Chosen as the perfect woman. Miss Berna Bairn, an 18-year-old mannequin, was chosen in Melbourne recently as the perfect woman. Her measurement's are: —Height, 5ft. 5½in.; neck, 12½in.; bust, 34in.; waist, 26in.; wrist, 6¾in.; hips 37in.; calf 13½in.; ankles 8¼ in.; shoes, 4½; weight, 9st. 5lb.
And the perfect man. He is Mr R. A. Barton, 18, a clerk. His measurements are:—Height, 5ft. 7¼in.; neck, 15in.; chest, 37in.; biceps, 11½in.; waist, 29in.; wrist, 7in.; hips, 36½in.; calf, 15in.; weight, 11st. 21b. Victorian Health Week selections.
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Wairarapa Times-Age, 5 September 1938, Page 6
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85Chosen as the perfect woman. Miss Berna Bairn, an 18-year-old mannequin, was chosen in Melbourne recently as the perfect woman. Her measurement's are:—Height, 5ft. 5½in.; neck, 12½in.; bust, 34in.; waist, 26in.; wrist, 6¾in.; hips 37in.; calf 13½in.; ankles 8¼ in.; shoes, 4½; weight, 9st. 5lb. And the perfect man. He is Mr R. A. Barton, 18, a clerk. His measurements are:—Height, 5ft. 7¼in.; neck, 15in.; chest, 37in.; biceps, 11½in.; waist, 29in.; wrist, 7in.; hips, 36½in.; calf, 15in.; weight, 11st. 21b. Victorian Health Week selections. Wairarapa Times-Age, 5 September 1938, Page 6
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