At 6 feet 4 inches tall, Anashay Zunick, maiden name Gould, has never had the luxury of blending in. Before she became known as The 6ft4Goddess, she was a young girl navigating classrooms, hallways, and public spaces that were never designed with her body in mind.
By 14, she had already reached six feet. While many teenagers are trying to find their place socially, Anashay was confronting a heightened level of visibility that shaped how she viewed herself.
“At 14, I was 6 feet tall, so I saw myself as clumsy, uncoordinated and just an overall geek,” she recalls. “Moments of being misunderstood seemed to shadow many experiences that sometimes left me questioning when that feeling would change.”
Exceptionally tall children are often targets of “othering” harassment. Research shows that people at both ends of the height spectrum report significantly higher self consciousness about their bodies in public spaces. For Anashay, the unwanted gaze was constant. Questions were rarely original and often exhausting. How’s the weather up there? Do you play basketball? The repetitive social scripts became a daily reality.
Social avoidance can become a coping mechanism for many tall individuals. Slouching to shrink one’s presence, staying quiet to avoid commentary, or overcompensating to appear less intimidating are common behavioral adaptations. Taller people are frequently perceived as dominant or aggressive, whether or not that perception aligns with reality. That intimidation burden can lead to emotional distress and an excessive passivity aimed at appearing non threatening.
Anashay felt the weight of that dynamic.
“Social anxiety came from unwarranted advances and being gawked and shouted at,” she says. “Being shy and quiet can’t really exist simultaneously with how much the world singles you out. It can be overwhelming and exhausting, so I just embraced the negatives.”
Rather than retreat, she leaned in. She learned to beat people to the punchline, disarming commentary with wit and self awareness. What shifted her perspective was not a reduction in attention, but a reframing of it.
“Upon turning 17, I started to feel the thrumming of awakening. I commanded attention and it wasn’t in a bad way.”
That awakening became the seed of a larger mission. A woman of faith and resilience, Anashay consistently transformed challenges into small wins. She maintained a 4.0 GPA in her medical studies, mastered the guitar, and expanded her spiritual life while redefining her relationship with her height. She lives by a simple philosophy: what is meant for you cannot be taken away.
In 2019, she published her debut book, The Goddess League, originally intended as a personal documentation of truth. It evolved into something far greater. The book became the foundation for a community and, eventually, a global movement centered on empowerment for tall women.
The 6ft4Goddess brand was born from lived experience, but its impact became clear through the stories of others.
“The moment moms would tell me that their child needed to meet me so they could see what they could or would eventually become,” she says, describing when she realized her message was resonating. “Just to know my story was being shared by the moms that couldn’t convey how beautiful their daughters are so they used me as an example. That was very humbling.”
February may spotlight romantic love, yet Anashay emphasizes that self love is foundational and non negotiable. For women who have been conditioned to shrink, self love is not indulgence. It is protection.
“Self love looks like security, protection even,” she explains. “It’s the anthem you repeat within your self conscious so it can only be echoed back through others. Practicing it daily is as simple as donning armor. You wear it so you can move through the world grounded, confident and impenetrable.”
Through The Goddess League, Anashay teaches ownership, boundaries, and visibility. She challenges tall women to stop shrinking and start advocating for themselves in spaces that were never built with them in mind.
“I remind tall women that nothing is wrong with them as the world just wasn’t built for us. From there, I teach ownership, boundaries, and visibility. We stop shrinking, start advocating for ourselves, and take up space. Through The Goddess League and my book of the same name, we heal in community and rise together. I don’t teach women how to fit in. I help them reshape the world, starting with how they see themselves.”
As a model, author, empowerment advocate, red carpet host, wife, and mother, Anashay embodies the very confidence she encourages in others. Her legacy vision is clear and deeply intentional.
“I want tall girls to grow up empowered, not insecure. Knowing their height is power, their voice matters, and boundaries are strength. If the next generation learns confidence earlier than we did, if they walk into rooms already knowing their worth, then The 6ft4Goddess movement did exactly what it was meant to do.”
Society often scrutinizes difference, however Anashay Zunick has turned stature into strength and visibility into voice. She stands tall not only in height, but in purpose, ensuring that the next generation of tall girls will never mistake their presence for a problem.
Images Courtesy of Anashay Zunick
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