Brigitte Nielsen | 6’1″

Brigitte Nielsen is an action star who has appeared in movies such as Red Sonja, Cobra, and Beverly Hills Cop 2. Her former husband, Sylvester Stallone, is 3 inches shorter than the Danish actress. Nielsen, like many other model-turned-actresses, is quite tall, standing at an impressive 6 ‘1.

Her exploits were widely publicized in the entertainment press during the 1980s. Because of her height, the international press began referring to her as an “Amazon.” In 1985, she made a remark about her height and coined the term “Amazonian” to describe herself. Nielsen piled her money into B-movies and reality shows like The Surreal Life in the 2000s. When she arrived in Hollywood, she quickly found work in the film industry. She rose to prominence in 1985 as a co-star in Red Sonja, followed by a role in Rocky IV with Sylvester Stallone. They married in 1985 but divorced several years later.