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The general change in geo for womens' bikes is to shorten the top tube, so you may be stuck if you are only looking at womens' bikes. A small or extra small man's bike should have the longer top tube you want.
Look at the geometry of the Specialized Vita (ladies) vs the Sirrus (Mens). The medium Vita has 44cm seat tube and 53.5cm top tube, but the small Sirrus has a 44cm seat and 57cm top tube. I would look into getting a men's small size and chopping down the bars to fit. You are more likely to get a nice sale price on the mens bikes, as they are more widely available than womens' bikes, and you'll be looking for an extreme size. If she's all set on getting a pretty ladies bike, you could always get it powdercoated in a colour of her choice.