think i’m a healthy energetic person but a few people in the past have said i have an eating disorder but i eat alot !! i just have a fast metabolism.
Our bodies are always changing and so are the averages, i watched a Tv show the other week and it said that with every generation the average cup size increases but there isn’t a perfect body and no-one has perfect proportions.
This is what I think:
5′ 7″
35-Bust
25-Waist
35-Hips
105 to 125lbs
Oops, I wrote it wrong, haha.
5′ 7″
30D
25 inch waist
30 inch hips
you are all perfect in your own way, as long as you are happy thats all that matters! love yourselves
Hi, I am a man who is very happy with his woman’s measurements, and would not change a thing on her. She is a 36D, 32 waist, 40 hips, and I love her figure. So to say that the “perfect” or “ideal” is one way, or another, is completely ludicrous.
And another thing: when was the line drawn between unhealthy, and unhappy? I mean, if a woman feels like at her size, measurements, what have you, she is happy, then who are we to say that It’s not ideal. I can promise you, it’s the stress caused by ignorant people like the author of this article that will kill a woman faster than her weight will.
I believe I speak for every decent man when I say: I am disgusted after reading this article, and whatever this author’s measurements are, it wouldn’t matter- I’m already turned off to her attitude.
PS: She’s 5′8″. IDK if that helps or not.
I suffered from Anorexia and nearly died; thank God for my family and therapy, I am now fairly healthy. If you are 5′ 10″ and weigh under 120, you have a problem. I’m talking to Karly who says she weighs 92 lbs. You need help. I was 80lbs. at 5′2″ so believe me, I know. I will be on heart medication for the rest of my life due to this. It’s no joke; this obession with weight.
I eat right, exercise and am 110lbs. 35-25-34 and feel good now.
uhmmm…… unfortunately to everyone who says being 5″8 and 120 is unhealthy, your wrong. i’m 5′8, 111 lbs and im perfectly healthy, im too lazy to measrue my waist and hip size but my waist is in the 20’s and my hips are in the 30’s. im skinny but not too skinny, and im healthy so dont say its unhealthy.
I just want to say different strokes for different folks!! seriously lets ask the girls now… what type of guy do you like?? I bet you anything its not a certain measurement or anything!! I bet all of your answers will be different!! just THINK about it!! I have been told that I have a hot body and my measurements are 36-28-36 and thats at 5′4!! some guys like em short and valuptous and some guys like em tall and thin etc. etc.!! dont go bashing on people that are super skinny or valuptous or what not! skinny girls dont deserve to hear that they dont look good either! think about how you would feel if they called you fat! GEEEEEEEEEEEEz people figure it out! just eat healthy, work out, drink water and you will be fine!
I am shocked at the measurements and weight for the ideal woman. I am 5′10″ and weigh about 120 lbs. My measurements are no where near as low as the “perfect” woman and yet I weigh 20 lbs less and am 2 inches taller? how is that even possible?
I am 5′10″
Bust: 36
waist: 25
Hips: 35
How is it possible for a woman weighing 20 pounds more than I do to have hips that are 7 inches smaller than mine? I am NOT curvy at all!!!!! I have absolutely no hips! I am a size 2, I wear a size 25 or 26 jean.
My freshmen year in college I gained the freshmen 15, plus some!! I got up to about 148, so i gained the freshmen 25
haha woops! and at 2 pounds above the “ideal” weight my measurements were no where near that! 25 pounds lighter and 2 inches taller and I still can not compete against the idea of perfection.
I think the standard 36-24-36 should still be considered ideal. But everyone needs to remember, that is the ideal for a tall woman. That is what they look for in models! We can not all live up to that expectation. Showing us this ideal has confused plenty of young girls and women about their bodies, and most of them seem to have wonderful figures based on the measurements they have listed for all of us to see.
According to the ideal weight for my height, I am considered slightly underweight, but honestly I don’t think that is fair. I still have cellulite! I still have love handles. My stomach is not flat! and yet I am being told I dont weigh enough!?!?!? so i need to gain weight and lose inches off of my waist and hips? You have got to be kidding me!
Either all of our bodies are severely out of proportion, or these number are completely inaccurate! I work in the cosmetics industry, for the largest cosmetics company in the country actually. And I want to find out the measurements of the models we use. I want to post those so that girls can see how much the models they envy weigh and what their true measurements are.
