Queen Latifah in Leggings
July 9, 2009 in Celebrity Weight & Measurements, Queen Latifah by Versus
Here’s full-figured beauty Queen Latifah in a black outfit that includes the overly-popular leggings.
And a side view for you all:
She’s 5’10” and around 200 lbs (various sources say).
How do you all like this outfit on Queen Latifah?
Share your thoughts!
You know, this shouldn’t work… but it kinda does. I think she looks pretty good! I like how she has pulled the leggings right down over her boots.. leg lengthening/slimming
she’s not full figured. she’s simply overweight. and no matter how much i admire her talent and all movie appearances, i don’t think she gives a good example. obesity isn’t healthy.
but from the other hand – there are movie roles of overweight people. and of sick and malnourished ones. so the spectrum of actors’ bodies should be as wide as in real life. the question is – why people can’t separate normality from what isn’t and shouldn’t be normal. i hope you get my point
Full-figured beauty = plus-size beauty, that’s what I meant to say.
agreed then
You’re right, she’s overweight and she knows she’s overweight. I always thought full figured meant an excess of curves and equaled extra weight. That’s what it means to me. I still lover her though.
wasn’t trying to be offensive towards queen latifah – i’ve read lots of her statements about her weight. it’s the other people who don’t get the right body image. they are like, “super skinny equals hollywood normal body” as well as “overweight equals hollywood healthy body”.
now i shut up because i’m on this site way too much. i need to get a life.
I was just agreeing with you. I think she’s just one of those people that will always be bigger.
I’m addicted to this site too. It’s fun:)
ha, i knoooow!
(both things)
I’ve noticed that too… But, she has lost quite a bit of weight, she looks much smaller then before.
I’ve also been reading about people who are larger (plus sized) but do not gain or lose (maintain their weight), are much healthier then those who are constantly changing in their weight (whether they are thin, “normal weight”, overweight, or obese.)
I guess it would be kind of obvious, weight fluctuation is very unhealthy, but a stable higher weight shouldn’t be seen as completely unhealthy. Because the weight is constant, your heart beats at a steady pace, your body and everything else adjusts to this standard, causing less strain on the heart.
I still think Hollywood needs to change their standards… Too skinny and too fat is kind of gross…
she is overweight but she is not obese. and she doesn’t look terribly unhealthy to me she isn’t flabby like some other overweight people. I do think she can stand to lose some weight but i wouldn’t call her obese. With her build i think being at the higher side of “normal” is ideal for her.
I would say she probably is obese. It’s surprising how easy it is to fit into the obese category! I had a friend who I thought was maybe a little overweight but still looked fabulous, but her doctor classified her as obese and put her on slimming pills!
I used to think obese meant those people who sit on their coach for six years and then have to get cut out of their houses by firemen, but I think Latifah probably is obese… probably at the lower end of the scale, but I think she’s more than overweight.
Yes, the threshhold for being clinically obese is lower than people think. Problem is we are faced with extremes so we classify obese as some that weights 50tonnes, can’t move from their bed with 12 chins. Similarly, we associate being underweight as some that has all their bones visible. Someone can look healthy but still be overweight/underweight in the clinical sense, if not in the fashion sense.
I don’t know QL’s height and weight but it looks as though she may be overweight, which isn’t good. I think she looks great in her outfit though.
Obesity is not even to do with weight, but how much of your body is fat. Lots of athletes can have high weights yet low body fat percentages. The same a couch potatoe could have a normal weight yet be carrying too much body fat.
overweight bmi 25-29.9
obese bmi over 30
5’10 200 pounds bmi 28.7
Bmi is almost like a “guideline” and not very accurate. It doesn’t take into account your bone structure (small, medium, or large body frame), how much muscle or fat you have, or even your ethnicity.)
I could be 5’3 and 155 lbs. I’d be considered overweight by BMI standards. However, it doesn’t take in to account that I’m an athletic individual with hardly any fat. Muscle weights a great deal more then fat. About 3-5 times more! In this case, i’m really actually healthy, despite the bmi calculations.
