Learn English – What does “five-ten one-twenty” mean

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I'm watching a stand up of Janeane Garofalo. She is saying she hates high fashion and models and then she says:

You know, and when there are statistics, you know. Five-ten,
one-twenty, fuck you. And stop making me feel bad about the way I look
at myself. Stop it, TV. And stop it, movies…

Can anyone help me and tell me what "five-ten" and "one-twenty" refer to?

Best Answer

Very plausibly sizes : 5 feet 10 inches, and 120 pounds. Models are notoriously required to be tall and thin.

EDIT In metric that's around 1.78 m and 54 kg.

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