I will get those measurements and post them tomorrow for everyone to see. Those supermodels are the girls we are considering “perfect” so lets see how they compare to this!
I bet those measurements are for marketing purposes only to sell diet products. Think about it! How many of us women got our measuring tapes out to see where we stood on that ridiculous chart. How many after seeing how they measured up on this chart first thought “Oh my, I need to be on a diet” This is exactly how the marketers want you to react. It’s a perfect trap. Most women will run out and buy the latest diet product. If you look at the related article on this post it’s even more clear. “How To Lose 22 Pounds in 24 Hours”
I am 5′4
Bust 31
waist 25
hips 32
weight 103
age 39 will be 40 in November
According to that chart they want me to believe I need their products. No Thank you if I lost 22 pounds in 24 hours I would be dead or near dead.
You know, I don’t think the people complaining about this particular “ideal” have body issues at all.
You see, it’s not only the fact that it’s not explained *why* those measurements are “proportional”, or exactly which “artists” and “scientists” have pronounced them so (the ideal woman has no waist whatever, apparently). It’s not only that they’re probably anatomically impossible.
They’re also mathematically impossible.
A five foot eight woman with 28 inch hips, even given that such a being could exist, would weigh in the neighbourhood of ninety pounds– and that’s a generous estimate. Yet the ideal weight given for this extraordinarily thin female is… 146 pounds???!!! Where, exactly, is she supposed to keep all that extra mass? In another dimension?
Now, if the original poster had merely put this forward as a game, like the “perfect square” game, there’d be nothing to complain about… but I gather from his or her response to comments that this party does actually take the “ideal” seriously as a “measure of perfection” which “not everyone” can match.
Look, person who wrote this, I’m sorry to be rude, but I don’t really think this is at all consistent with “the facts of healthy living”.
I’m just trying to give constructive criticism, here. You know, since the aim of this blog is to offer advice on healthy living and all. Surely you want to do it properly, right? May I suggest– if you are unwilling to accept the word of a stranger on the internet– that you show those “ideal” measurements to a doctor or other qualified professional in the health field, or anyone who has studied human anatomy? Or, indeed, an actual artist or scientist (I’m an artist, as it happens, but you’ve only got my word for that). I rather think the opinion of such a person would be very helpful to you.
Because surely you don’t want to go on sounding like an cliched “internet expert”, writing an advice blog on a subject you know nothing about?
Oh, and just to get this in perspective: the fashion industry has copped a great deal for its promotion of “size 0″ and “00″ models. Your “perfect” woman would something like a size 0000… with, I suppose a head the size of a beachball, to account for that extra 56 pounds.
So, my friend, I really wouldn’t advise you to claim– in case you were thinking of it– that you have any sort of professional expertise in any of the areas I mentioned above. *Really* not a good idea.
Yes, I know it’s your blog– whoever you may be– but you *are* giving out *advice* to other people, and some of them might get the idea that you know what you’re talking about.
Actually, I’ve just realised something. There may be a very simple reason for this. Is it possible that the source– I’m assuming there is one, and that you didn’t simply pull this out of thin air– contained typos, or that you entered the figures wrongly when you typed the article?
I mean, there’s been a good deal written about what the ideal female proportions should be (the ideal waist-to-hip ratio, etc). See for instance:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Female_body_shape
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BWH
As you will see, the traditional, well-established Western ideal is actually the “hourglass” figure (36-24-36). Now this “ideal” is pretty hard on most women, as only a small minority actually have this shape. The point is, though, that your “ideal” measurements don’t even approach this. So… where on Earth did they come from?
And look– one last thing– I doubt that “Karly” was telling the truth about her measurements, as I don’t think they’re anatomically possible. However, if she was anywhere even *close* to five foot ten and ninety-five pounds, her life was in very serious danger. Again, ask a medical professional if you don’t believe me.
After reading this article she was “so happy” because she had “perfect” proportions.
That was in July. I wonder if she’s still alive…
Like a number of people who have commented here, I am, far from being a “fattie” actually considered medically underweight. I’m just very concerned that you– whoever you are– are setting yourself up as a health and fitness expert when you are giving out “advice” of this nature.
Hahaha nonesense i am 5″8′ im a male and i weight 117 lbs…. if i can do so can a women.
