Country songstress Maren Morris loves tall guys. She loves how they keep her looking up when she's feeling down and how she can wear really high heels. Naturally, the star does not mind going viral with the gigantic Shaquille O'Neal behind her.
Maren Morris' height makes her an unlikely candidate to be a country singer-high fashion cross-over star. But just how tall is the petite brunette? When she stands next to her lanky country crooner husband, and knowing her fondness for heels, it is very tough to gauge.
She was the first country singer to sign with the Wilhelmina modeling agency in New York. The "I Could Use a Love Song" star's height puts her in the same company as one of the original supermodels from the nineties, Kate Moss.
Maren Morris is seen at "Jimmy Kimmel Live" on October 12, 2022 in Los Angeles, California. | Source: Getty Images
How Tall Is Maren Morris?
As a fashion lover, Morris considered joining the ranks of Wilhelmina models in 2017 as one of "the most exciting things" for her personally. The "My Church" singer spoke about the importance of owning one's look:
"I mean I'm five-foot-one, and I've got short brunette hair - I'm not the typical country-looking starlet."
Her personal style is a "visual representation" of the edgy lyrics in her chart-topping songs, which she says is a big part of her fans' draw to her. A large contingent of female country stars has followed the lead of Faith Hill and Dolly Parton, with big blonde hair.
For some perspective, in a survey, by the lifestyle blog Who What Wear in 2020, of the 40 top models in the cultural zeitgeist, the average model is five-foot-nine-and-a-half. Bombshell Elle Macpherson looks at her colleagues' crowns at a sky-scraping 6 feet.
Taken backstage at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, the singer cheekily poses while the basketball player towers over her.
In the publication's sample of the professionally photographed, Emily Ratajkowski was the shortest in the bunch at five-foot-seven, with Milla Jovovich marginally taller at five-foot-eight.
Maren Morris and Ryan Hurd perform onstage during the 2022 iHeartRadio Music Festival at T-Mobile Arena on September 24, 2022 in Las Vegas, Nevada. | Source: Getty Images
Maren Morris Has a Hundred Thousand Reasons to Love "Tall Guys"
The singer cast her on-call tall guy, husband Ryan Hurd, in the official audio video for "Tall Guys" on YouTube, which has been viewed over 100,000 times despite not being an official single yet from her fifth studio album, "Humble Quest."
Hurd, a country singer and frequent collaborator of his wife, has been a friendly altitudinous presence in her life since they were first photographed together in 2016. There is no official source of his height, but some websites estimate him to be just under six feet.
The singer cleverly noted the track's name in a social media post with one of the notoriously tallest men on October 2, 2022. However, the most attention was focused on their extreme height disparity.
Maren Morris Stands Tall, Metaphorically, Next to Shaquille O'Neal
How tall is Shaquille O'Neal? According to his official NBA profile, he is seven-foot-one. The basketball player claimed to be six-foot-elven in a 2020 documentary. However, the internet can confirm that the Basketball Hall of Famer is, at the very least, three heads taller than the "Tall Guys" singer.
Following her performance at the Shaquille O'Neal Foundation's charity gala on October 1, 2022, Morris' photo with O'Neal stuck a cord with the internet. Taken backstage at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, the singer cheekily poses while the basketball player towers over her.
Shaunie O'Neal and Shaquille O'Neal celebrate Shareef O'Neal's 18th birthday party at West Coast Customs on January 13, 2018 in Burbank, California. | Source: Getty Images
Similar images of O'Neal juxtaposed beside average-height celebrities, like Brooke Shields and Ben Affleck, and perceived tall stars, like John Cena and Conan O'Brien, have enticed the web for years.
The star-studded gala raised over $3.2 million for The Boys and Girls Club and schools in two of the cities the basketball legend has called home, Las Vegas and Atlanta.
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