How tall is Paula Abdul?

Paula Abdul is commonly listed at 5 ft 2 in (157 cm).

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Paula Abdul’s 5 ft 2 in (157 cm) is a little below average for a US woman: about 28 in 100 US women are shorter.

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Paula Abdul beside others

Paula Abdul is one of the shorter singers we have heights for: Peter Steele (6 ft 8 in) stands 1 ft 6 in (46.2 cm) taller and Édith Piaf (4 ft 8 in) is 6 in (15 cm) shorter.

Also listed at 5 ft 2 in: Hayley Williams, Nancy Ajram and Alessia Cara.

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5 ft 2 in (157 cm)

A commonly listed height: it appears across many profiles, but none says when or how it was measured, so shoes and rounding may be part of the number.

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Paula Abdul, 5 ft 2 in (157 cm), drawn to scale beside the average US man, 5 ft 9 in (175 cm), and the average US woman, 5 ft 3.5 in (161 cm)