I’ve always had people who are jealous of me, so this is kind of shocking. I am 5′5″. I weigh 120-125 pounds. I have a bust size of 34 B. Goodness, do these women have tits? My waist is a size 34. Guys think I’m perfectly hot… I don’t really understand this.
I am 14, 5′11″ and weigh about 150lbs. This chart doesnt take into consideration muscle, which can increase mass and wasit circumference. I do a lot of sport which is why i weigh a hell of a lot more than most girls my height/age, but that doesnt necessarily mean i’m fat? you should feel confident and comfortable in your own skin, and not have to worry about somebody else making judgements on you!
Oh and by the way “andy”, im guessing your a scrawny little freak considering that 117lbs on a 5ft6 woman would be considered “very slim”, never mind on a 5′8″ man.
The weight is 146 lbs. not a 120 lbs.
I’m wondering if the writer made an error and meant 38 hips, that would make far more sense (even though it’s a pretty extreme waist/hip ratio). If not then they basically are clueless as to the female form.
Anyone who reckons they have only 28″ hips (btw this is measured around the butt) prove it because I have never seen any female that size over the age of about 10 FACT.
Don’t feed this ridiculous idea please, because there are enough girls with distorted body images out there, they don’t need to be convinced this is normal because it’s completely outrageous to expect any grown woman to be that sort of size.
I have worked for a modelling agency and measured 100’s of girls. NOT once have I ever measured a model with less than 32-34 hips EVER.
And one more thing the girls I measured around 5ft8 and 146lb typcally were about a size 6/8 (US). This means about a 28-30″ waist and 37-39″ hips.
heigt:5′4
bust:34
waist:26
hips:36
weight:116
“you want the perfect girl?,
GO BUY YOURSELF A BARBIE DOLL” *i luv this quote.
do u thnk am 5n..!!!!!
c all ds…i thnk m waist 2 big..!!!!!
am 5′9
36
29
35
Really great idea. I am really happy to I found this post. Thanks for writing great info.
so i cant believe that im even writing anything on this but as i scrolled over these comments i realized how retarded women are. Why do we even go on these sites to see whats perfect. I feel like a complete ass that i even put my question in google. We should all look in the mirror and thank god that we are even still alive and have bodies to take care of. Think of the wars going on. Be healthy and move on with your lives. Think of Ethiopian children, Iraq, or the homeless person who eats out of your trash at night. Maybe try the Angelina way and while thinking of them get disgusted with yourself and just stop eating all together. Whatever way you go, just realize its not the beginning, middle or end of the world. Good luck on your journey….princess.
You people are not considering something important! Remember, muscle is more dense, therefore, more compact yet heavier. Fat is less dense, making it take up more space yet be lighter.
And I am 5′2″ with 34/26/35, 34A. XD
yet lighter* (oops XD)
I am
height- 5′7″
bust- 32D (about the same as 36C but i have a small waist)
waist- 21″
hips 35″
weight-104
and i have no muscle lol hehehe
I am
height:5′10″
bust:31″
waist:24″
hips:34″
weight:126
And this post is just how perfect women should look like, so don’t be upset …
yeah the BMI is never to be trusted, since they don’t take muscle mass as a matter. I have quite a lot of muscles, I weight 60 kg and is 164 cm tall. my waist is 70 cm, under breasts is 75 and around my breasts is 94 and around my butt I’m 96 cm. I consider my body healthy and nice, and according to my BMI I am a 22,5 or something, which is a little bit too much I think.
so my point being; never trust the Internets or magazines, the most important is that you have a healthy lifestyle, that you eat regularly and different types of food, and that you are happy
I’M 100% HAPPY WITH HOW I LOOK AND I’M PROBABLY THE FARTHEST FROM “PERFECTION”.
Last time I checked my WHR was .71 or something. I believe it is true that guys go for certain ratios but not that they go for certain measurements. I mean come on… has a guy ever gotten out a measuring tape and measured you on a first date to see if you were up to par? No…
My measurements are:
Height: 5′2.5″
Bust: 41in. (34DDD)
Waist: 28in.
Hips: 42in.
I might look a little chunky in a bathingsuit but I look fantastic in dresses.
