Zilin Zhang 張梓琳 182cm (UPDATED)

Zilin Zhang (張梓琳) was the winners of both Miss China and Miss World in 2007. No Asian had ever been crowned Miss World before her. In school, Zilin Zhang was a good student and also a great athlete, who excelled in hurdle and triple jump. Competing in a high level sport surely contributed to her fit figure. Combined with her height and an beautiful yet amiable face, it's by no mean a coincidence that she won those beauty contests. 

She is very tall (182cm = 6') for a female even by the Western world standard. In the popular China-based forum 'Tianya', there was a thread discussing about how Zilin Zhang always outshines other beauties in group photos. Her towering height may be a decisive factor of that, in additional to her gorgeous face. 

Zilin Zhang in New York

Mai Phương Thúy 184cm

Mai Phương Thúy was the 10th Miss Vietnam. On the English Wikipedia at this point she is recorded as 188cm (6'2) tall. In the Vietnamese version, however, she's currently recorded as 179cm (5'10.5). On the other hand, the majority of the material I found with Google claimed she is 184cm tall, so I just took this median value among the three as her height in the title. Mai might look quite mature but she's only 25 years old now, as she's born in 1988.

Mai Phương Thúy tried to not embarrass the man 

Chi-Ling Lin 林志玲 175cm

Chi-Ling Lin (林志玲) is arguably the most established fashion model thus far in Taiwan. She attended University of Toronto and completed her double major in Western art history and economics in 1997. In her early career, she was mainly a fashion model for a living. In 2004, as public exposure increased, her popularity skyrocketed in Taiwan due to her extraordinarily charming figure and sweet personality, and her 175cm stature often made her stand out in groups of celebrities, which deepened people's impression of 'the Goddess Chi-Ling'. Thereafter, she has been to Japan and Mainland China to pursue her TV and movie careers, and become a highly well known celebrity across numerous Asian countries. In 2011, she found a charity to help children welfare. Just a fabulous lady overall.

Chiling Lin with 158cm Dee Hsu, who was standing on a
box in an attempt to make up their height difference

Yin-Ping Wang 王尹平 178cm

Ying-Ping Wang is known for (王尹平) her E cup plump breast and long legs in Taiwan. Her body measurement is 34-25-35, 178cm tall (5'10) and 53kg in weight. Wang majored in traditional music in college, and began her modeling career a year before graduating from college. However, not until her regular appearances on TV shows had Ying-Ping Wang become a celebrity in Taiwan. 

Because her tall stature and her habit of wearing high heels when joining TV shows, she is often asked to literally have a height comparison with other guests who is likely to be particularly short, which results in some of funny-looking height difference scenes.

Ying Ping Wang with other entertainers on a Taiwanese TV show

 

Chu-Yu Mao 毛楚玉 180cm

Chu-Yu Mao (毛楚玉) was the winner of the 16th China Model Star Contest. Mao was born in 1992, and has been aiming at fashion model career since she was a child. She's just graduated from college but already been fulfilling her dreams.

Ya-Jie Chen 179cm

Yijia Cheng 180cm

Pei Li 182cm

Si-Qi Su 182cm

Amber Chia 謝麗萍 175cm

Amber Chia (謝麗萍) is arguably the most established fashion model in Malaysia, and one of the few Malaysian models who has gained international popularity over these years. Besides modeling, she also starred in multiple movies. For what it's worth, some poster in a Malaysian forum claimed he had met Amber before, and her actual height should be around 170cm. 

Anyway, the following is a bunch of photos where Amber Chia towers over fellow Malaysians, whether she's a legit 175cm or not. 

Amber Chia towering over a girl

Moeko Fukuda 175cm

Maggie Wu 吳亞馨 174cm

Maggie Wu (吳亞馨) is another example of 'fashion model turning to actress'. A lovely and elegant looking woman. She had great reputation in Taiwan until the shocking sex scandal in 2012 with Justin Lee (李宗瑞), which put a stop to her acting career. Nevertheless, after a year-long rest, recently Maggie Wu has returned to work, and seems to be accepted by most people. After all, gold digging is not exactly a crime or something like that.

Doris Wang 王嬿茹 178cm

Doris Wang (王嬿茹) is a Taiwanese fashion model and showgirl. Wang's nice pair of long legs is really what makes her stand out. When mentioning her, people appear to never forget to talk about her height and the long legs. She has been on some TV shows, and surprise surprise, the topics were all about showing off her height and legs. Some clips available on Youtube are included below.

Anchi Chang 175cm

Si-Xuan Chen 176cm