How tall is Beyoncé?

A little more perspective

ELLE’s oral-history interview attributes the selected description to bassist and former co-musical director Divinity Roxx. This is a first-hand colleague’s approximate description, not Beyoncé’s self-report or a documented measurement. The interview was published April 13, 2017 and recalls earlier touring years; it gives no specific stature-measurement date or footwear condition.

A CNN report carried by CBS Detroit in July 2019 instead describes 5 feet 7 inches. The catalog preserves the one-inch disagreement and selects the attributed bandmate account without averaging the claims. The exact arithmetic conversion of the selected 66 inches is 1.6764 meters; that precision belongs to the conversion, not the observation. The approved likeness uses flat shoes, with no guessed barefoot correction.

Adult 2010s–2020s likeness with honey-blond waves, a cream blouse and dark trousers with flat shoes; clothing details are interpretive. Illustrated likeness, not an authentic photograph or endorsement. The selected height controls the comparison; facial details, body proportions, clothing and footwear are interpretive, not separately measured.

Quick facts

Beyoncé is represented at the 5-foot-6 stature described by bandmate Divinity Roxx in ELLE’s April 2017 interview.

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Sources and measurement notes

• ELLE, April 13, 2017: Suga Mama oral history, Divinity Roxx’s account
• CNN via CBS Detroit, July 25, 2019: separate 5-foot-7 report

Source review recorded September 8, 2026. Maintained by Ishan Karunaratne. Suggest a correction with a source and the exact measurement being compared.

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