Everyone should just be happy with how they look! There is no “perfection”… it doesn’t exist! You know why? Not everyone likes the same size girls! I know my fiance doesn’t like tall girls he likes short ones. So 5′6″ to 5′10″ would be a big turn off for him since he’s only 5′7″. This is all BS. If being thicker and curvier makes you uglier then the world wouldn’t make any sense at all because I never have a problem getting guys. Every guy I know thinks I’m pretty.
Oh, and in the matter of muscle mass… I’m 5′2.5″ and I usually weigh like 160 pounds but I normally wear a size medium or so to fit my waist. Muscle makes a huuuuuge difference in body shape and size. When I was younger and I worked out even more I would weigh 155-160 and be a junoirs size 5… so… these measurements and charts mean absolutely nothing at all.
its just because of people that run websites like this that causes all the little kids to feel like they have so much pressure on them to be perfect. i am 5′9 130lbs and i am totally fine with how i look. all the models and things like that in the world are naturally born like that and dont really have to work to become skinner. people like the author of this website really upset me because they dont realize the affect that they are having on all of the little girls and boys. now a days people consider it natural for a 11 yr old to be worried about their weight. which is totally ridiculous.
I had a heart attack when I saw the “perfect proportion” numbers. Sorry (specifically to the author of this article) but WHAT. THE. HELL. Really, is that even possible?
I’m 14 (turning 15) and don’t worry, I’m not maniacally looking up this sort of thing because I’m obsessed with my weight. I’m only on this website because a teacher of ours showed us a DVD saying a woman’s (”perfect”) WHR should be 7:10 – so I’m just checking up.
Me and my friend had a lot of fun measuring so these are our proportions:
(Me)
Height: 5′5 (165.5 cm)
Weight: 110 lb. (50 kg)
Waist: 25
Hips: 36
(My friend)
Height: 5′3 (160 cm)
Weight: 108 lb. (48 kg)
Waist: 26
Hips: 34
The ideal measurement of a female is
Height 5′8″
Weight 55 kgs
35
25
35
I am having height 5′7″
Weight : 72 kgs
B: 33
W: 24
H: 38
anybody have any ideal to redce the Hips and enlarge Breast and Waiste
please send me the mail @ wasim_76@rediffmail.com
thanks
Thats not standard at all… any body shape I think is standard as long as you are healthy.
One thing that bothers me is that I’m a naturally thin 19 year old and I’ve always been, this whole you need to be a certain weight for your height is ridiculous.
Im 5′7 1/2 and I weigh 110, 32 hips, 24 waist and Im healthy and I love my body.
You all should love your body if you are naturally like that stay the way you are.
i am an Australian size 8-10, standing 161cm (roughly 5′3), weighing 56.5kgs (124 pounds), with a bust size of 84cm (33 inches), a 72cm (28.5 inch) waist and 91.5cm (36 inch) hips, and do you know what?..
I AM PERFECT!!!
it doesnt matter what size you are as long as you are happy with WHO you are…
a couple of questions for the administrator…what are your measurements?..do you fit into your definition of “perfect”?..
hi i am about 5′11/6ft
i have 36dd bust
size 10/12 waist
have no idea on hip size
and 36″ inside leg
just wondering what average size for 30 yr old woman is
That doesn’t sound sexy. hips that small you would be considered as a ruler, the image that I’m gettin is that she doesn’t have a waist like you can’t see the curves of the waist.
I am a nutrition student. I weigh 56 kilograms (123 pounds) and I’m 5′4. My measurements are:
33
24
33
and I feel fabulous and healthy so flaunt whatever you do have and love whatever you have! Be healthy, be happy and don’t listen to this “perfect woman” crap because chances are you are already her!
height is 5″4.
waist is 24 inches.
Hips 35 inches.
weight 145pounds.
is that normal?
i have
34
28
35
i feel ok.. but just wanna make sure that i’m in a normal size in my age. btw im 22 turning 23.
Well I don´t know what is perfect but I am.
