CREATE TABLE table_204_144 (id DECIMAL, "represent" DECIMAL, "contestant" TEXT, "age" DECIMAL, "height" TEXT, "hometown" TEXT)

how many contestants were below 1.75 mts ?
SELECT COUNT("contestant") FROM table_204_144 WHERE "height" < 1.75
SELECT COUNT("contestant") FROM "table_204_144" WHERE "height" < 1.75