Smallest waist (female)
- Who
- Ethel Granger, Emile Marie Bouchand
- What
- 33 centimetre(s)
- Where
- United Kingdom (Peterborough,)
- When
- 1939
The smallest waist of a person with normal stature was 33 cm (13 in) and was recorded on Ethel Granger (UK) (1905–82). She reduced from a natural 56 cm (22 in) to 33 cm (13 in) over the period 1929–39.
A measurement of 33 cm (13 in) was also claimed for the French actress Mlle Polaire (real name Emile Marie Bouchand) (1881–1939).
A measurement of 33 cm (13 in) was also claimed for the French actress Mlle Polaire (real name Emile Marie Bouchand) (1881–1939).