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Geena Davis is tall,very tall. In her bare feet, she reaches 6ft. nowadays, and she is wearing 5in wedge heels and towers over everyone in the near vicinity.
This is worth remarking upon not because Davis’s appearance is the most bright thing about her – it isn’t,not by a long label – but because it shows her willingness to occupy a space, to lay claim to it. There is an assertiveness to her physical presence. Most tall women feel the need to slouch or wear flats or somehow make themselves seem that puny bit less intimidating. Davis clearly has no truck with this. As she walks across to meet me, or shoulders back,smile in place, arm outstretched to shake my hand, and her entire stance is one of easy confidence.
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Source: theguardian.com