Cardi B's Height, Real Name, Net Worth and Hot Feet in Heels

Cardi B, whose real name is Belcalis Marlenis Almánzar, is an American rapper, social media personality, songwriter, and stripper.

How tall is Cardi B?

Cardi B, the renowned American rapper and reality TV personality known for her appearances on “Love & Hip Hop: New York,” stands at a height of 5 feet 1 inch (154.9 cm).

Cardi B is shorter than the average American woman. The average height for adult women in the United States is around 5 feet 4 inches (162.6 cm), so Cardi B’s height of 5 feet 1 inch (154.9 cm) would be considered below average.

Offset, the American rapper, stands notably taller than Cardi B, with a height of 5 feet 8 ½ inches (174 cm) compared to Cardi B’s height of 5 feet 1 inch (154.9 cm), reflecting a height difference of around 7 ½ inches (Credit: Featureflash Photo Agency / Shutterstock)

Despite her captivating presence on TV and in photographs, where she might appear larger than life, she has clarified her physical proportions.

On Twitter, Cardi B addressed her stature, stating, “I know I look big on TV and in my pics, but I only weigh 125 pounds and my height is 5’3″.”

In a 2019 statement, she reaffirmed her height, revealing that she is actually 5 feet 3 inches tall.

Cardi B attends Universal Pictures Presents The Road To F9 Concert and Trailer Drop on January 31, 2020, in Miami, Florida (Credit: Avalon / WENN)

Born and raised in The Bronx, New York City, she became an Internet celebrity after discussing her former career as a stripper on Vine and Instagram.

From 2015 to 2017, she appeared as a regular cast member on the VH1 reality television series Love & Hip Hop: New York to follow her music aspirations and released two mixtapes—Gangsta Bitch Music, Vol. 1 and Vol. 2.

Cardi B’s sexy feet are shoe size 6 (US) (Credit: Avalon / WENN)

In 2018, she made a small fortune working on sold-out collections with Tom Ford for lipstick and Fashion Nova for a clothing line.

Where did the name Cardi B come from?

Cardi B is short for Bacardi, a family-owned spirits company originally known for its eponymous Bacardi white rum.

My sister’s name is Hennessy, so everybody used to be, like, ‘Bacardi’ to me. Then I shortened it to Cardi B. The ‘B’ stands for whatever, depending on the day… beautiful or bully.

She took home the award for the Best Rap Album of the year at the 2019 Grammy Award ceremony, becoming the first solo female artist to ever win in the category.

What is Cardi B’s net worth?

Working her way out of poverty and nearly being homeless through her first career of stripping, she now has a net worth estimated at $80 million.

In 2017, Cardi B began publicly dating fellow American rapper Offset, of the southern hip hop group Migos,.

They married in September 2017 and Cardi B gave birth to her first child, a daughter named Kulture Kiari Cephus, in July 2018.

Cardi B and Offset attend the Pre-GRAMMY Gala and GRAMMY Salute to Industry Icons Honoring Sean “Diddy” Combs at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on January 25, 2020, in Beverly Hills, California (Credit: Instar / WENN)

Often criticized for being flashy, Cardi B loves spending her hard-earned dollars on luxury cars, jewelry, and designer clothes.

“I hate when celebrities do something very extravagant or buy something very luxurious and there are people in the comments like, ‘You could have donated that,’” she said in a comment. “It’s like, who are you to tell people what to do with their hard working ass money?”

Cardi B Facts

What is Cardi B's net worth?	She is an American rapper, producer, reality television star, activist and entrepreneur with an estimated net worth is $80 million.
Full Name:	Belcalis Marlenis Almánzar
Born:	October 11, 1992, in New York City
Dating:	Cardi B has had a few high-profile relationships in the past. She was in a relationship with fellow rapper Tommy Geez from 2015 to 2016. She also had encounters with DJ Self in 2016 and King Yella in 2015. In 2017, she married Offset, a member of the rap group Migos. The couple have two children together.
Kids:	Cardi B and Offset have two children together. Their first child, Kulture Kiari Cephus, was born on July 10, 2018. Their second child, Wave Set Cephus, was born on September 4, 2022.
Weight:	60 kg (132 lb)
Shoe Size:	6 (US) / 36.5 (EU)
Is Cardi B tall?	No, Cardi B is not considered tall. She has a height of 5 feet 1 inch (154.9 cm), which is below the average height for adult women in the United States.
Nationality:	American
Source of Wealth:	Cardi B is a very successful rapper, producer, reality television star, activist, and entrepreneur. She has a net worth of approximately $80 million, which she has earned through her music career, endorsements, and business ventures.
Ethnicity/Race:	Cardi B is of Afro-Dominican and Trinidadian descent. Her father is from the Dominican Republic and her mother is from Trinidad and Tobago. She identifies as an Afro-Latina.