179cm/5´10″
56kg/125lbs
34DD-23-37
And I love myself have worked very hard to get it
well,
every body frame is differnt and some people naturally have more muscles then others.
im 5′8 and 115lbs
and two years ago i was 160lbs do to really bad eating habits and poor excersize habits as well
im now a vegitarian and eat a lot in my day and have a job that has a lot of physical activitie involved.
my best frind is 5′6 1/2 and weighs around 135 and she looks very halthy and naturally has a lot for muscle unlike me i have to work my ass of to create muscle
i think as long as you eat healthy and have cario 30 mins a day 4-5 times a week you a healthy horse.
guys don’t want perfect either they want confidance in a girl
I am 5″2, have a 24″ waist and 31″ hips, i weigh 109 lbs. I used to almost have an eating disorder – i had an obsession with my weight and my size, and ate very little and ran every day, until i realized that i was taking things too far – now i still feel that i have excess fat but i try to moderate my calorie intake and my exercise. Everybody has a different view of their body image, and everybody has a different view of what is perfect in their mind. Of course most people have things they wish they could change about their body but still, doesn’t mean they don’t love their body as it is. I think that as long as you don’t take things to far, it’s alright to worry about what you eat, and how much you exercise, and how you look.
How is it possible to have a 28 inch hip? I’m 5′6″, 52 kg, my waist is 25″ and my hips are 32″. 28″ is impossiby tiny :X
in response to andy: yes, you are a man who is very thin, and you say that girls should be able to do that too. have you ever even seen a woman? we have breasts! they add a lot to our body weights. also our hips get wider, rather than narrower like those of a guy. that’s just the way we’re made. so unless you want all women to be shaped like men (gross) stop projecting your rude, unequivocal flippancies onto people.
Hello all, I am a 6ft 210 lady, who loves her body and is loved not just for her body but for every thing else, I have been told by many men that I am Sexy, Hot, or Cute, I know how to hold my wight, and make it look sexy. ^.^ I think every one should love them self, no matter your wight. even though there are some wights that are dangerus, being to over wight, not getting any exersise and eating a ton is not a good thing, I walk to and from school to the bus every day, 15 min each way, and I carry about 50 lbs extra, in books and Art sapplies, -.-, ok, sorry, should stop talking.
I’m 17, pretty healthy, work out 30 mins a day (monday-friday), eat healthy, vegetarian ..
I’m :
Bust : 33
Waist : 28
Hips : 35
and 5′6-5′7-ish.
I feel obese now.
Ops, my hips are 34 inches !
“eating disorders pale in comparison to obeisity”?!?
Ok, i had an eating disorder for 2 years. I made myself throw up until my eyes bled. Do not discount things of which you have no knowledge; it only makes you look stupid and very insensitive. If you don’ care about something, don’t post a comment anout it on a blog.
I am now 5′5″, 135 pounds (its muscle, folks, don’t think youre fat just because your BMI is “too high”), my measurments (now recovered from bulemia)are:
34
26
36
and you know what? I win beauty pageants with those measurements (and food), but according to this article I’m too short and too heavy…I work out at least two hours a day (running, weight training, and ballet/tap). I have a lot of muscle. for a woman to have the measurements in this article, she would have to be very physically inactive, because if she had any amount of muscle she would weigh more than “the perfect” weight. very unhealthy. it breaks my heart to see other women go through what i did. I pray that women will not take “perfect measurements” seriously. Its totally wrong. Besides, if we all look the same, beauty would cease to exist!!
Take care of your body, eat right, and try to get an hour of exercise a day. The outcome is much healthier, and much more beautiful to real people than these rediculous stipulations society calls “beauty”
I’m approaching 16 years
bust- 34
waist- 23
hips 36
5′6-5′7ish
and 112 pounds
my BMI is 18, is that a lot for my height and weight?
I’m 15 and I’m 5′8 and I weigh 114 lb
bust: 34
wasit: 24
hips: 34
so it’s pretty much impossible to have a 27 inch hipline. because my hips are 34 and yet im still under weight for my height
28 inch hips = impossible unless you are a child or about 80lb due to starvation.
Remember people, hips are measured around the biggest part of your butt and upper thigh area NOT just the hip bones below the belly button.
32-34 inches = size 0 and it doesn’t get much smaller than that!
I am 20 weight 130 lbs
Height: 5′7
Bust: 34 C
Waist 25
Hips: 36
I’ve been 110 lbs and now 130 lbs each weight has its up and downs but when I was smaller I missed my curves, and now that I’m 130 i love my curves but am unhappy with my body simply because I feel it could be more toned so I’m exercising more and eating healthier, not to lose weight but to be fit. All in all it took me a while to accept my body but now I love it! Embrace what you have as long as your healthy.
