Yonger women are taller with each generation. Wikipedia has a good list of the most famous women over six feet and one and a half inches. Women over this height are in the top percentile of height.

Some examples on their list are Wren Scott, age 40. She's a former model and now a clothing designer. She's best known for being Mick Jagger's girlfriend these days. Scott is 6'4"

Megumi Kawamura, age 23, is the tallest model in Japan at 6'4". She was a volleyball player on the Japanese national team before she became a model.

Oluchi Onweagba, age 26 and 6'2" is a New York model from Nigeria. She was one of the star models at the 2006 Victoria Secret's Fashion Show.