Cardi B’s Quotes on Success, Love, and Life

“If you want it, and the more you keep hearing you can’t have it, you just go and get it.” – Cardi B

“A lot of people always question, ‘What else can she do, what else can she do?’ And I’m going to show you.” – Cardi B

“I yam who I yam; I’m not somebody, like, standard.” – Cardi B

“The women that inspire me to be honest are the women that struggle.” – Cardi B

Cardi B enthusiastically participated in the WEHO Pride Parade, riding a float while distributing her Whipshots vodka-infused whipped cream to onlookers, all while donning a rainbow bodysuit and a colorful wig (Credit: Ringo Chiu / Shutterstock)

“I used to worry a lot. I still worry a lot, but not about the things that I used to worry about because my younger self, I didn’t regret anything that I ever did… I was happy, and I was free, and I was living it up.” – Cardi B

“I’m on my phone 24-7. I see everything. I hear everything. I am the voice of the streets.” – Cardi B

“Libras like to take risks!” – Cardi B

“We might as well be true with ourselves.” – Cardi B

“I’m gonna be famous forever.” – Cardi B

“I used to tell myself that I will always be myself.” – Cardi B

“I cry sometimes. I get very upset.” – Cardi B

“I’m so free-spirited. Everyone has a me inside them: that loud girl that just wanna go, ‘Ayyyy!’ No matter if you a doctor, a lawyer, a teacher, it comes out.” – Cardi B

“Am I ever gonna grow thick skin? No.” – Cardi B

“Ever since I started using guys, I feel so much better about myself. I feel so much more powerful.” – Cardi B

“No man wants to accept they could be getting used for money. But it’s OK for them to let us know that they use us?” – Cardi B

“I could really make a song of hurt, because I’ve been hurt by a lot of men. I’m talking about, like, how sad I be when a dude curves me. And I never talk about that because I refuse to let people know that I get sad because when a man don’t answer my calls.” – Cardi B

“I’ma sound like all your favorite rappers.” – Cardi B

“When I was 19, 20, 21, I wasn’t extremely thick.” – Cardi B

“It’s not that people want to be like me, but some want to say the things I say and can’t because they’re afraid. I say it for them.” – Cardi B

“Make more than the guys you thought you wanted to be with.” – Cardi B

“If a girl have beef with me, she gon’ have beef with me forever.” – Cardi B

“I’m an emotional gangster. I cry once every month.” – Cardi B

“I’d rather have money and be broken-hearted than be broke and broken-hearted.” – Cardi B

“I’m about this shmoney.” – Cardi B

“What counts the most for women is having the confidence to make your own money.” – Cardi B

“I’ll do something that brings me a check.” – Cardi B

“This is my work ethic: I do not want to raise my future kids where I was raised, and I know the only way to do it is working, working, working, working, working.” – Cardi B

“I worked at this supermarket called Amish Market. Everything is, like, organic.” – Cardi B

“I have 100 percent Bronx pride, like it’s a country, like I am the Bronx.” – Cardi B

“Being a feminist is being equal to do what a man do.” – Cardi B

“I don’t want to live in a small Bronx apartment. I don’t want to have three kids that got to share one room.” – Cardi B

“I’m a funny person, but I take my music seriously.” – Cardi B

“I wanna hear myself everywhere.” – Cardi B

“My sister’s name is Hennessy, so everybody used to be, like, ‘Bacardi’ to me. Then I shortened it to Cardi B. The ‘B’ stands for whatever, depending on the day… beautiful or bully.” – Cardi B

“You can’t tell me that I can’t dress!” – Cardi B

“Say yes to everything. ‘You want me to buy you some food?’ Yes. ‘You want me to buy you a car?’ Yes.” – Cardi B

“When you hear my lyrics, you hear the shots that I throw at people. I throw shots because I always been the underdog. I got rejected so many times, and I say it in my lyrics constantly.” – Cardi B

“It’s never too early to get married now.” – Cardi B

“Whatever hair color I have on my head, that’s what decides what type of outfit I’m going to wear, because not everything goes with your hair color. That’s why I switch it up.” – Cardi B

“I cannot turn my life back around. I’m already a public figure, I’m famous… It’s like, I might as well keep it going, might as well make the money.” – Cardi B

“I do feel kind of guilty sometimes ’cause, like, I could buy myself a $5,000 dress or a $3,000 dress, and I’m buying these things, but I’m knowing that my cousin needs money for the rent. And then I gotta tell myself, ‘Stop feeling guilty. You worked for this.'” – Cardi B

“It’s just like, damn – I’m competing with myself.” – Cardi B

“My personality is humongous.” – Cardi B

“I have real good parents. They poor. They have regular, poor jobs and what not. They real good people and what not; I was just raised in a bad society.” – Cardi B