I have been to your site several times now, and this time I am adding it to my bookmarks
Your posts are always relevant, unlike the same-old stuff on other sites (which are coming off my bookmarks!) Two thumbs up!
this is stupid i’m 5′8 & 140 lbs like this thing says is perfect but my hips and waist are more like
waist 28
hips 35
no where near there “24, 28″ measurments… doesnt add up
im 18 yrs old
height: 5 ft 1 in
weight: 110 lbs
bust: full 32d
waist: 27
hips: 38
waist to hip ratio: 0.71
i used to weigh 95 lbs, w/ a 32c bust. at first, i felt like a fatass, but now i love the way i look. i gained it over the course of 1 1/2 yrs. now i feel way more feminine. the ‘perfect’ body according to this site is unrealistic, and androgynous. females are sussposed to have curves. i know the meausrements were made using averages or whatever, but thats still retarded. every female should appreciate and respect what she has, f*ck societys norms about beauty. GUYS! what do you think? mostly women have answered this question, but more guys than women like women than women like women sexually. hope that makes sense lol.
Height 5′5
Bust 44 inches
Waist 34 inches
Hips 40 inches
Weight 130
Age 18
Just wanted to agree with many others that the hip measurement is unrealistic for a woman. Personally, I like to think it’s a typo, and that the author meant 38 in, not 28, though that might just be me wanting it to match my body…
Personally, I’m 34-23-38 bust-waist-hips; 20 yrs old and 106 lbs at 5′3″, 28F bra size. I’m pretty small-framed (as you may have surmised from the tiny band size–you normally can’t even find training bras that small in stores…), though my hips are somewhat wide compared to other parts of me. Regardless, my hips are still relatively small compared to most women–and I’m talking bone structure here. Even if there was NO soft tissue (NO fat and NO muscle at all), I doubt my hip measurement would be below 32 in…28 in hips would simply not be possible for me.
My point is this–”ideal” measurements are all dependent on frame. I feel strong and beautiful, but not everyone needs to have the same measurements, even at the same height/overall frame size to have an awesome body. My younger sister’s 133 lbs, 5′4″, and 35-30-37…and she’s got some rockin’ curves I could only dream of (including awesome toned dancer legs!). The same numbers on a page can look and feel very different on different women. They’re very arbitrary–take them with a grain of salt. Obsessing over figures will not help you make YOUR body the best IT can be. Go with your frame and how you feel; no man’s going to get out a tape measure
It seems the only thing number measurements are good for is creating a competitive or defensive environment for all women involved–screw the numbers, and let us join together in love of our bodies rather than tear each other down.
Um this is to hannah… at 95lbs and 5′9 you do NOT have good genes! that is pretty much disgusting. And you obviously have an eating disorder thats why you felt the need to comment on it. Women that skinny will never be attractive to men so please do us a favor and pick up a drmstick. Enjoy….its good for you.
wow this is bull
im a 31-23-33
and 5`6 weighing 105 lbss and am perfectly healthy
WOW if this is perfect I dont wanna be perfect at all!!
My measurements are 40, 31, 39. Am I fat? I dont think so cuz i actually have muscle for my sport and I’m 15 and 5″8″
So who made this up cuz I believe no one is perfect but its just all in how you feel.
I can’t believe these are the “perfect” woman measurements, I have been trying to loose weight and tone up for the past few years and can never get my weight below 60kg, it generally hovers around 66kg which Ive always felt ashamed of.
These stats amaze me most of all because they are my measurements (to the cm) that I have been trying to reduce! Am I insane? I definitely don’t feel perfect!
Is this taking things too far by putting a label of “perfect” on something that is a matter of individual opinion?
Reading this… I am just wondering if anyone else actually KNOWS someone with these measurements? Because I certainely don’t…
I’m 13
5′5″
135lbs
Bust: 37
Waist: 27
Hips: 37…
I’m a 36C
I guess you could say I’m curvy but I feel so fat… I mean technically everyone has their own standard of perfect, like you said, so why are we giving perfect a number?
