Plenty of Hollywood stars are quite short -- under 5ft5in, that is -- but it's hard to tell in front of the camera because they are styled to look statuesque.
Platform heels, finely tailored clothing and slender frames help deceive the eye into thinking they have height when they hit the spotlight at events.
On screen they may look larger than life as well, as the camera shoots them in certain ways.
It doesn't hurt that many of their male costars are low on height too -- some actors like Tom Cruise are well under 6ft tall.
And it is not just the Kardashians -- Kim and Kourtney Kardashian are both around 5ft1in tall -- as many other luminaries like Reese Witherspoon, Eva Longoria and Lady Gaga all measure at just 5ft1in.
One big-name actress is even a surprising 4ft11in.
New 'it' girl Sydney Sweeney is a surprising 5ft3in.
Here is a look at the pretty but petite ladies ruling the red carpets.
JADA PINKETT SMITH
HEIGHT: 4ft11in
Jada Pinkett is a mighty star, but she is on the shorter side. She is under five feet tall at 4ft11in; seen with Will Smith in 2022
Jada Pinkett is a mighty star, but she is on the shorter side when compared to leggy ladies like Brooke Shields (6ft tall) and Uma Thurman (5ft11in tall).
Pinkett is under five feet tall.
In an Instagram post from 2021 she asked, 'Why am I always the shortest one in any pic???' when posing with husband Will Smith and son Jaden Smith.
There is a stark contrast.
Will is 6ft2in while her son Jaden is 6ft tall. Pinkett is a cute 4ft11in.
On red carpets she makes sure to wear platform heels for an extra eight inches of height, and it seems to work well.
Jada always looks like a show stopper when stepping out.
REESE WITHERSPOON
HEIGHT: 5ft1in
She is a huge force in Hollywood thanks to movies like Legally Blonde, Wild and Four Christmases. This star has also appeared on series like Friends and Big Little Lies. And she has produced several top streamer series like The Morning Show with Jennifer Aniston. But Reese Witherspoon is smaller than one would expect. Seen with her daughter Ava in January
When she stood next to Selena Gomez at the SAG awards this year, she looked petite
She is a huge force in Hollywood thanks to movies like Legally Blonde, Wild and Four Christmases.
This blonde star has also appeared on series like Friends and Big Little Lies.
And she has produced several top streamer series like The Morning Show with Jennifer Aniston.
But Reese Witherspoon is smaller than one would expect.
Selena Gomez towered over her at the recent SAG awards, if that is any indication.
Witherspoon has battled her way to the A-list just fine despite producers calling her out for being on the smaller side.
'When I first came here [to LA], all I heard was, "No, not right - not tall enough, not pretty enough, not smart enough,"' she once told DailyMail.com.
'But I didn't really care about their opinions. I'm stubborn.'
SYDNEY SWEENEY
HEIGHT: 5ft3in
Sydney Sweeney is the new 'it' girl in Hollywood with an impressive resume. But this powerhouse is a petite wonder as she is 5ft3in. Seen on September 5 in Toronto
Sydney Sweeney is the new 'it' girl in Hollywood with an impressive resume that includes the new boxer movie Christy.
But this powerhouse is a petite wonder as she is 5ft3in.
Still, she even manages to land modeling jobs like she did for American Eagle, though the campaign was slammed for being too controversial.
MADONNA
HEIGHT: 5ft3in
Good things come in small packages. That can be said for Madonna who is 5ft3in but is considered one of the biggest stars in the world for the past 40 years
When she poses with others, like her kids, it is noticeable how petite this Material Girl is
Good things come in small packages.
That can be said for Madonna who is 5ft3in but is considered one of the biggest stars in the world for the past 40 years thanks to hits such as Borderline, Like A Virgin, Music and Frozen.
This Rebel Heart pop icon does not seem short when she is on stage probably because she is in great shape and wears platform heels.
Also her first husband Sean Penn is 5ft8in so she didn’t look diminutive next to him.
But when she poses with others, like her six kids, it is noticeable how petite this Material Girl is.
KIM KARDASHIAN
HEIGHT: 5ft2in
Kim Kardashian has made a living off modeling fashion for companies like Balenciaga and Calvin Klein.
But she is much shorter that her supermodel half-sister Kendall Jenner.
Kim does not seem bothered that she is on the shorter side and works with it very successfully.
In 2016 she said, ‘I’ve learned that there are a few really good styling tricks for short girls like me. They’re simple and make all the difference.'
'Not everyone is Kendall, LOL!' she laughed. Jenner - who models for Vogue and Valentino - is an impressive 5ft11in.
Kardashian listed her tricks.
One was to wear high heels all the time.
'It’s not a secret that I wear heels 99 percent of the time. If I do wear flats, it’s a momentous occasion, lol. I live in heels because they’re the best way to look taller,' noted the Keeping Up With The Kardashians veteran.
KOURTNEY KARDASHIAN
HEIGHT: 5ft1in
She is the shortest member of the Kardashian/Jenner family. Seen with husband Travis Barker in 2021; he stands at 5ft9in
She is the shortest member of the Kardashian/Jenner family.
Kourtney Kardashian is one inch shorter than younger sister Kim Kardashian.
And she is about a foot shorter thank Khloe Kardashian and Kendall Jenner.
She has said in the past that she is sometimes bothered by her height and was thrilled when Google changed her listing from 5ft to 5ft1in.
'That one inch does really matter to me,' she said on her reality TV show Keeping Up With The Kardashians.
Her husband Travis Barker stands at 5ft9in.