But, I could be 5’3 and 115 lbs. According to bmi, i’m healthy. But, if you actually tested my body fat, i’m almost completely made of fat and no muscle. I’m actually at a risk for more diseases, even though i’m at a “healthy” weight.
Don’t rely on BMI to tell you if you’re healthy. Actually get your body fat checked by a professional to see how healthy you are!!
Actually if you want to get scientific, muscle weighs between 1/4 and 1/5 more than fat (comparing same volumes) : P
But completely true that BMI takes NO account of what is fat and what is muscle.
Muscle doesn’t weigh more than fat it is denser than fat. A pound of muscle will weigh the same as a pound of fat.
I think when people say ‘muscle weighs more than fat’ they mean when comparing the same volume of muscle and fat. So a litre of muscle weighs more than a litre of fat. I would hope no-one is stupid enough to think a pound of anything weighs more than a pound of anything else lol.
I am stunned at the amount of people on this site who are doctors.
Oh crap, wait…
you know what? not as bad as it sounds….
i think she HAS lost a bit of weight – but she seems to fluctuate A LOT.
i think she looks good in leggings, just maybe not the kind that go over the shoes. She also she have picked a top with some color. Just too much black.
I think she looks great! She really knows how to dress her body type. That banded top camoflages her tummy really well, and the black leggings pulled down her shoes makes her legs looks really, really long. She’s definitely larger, but always dresses to her strengths.
I still don’t think she is 200 pounds and 5’10. She looks mor elike 225 at 5’10. I don’t think the outfit is good, she looks uncomfortable.everything seems so tight. she is NOT a good example (but then again, neither are people like lindsay lohan who are too skinny).
I think people ranging from Sophia Bush – Jennifer Lopez are the epitome of healthy and beautiful (body wise).
She’s definitely pretty overweight, but for how large she is, I think she looks amazing!
She has a pretty face, good figure, & round butt!
there’s no way she is only 200 pounds at 5’10″..i have a friend who is 5’7″ and 205 pounds and looks way thinner and less bulky than queen latifah.. queen latifah is gorgeous though and has a beautiful face
Her weight fluctuates an awful lot (which may not be most healthy) but I always think she looks fantastic at any weight. And while she may be overweight, she’s got a damn fine rear end for someone whose apparently overweight.
well, she doesn’t look healthy. but she has the right attitude and she does know how to dress herself.
Queen latifah is happy with her size and thats what counts. I am 5’10 and by my guess she is about 230-240. We hide our weight very well. Also for 5’10, if she was 200 pounds, she is pretty close to her target weight for her height.
question was about her outfit not her weight..etc…
as for the outfit it does look good on her… i like the tights trick over the shoe… i think i may try that. I have been wanting to wear tights just not sure how …
Well, for a person who is carrying extra weight on her frame, she actually looks nice, but I think it’s because A)The location of the extra weight, and B) She still has a bit of toning on certain parts of her body. What I’m saying is, that if you took someone of equal height and weight, they might not look as good as she does in that outfit because they may carry more of their weight on parts of the body that make being overweight more dangerous. I hope not every overweight/obese person thinks that they can get away with wearing that. It’s not so much size that matters (Unless it’s to an unhealthy extreme), but shape.
You guys are ridiculous. You’re probably eating lettuce and sipping water all day. Everyone carries their weight different. Nobody says anything about the skinny ladies with big ass heads on the magazine covers, with her ribs poking out. That’s not healthy. That’s why so many people have eating disorders. You can be healthy and be above the average weight guidelines.
Queen Latifah is a beautiful, talented, amazing woman. She has been eating right, exercising, and is at a comfortable weight for her height and frame. Why are people stupid enough to believe the lie that “skinny equals healthy”? It doesn’t. She’s healthy, happy, and looking smoking hot! Just because you think she’s overweight or fat or obese doesn’t mean she actually IS overweight or fat or obese. She is tall, curvy, and gorgeous! Whoever is calling her fat is just jealous.
well, you also have to consider her height. she’s only a few pounds over weight, and trust me i know these things. she’s pretty tall and height matters when determining if a person’s overweight, obese, or normal
why is my BMI in the healthy range yet I look like her. fml.