If you’re happy with your body, then that’s great. But so many people aren’t. Like me. By people telling you you’ll never be perfect, we’re ruining our society. Wait, our society is pretty much already ruined. Why should beautiful people have to feel bad about themselves because the world around them has told them they’re supposed to?
wow.. im sorry i agree that a woman should be healthy but i also model… petiete modeling but modeling none the less. im 16, im 5′1 and im 34 24 34 and 115 pounds i barley fit into a size 1 a woman with a size 28 inch waist???? she wouldnt be able to have children!!!! shed be fitting into a childs size 10!!!! or less!!!
and rachel your not fat love. your lovely! hats a pretty curvy and beautiful girl!!! <3
but whoever wrote this is off their rocker. a woman wouldnt be able to give birth to a child. thats not a perfect woman. whoever wrote this like boobs on a stick. and btw? if your comfortable with obesity? clearly you have no idea that ppl arnt soposed to be sticks.
btw jessica there is no possible way your a 28f at 106lbs. your spine would litteraly snap…. im studying to be a nurse…
From looking at some of these comments makes me feel fat, even though my BMI is at a healthy/close to underweight range of 19.5. These are the measurements
I’m 15
5′4 (165 cm)
weight: 53 kg (116 lbs)
bust: 33 (has shrunk since I lost weight).
waist: 25
hips: 34
But another thing I think a lot of you are forgetting is that we come in different shapes and sizes which have a lot to do with it. The shape ‘admired’ by the media in general is a very tall woman with long legs, waist of 24 and massive bust. (which are very out of proportion).
Seriously?
I have 41″ bust 31″ waist and 41″ bust at 5ft7″. I have a lovely figures at 74kg. Hourglass figure
ooops! i meant 41″ bust 31″ waist and 41″ hips,
I’m 16 years old. I’m 124 pounds. I’m 5′10.5″ and not done growing yet. I personally want to be taller. I play volleyball and softball religoiusly. Being taller would help in most all aspects of my game. But if I maintained my current weight of 124 at a height of 6′0″, I would most likely look gangly and very unhealthy. Most of my family is upwards of 6′. I consider myself lucky.
The debate about what is perfect is absolutely pointless. No one will ever agree on what perfect because perfect is different to each of us. To me, I am perfect. I am confident and comfortable in the way I look. Ive seen many girls with gorgeous figures (both on the slim and thicker side) that are unhappy with themselves.
Perfection cannot truely be reached because perfection is different in everyone’s eyes. So girls, if youre reading this, be confident in yourself. It takes alot to hold your head high when you dont feel like you deserve to. But you have to tell yourself that youre beautiful. Dont let another’s words cut you up inside. It nearly destroyed me.
Do what makes YOU happy. You only get one shot at life.
I’m 16, 5′8
weight: 127 lbs
bust: 33
waist: 25
hips: 33
there is no way in hell my hips could ever be 28 in…
I laugh at the thought of having 28 inch hips. That would look completely terrible on me, and not attractive at ALL! Also, I’m pretty sure my bones would not let me have hips that look like that, they’re just set that way.
5′10
bust: 37
waist: 28
hips: 40
I’m 20, I weigh 155 lbs, wear a 34D, and am just the way I should be! Though I probably could look a little more toned, since my exercise has been minimal since starting college, I am not worried about trying to look “perfect”, since there is no way I could actually get that “perfect” measurement stuff going on!
people, this person is not serious. ever heard of barbie? if barbie was made in to a real person she would be like 7ft tall and have ridiculous porportions. this is what the author is getting at. for each person you have to consider the muscle, genetics, metabolism, and height, to determine whether the person is at a optimiun weight.
There`s some missing info in your article, because if the face is hideous, even if the body was perfect it wouldn`t matter. And the height is a little tall.
Well, it is true that some men like tall girls,but most of the boyfriends i`ve had prefer petites. I`m “average” height-5′ 4″-at my school the average is probably 3 inches taller, though. I was surprised at your ideal measurements. I saw a recent poll stating that most men prefer curvy to skinny. The measurements that you stated were pretty much emaciated, and not curvy at all.I`m 14-I weigh 110, and i`m a 36C, 26 inch waist, and 36 inch hips. Most of my weight is muscle in my legs because i play sports-so ideal weight really has to do with fat percentage, i think. And to be honest, i love my body. I know i look amazing =)
Oh, i forgot to say. 120 pounds 5′8″ is an underweight bmi, below 18.5. 95 pounds makes it a 14.4 bmi, where death is more likely than someone who is MORBIDLY obese (bmi 40). At a bmi a 14.4, you would be likely to be hospitalized. And the average measurements are 32 waist and 41 hips, and 4 inches below the height you stated. And that makes those measurements unrealistic, and probably ugly because that`s wayyyy too skinny. So ha. No offense to anyone who is really that size, but like i said, they would probably be in a hospital.
