Height and Heels: Behati Prinsloo’s Statuesque Figure Compared to Adam Levine

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Best known for her work as a lingerie model for Victoria’s Secret, Behati Prinsloo has appeared in ten Victoria’s Secret Fashion shows and opened the ones in 2014 and 2015.

Behati Prinsloo displays her feet and legs in high heels at the 2017 LACMA Art + Film Gala Behati Prinsloo displays her feet and legs in high heels at the 2017 LACMA Art + Film Gala Honoring Mark Bradford and George Lucas presented by Gucci at LACMA on November 4, 2017, in Los Angeles, California (Credit: DFree / Shutterstock)

The Love Story of Adam Levine and Behati Prinsloo: A Chance Meeting

Maroon 5’s frontman, Adam Levine, got her contact details through a mutual friend when he was looking for a model for one of his music videos.

Behati Prinsloo and Adam Levine share a tender kiss, capturing the love and chemistry between the model and Maroon 5 frontmanBehati Prinsloo and Adam Levine share a tender kiss, capturing the love and chemistry between the model and Maroon 5 frontman (Credit: Sheri Determan / WENN)

Although she couldn’t take the job, Prinsloo revealed on Watch What Happens Live that he kept emailing for “weeks and weeks.” They eventually met for a date when she was in Los Angeles.

“It was kind of love at first sight,” she told Andrew Joseph Cohen, an American radio and television talk show host, producer, and writer.

Behati Prinsloo’s South African Heritage: An Exploration of Her Afrikaner Roots

Behati Prinsloo is an Afrikaner, a South African ethnic group descended from predominantly Dutch settlers first arriving at the Cape of Good Hope in the 17th and 18th centuries. She grew up speaking Afrikaans and was educated in English.

Her ethnicity is a rich tapestry with Dutch and Frisian ancestry and French and German ancestry. Additionally, her lineage is sprinkled with distant Latvian, Finnish, and Kenyan roots, as well as remote connections to Portuguese, Norwegian, Belgian (Flemish and Walloon), Swiss-French, Swiss-German, Danish, Swedish, Chinese, Indian, Indonesian, Malagasy, and other African (including Angolan) heritage.

Both of her parents are from South-West Africa (now Namibia), with her father, Louis Francois “Boet” Prinsloo, being a Christian minister, and her mother, Magda (Rossouw), originating from Cape Town.

The Height of Elegance: Behati Prinsloo’s Statuesque Figure Unveiled

Although she claims to be taller in interviews, her real height is believed to be 5′ 10″ (178 cm), which makes her slightly shorter than her husband, Adam Levine, who measures 5ft 11 (180.3 cm).

Behati Prinsloo’s US women’s shoe size of 10.5 translates to a size 41 in European (EU) sizing, 8.5 in the United Kingdom (UK), and approximately 24.85 cm long.

Behati Prinsloo radiates in a chic D&G vintage 1998 dress, revealing a hint of her lingerie, at The Daily Front Row's 6th Annual Fashion Los Angeles Awards, held at the Beverly Wilshire, A Four Seasons Hotel, in April 2022 Behati Prinsloo radiates in a chic D&G vintage 1998 dress, revealing a hint of her lingerie, at The Daily Front Row’s 6th Annual Fashion Los Angeles Awards, held at the Beverly Wilshire, A Four Seasons Hotel, in April 2022 (Credit: Xavier Collin / Image Press Agency)

“I feel like I could have been a gymnast gold medal Olympian, 10 years ago and wasn’t 5’11….bummer! Sorry Namibia,” she tweeted about her height.

Behati Prinsloo is taller than Adam Levine when wearing high heels but shorter than him when barefootBehati Prinsloo is taller than Adam Levine when wearing high heels but shorter than him when barefoot (Credit: DFree / Shutterstock)

“I love jeans and a T-shirt. Adam gets me crazy sneakers and I have a closet full of shoes, but I usually wear Dr. Martens. I’ve never been the kind of girl who wears heels in the day – it makes me feel uncomfortable and I’m way too tall [5ft 11]. If I have an event then I’ll wear a pair, but not to just run errands,” she added about her height in an interview with Net-a-Porter.

Behind the Name: The Meaning and Origin of ‘Behati Prinsloo

Behati is a girl of African origin. It means “blessed; she who brings happiness.”

Prinsloo is an Afrikaans surname derived from the Dutch word Prins (meaning prince) and a Loo suffix meaning clearing in a forest. Alternative spellings include Prinzloo and Prinslo. Her name is pronounced Bay-HAWT-ee PRIN-zloo.

Behati Prinsloo: A Red Carpet Return with Style and Grace

In November 2016, Behati Prinsloo was back in her heels and hitting up the red carpet eight weeks after giving birth to a baby girl. The model wasn’t out to party, mind you, but to be a supportive wife to her husband and Maroon 5 frontman, Adam Levine.

Behati traded her maternity clothes for a sexy party dress as she joined celebrities on the red carpet of the 2016 American Music Awards.

Behati Prinsloo rocks a Vivienne Westwood dress at the 2016 American Music AwardsBehati Prinsloo rocks a Vivienne Westwood dress at the 2016 American Music Awards held at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles on November 20, 2016 (Credit: Nicky Nelson / Apega / WENN)

Behati stepped out in a black vintage dress from Vivienne Westwood. The dress showed off the model’s curvy front, hiding what remains of her post-baby bump underneath a single ruffled detail.

Behati Prinsloo shows off her feet in black Aquazzura "Cayenne" sandalsBehati Prinsloo shows off her feet in black Aquazzura “Cayenne” sandals (Credit: Nicky Nelson / Apega / WENN)

The Victoria’s Secret Angel finished her look with rings and a bracelet from Neil Lane, a necklace from XIV Karats, and a pair of “Cayenne” sandals from Aquazzura that we’ve previously spotted on Chrissy Teigen.

Behati Prinsloo makes a stunning appearance at the 2016 American Music Awards in Los Angeles, stepping out in a sleek black Vivienne Westwood dress paired with elegant Aquazzura 'Cayenne' sandals, just eight weeks postpartumBehati Prinsloo makes a stunning appearance at the 2016 American Music Awards in Los Angeles, stepping out in a sleek black Vivienne Westwood dress paired with elegant Aquazzura ‘Cayenne’ sandals, just eight weeks postpartum (Credit: Nicky Nelson / Apega / WENN)

We love vintage clothes because they promote sustainable fashion, but we wish Behati’s dress didn’t look too vintage. The dress either needed ironing or was way too vintage to be saved.

Either way, Behati looked gorgeous with a post-pregnancy glow as she supported her other half. Adam Levine closed the night with Maroon 5 and the new single “Don’t Wanna Know.”

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