The following is posted with permission from my new friend, BarefootTess.com. Thanks, guys!

Celebrity "Sizings"

Did you know that at the beginning of the 20th century, the average American woman wore a 3.5 or a 4? By the 1960s she was strapping on a 6, according to The Professional Shoe Fitting Manual. In the '70s, it climbed to about 7.5; in the '80s, it reached 8. There are no stats yet for the '90s, but you can do the math. By now, the average women's size is somewhere in the 9s.

So it’s no surprise that the National Shoe Retailers Association says bigger sizes sell out faster than they did 25 years ago. (If you can find them.)

You are not alone, sole sister. Here are some big feet and the famous women who are attached to them.

Rebecca Lobo: 11
Paris Hilton: 11
Uma Thurman: 11
Heidi Klum: 11
Famke Janssen: 11
Oprah: 10
Mandy Moore: 10