Well….I am 5′ 8″ and I weigh 175. I have two kids and my measurements are 37, 33, 45, and I feel great and I think that I look good too. I think that as long as you are happy with yourself and are healthy, then that is all that should matter. Every woman and body shape is different and there should not be a “perfect measurement” for women. But this is just my opinion.
im 5′1 116,my measurments are
hips: 37
waist 33
bust 34
i am axtremly flat chested,hmmmi think i am the classic hourglass figure cuz there isnt many inches between my hip and waist..(: ohhh and i have broad shoulders….umm so is that good? some people have said all i need is to loose 3 more inches and ide be perfect..i have no doubt i can!(: but like im kinda near perfect..lol and its strange..some people think i have an ED. and i look like i need to eat something,but its funny cuz oviously i have a bit of a tummy on me still!..lol but my ‘upper’ body looks like skin and bones and my coller bones really stick out,
i forgot to mention that im 25 yrs old if that helps too(:
Sorry to be blunt, but this is bull. I’m 14, just about average weight and physical condition and my measurements are
Height: 5′4″
Hips: 31.5
Waist: 29
Chest: 32
Weight: 105
NOWAY a 5′8″ person getting those measurements, unless you consider bones prominently just beneath the skin, jutting out when they touch you a turn on.
Wow. I suffered from bulimia from the start in 6th grade into high school. I would struggle with it off and on for years after, especially once I approached 100 pounds. I’m now 31. I have a beatiful 4 year old daughter, and I weigh 114 at 5ft 2inch. I still struggle with insecurity daily but try not to let her see. How sad that young girls aren’t taught about healthy instead of skinny. My fiancé is hot as heck and he loves my curves. I have a 25 inch waist and 36 inch hips around my very high and round booty!! I have a chest thanks to technology not genes, so I suppose that makes me a pear shape! just be healthy in whatever body you were given. Some people have heavier bones, build muscle easier and some people just have tiny frames. You can’t change that. Eat healthy, play hard and enjoy those snacks you love (in moderation). When you are 80 you will wish you had enjoyed your body and youth while you had it…oh and confidence is the sexiest part of a woman.
this article is completely unrealistic. I am 5′ 3″ and very skinny. Every time I walk around and see other women I am always the smallest and skinniest. Howver, my waist size is about 25 and my hip is 33. I sometimes do wish my hips to be a little wider to give me curves but my size is ideal for ballarinas. I take ballet class and I know that I am not even close to average weight of the women around me. I am unusually small and I dont even think I am the norm. Yet how can a 5′ 8″ woman’s waist and hip size be smaller than me? Ridiculous.
@Olive79 : its me again!..lol i posted my measurments as 37 32 34..well actually its more like 37 32 32!.lol im DEFFINITLY know now why my upper body seems like there isnt any fat on it!im a pear shape! i guess pears have most thier fat in the thighs,butt and tummy area..and i do!. i think im exactually like you olive!..tho im 1 inch smaller then you,5′1 actually it said i was 114 this morning on the scale..lol i back to 116..):i always fluctuate between 116 and 120 ):
@Olive79 : its me again!..lol i posted my measurments as 37 32 34..well actually its more like 37 32 32!.lol i DEFFINITLY know now why my upper body seems like there isnt any fat on it!im a pear shape! i guess pears have most thier fat in the thighs,butt and tummy area..and i do!. i think im exactually like you olive!..tho im 1 inch smaller then you,5′1 actually it said i was 114 this morning on the scale..lol i back to 116..):i always fluctuate between 116 and 120 ):
Living in westernised societies, we’re exposed to a lot of media like models and the obsession of being skinny. I think that’s what making many girls becoming conscious of how they look and think that if we don’t look like models we would have an unattractive body. It gets annoying how girls would just go on a ‘diet’, when they don’t even need to. Diet is temporary it won’t last forever. Why not change your lifestyle instead? If you lose weight quickly, you’ll gain it back easily. But anyways, I think we all should be confident how we look, just exercise and eat properly.
I am 5′6, 33-26-36 and I would like to tone myself a lot more, I’d do the sensible way of losing body fat by exercising and eating healthy.