“I was a little hesitant to do ‘Love & Hip-Hop’ because sometimes reality TV can be good for your music career and sometimes bad.” – Cardi B

“I’m an October baby, yes.” – Cardi B

“To see the positive reaction to my music makes me feel good.” – Cardi B

“The faster I make a lot of money, the faster I can have these kids I want.” – Cardi B

“When women come up to me like, ‘I am a freaking senator,’ or, ‘I’m a doctor,’ it’s like, ‘Damn, y’all like me? I look up to y’all!'” – Cardi B

“I’m surprised Beyonce liked me. I met Beyonce!” – Cardi B

“When I do music, I don’t feel like it’s competition. Then again, it kinda is, but I don’t like thinking like that. And I don’t understand why they do that to women and, especially, women in hip-hop.” – Cardi B

“I never thought I was going to be popular; I never thought I was going to be famous.” – Cardi B

“I don’t feel like anyone should follow what I did.” – Cardi B

“What I’m trying to say to girls is don’t let these guys be in your head.” – Cardi B

“That was an organic relationship. He reached out to me, and I was like, ‘Oh my God, I cannot believe somebody like Laquan Smith wants to put his clothes on me.’ He comes from a small place, and he has big dreams, and what I like about him the most is that his clothes curve with your body.” – Cardi B

“I had very strict parents, I could never go outside or go to parties.” – Cardi B

“I have a passion for music; I love music. But I also have a passion for money and paying my bills.” – Cardi B

“No one calls me Belcalis except for my family, my mother, and my daddy.” – Cardi B

“The first splurge that I did, I bought, like, an $80,000 watch, but that’s because I’m a rapper. I need jewelry.” – Cardi B

“Me and my mom are pretty cool. My mother’s Caribbean, and she gets a little spicy, and I get a little spicy back.” – Cardi B

“It’s not even the female rappers that are catty – it’s the fans. They just want that beef.” – Cardi B

“To me, music is art and fashion is art, but fame? Fame isn’t art, but the person you become when you’re famous – your alter ego – that’s art.” – Cardi B

“I just feel like I influence people because I’m like – I was practically homeless.” – Cardi B

“Music never felt like a job.” – Cardi B

“People want me to be so full of shame that I used to dance. I would never be ashamed of it. I made a lot of money. I had a good time, and it showed me a lot.” – Cardi B

“I was a loner; I was never the crazy party girl.” – Cardi B

“People should listen to my music because it’s good.” – Cardi B

“I want to be an artist artist, a real artist. I don’t just want to do this for temporary money.” – Cardi B

“I love Lady Gaga. When I was in high school, I really wanted to dress like her.” – Cardi B

“Instagram has said plenty of times that I’m pregnant, Instagram has said a lot of things about me that are not true, so I don’t even know where that’s coming from.” – Cardi B

“Summertime, this is the time that you flex.” – Cardi B

“I think beautiful is like looking like you take care of yourself.” – Cardi B

“I feel beautiful without makeup on, but when I do put makeup on, it just gives me this extra pop.” – Cardi B

“I’m not as open as I used to be. I’m a little bit more filtered, and it kind of sucks, but it’s the price you pay to get paid.” – Cardi B

“I don’t know how to drive.” – Cardi B

“I really don’t look up to anybody that is doing that great in life because I don’t know their story.” – Cardi B

“I was always scared to follow my dreams because if I follow my dreams and I fail, I can’t dream about it anymore. It’s easier to settle for less.” – Cardi B

“My mom kicked me out a couple of weeks before my 18th birthday. I had a job for about six, seven months at a supermarket, and they fired me for being late.” – Cardi B

“I’m a woman. Every woman, I think, wants to get married and wants to have children.” – Cardi B

“That’s why I be so careful with my money and always try to invest. I see people who have it all and then lose it.” – Cardi B

“My Instagram got deleted a lot of times. I used to do rough jokes and curse a lot.” – Cardi B

“A lot of females, they want to do the things that I do. Some females are so closed, but they want to be open. Some girls, they want to feel that power that I tell them that I have. I tell women that I have power over these men, that I use these men.” – Cardi B

“I don’t want my personality to overshadow my talent.” – Cardi B

“I’m not domestic. I think I will be. I love kids. I really want to have a kid, but I’m not a domestic person.” – Cardi B

“I need to make money for my family and my future family. I’m not a YOLO person.” – Cardi B

“People are afraid to be themselves because people are afraid to be recorded. Everything is being recorded, and everyone is so sensitive. You say something; a section of people will be offended. It’s so annoying; you got to be completely censored.” – Cardi B

“A lot of designers, they did tell me no. They didn’t really wanna work with me.” – Cardi B

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