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Jyoti Amge

Smallest living woman

Born: Indian

Jyoti Kishanji Amge is an Indian actress notable for being the world's shortest living woman according to the Guinness World Records.

Following Amge's 18th birthday on 16 December 2011, she was officially declared the world's shortest living woman by Guinness World Records with a height of 62.8 centimetres (2 ft 3⁄4 in). Her restricted height is due to a genetic disorder called primordial dwarfism.

In 2012, she met the world's shortest man, Chandra Bahadur Dangi of Nepal. The pair posed together for the 57th edition of the Guinness World Records.

On 21 November 2024, she met Rumeysa Gelgi, the tallest living woman in the world, for the first time, at the Savoy Hotel in London.

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Smallest living woman

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  1. Jyoti Amge is born

    Jyoti Amge, Indian smallest living woman, known for smallest living woman, was born on 1994-12-16.

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Smallest living woman
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