This Is What The “Giraffe Woman” Looks Like Without Her Metal Neck Rings

Childhood Inspiration

Smith claims that she has always wanted to have an elongated neck since she saw a documentary on National Geographic about tribal women of Thailand and Burma. It was considered a right of passage for women in these tribes to stretch their necks using rings.

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The impressionable young Sydney, who was only in Middle School when she saw the documentary, was instantly inspired. She even tried pulling her neck longer with her own hands every night for weeks to emulate the same look.