There is a bit of controversy about the origin of the title, but the facts are that Lisa Olsson was born in Sweden and her parents were not tall. This could mean that she would have been considered very short by today’s standards, but in those days people thought differently and this could have influenced her posture as she grew up. Height and nationality do tend to go hand in hand when it comes to an interesting tall woman. Her parents were of Swedish decent, which would give at least some indication as to where she might have come from. Height is usually determined by the individual genes of each generation and that could explain why there could be such a strong link between Olsson and nationality.
Tallness and nationality do tend to go hand in hand when it comes to an interesting tall woman. Lisa Olsson fits into the category of being at least slightly tall and this would have given her the height of a professional ballerina. This would give her the height of a professional dancer and the same height as Barbra Streisand. Barbra Streisand is half American and half Australian and if you take away the blonde hair and the glasses you can see that she is still a very tall woman in her own right. This gives the image that height is not particularly important when it comes to a profession like being a ballerina and this could be why it has become somewhat of a negative connotation for women who are not tall.
The height difference between Olsson and Streisand could also be a cause for some confusion. Lisa clearly had the advantage of having inherited a height advantage when it came to her parents and it might be that this helped to give her the height advantage that is associated with a certain height in our society. The height difference between Olsson and Streisand was a little over three inches and this would put them level with Demi Moore who was also a singer who was known for her height advantage, but then Demi Moore is of Japanese descent and was born in Hawaii. Lisa Olsson has never given any indication that she feels that her height is an issue and this might be because the height difference between Streisand and Olsson was less than the difference between Demi and Lisa.