

We assume in our calculation in chart above, that she’s quite tall – most likely 6″1′ which is still not extremely rare height.Īnd last but not least – Barbie’s breasts. But would real life Barbie, Miss Perfect, be only of average height? She’s most likely representing some supermodel. Some articles about this topic based all calculation on average girl height, which is 5″7′ and derived all other measurements from this number, coming to incredible 16 inches around waist etc. The height of real life Barbie is even more important. There are also some special editions like Silkstone & New Retro Barbies that have again different measurements. More modern figures have these sizes 5″ (bust), 3 1/2″ (waist), and 5 1/4″ (hips). Older vintage barbies have 5 1/2″ around bust, 3 1/2″ around waist, and 5″ around hips.

In fact, the only size consistent through Barbie history is the height – the doll is eleven and half inches tall. First, there were slight changes in doll proportions over the time and what looks like a small difference on a tiny doll, it’s huge difference once you multiply it to real life size. Super-skinny type of hourglass ( explanation) Check out also measurements of Kim Kardashian, Candice Swanepoel, and Valeria Lukyanova. But take a longer look again, her cup size is in fact pretty average at most. And third, for some mysterious reason most people tend to think that Barbie doll has huge breasts. Second, actual measurements vary a lot based of what height or “real life girl” you choose to use to derive other sizes. First, there isn’t just one Barbie doll body type, but at least three of them. Most of these conversions to real life size are flawed for three main reasons.
