Jyoti Amge

Jyoti Amge
Born Jyoti Amge
December 16, 1993 (1993-12-16) (age 18)
India

Jyoti Amge (born December 16, 1993), a resident of Nagpur, India, is currently the world's smallest woman according to the Limca Book of Records and Guinness Book of Records.[1][2]

A documentary featuring Amge was broadcast in the United Kingdom on Channel 4 on June 11, 2009 at 21:00 called BodyShock: Two Foot High Teen.

As of December 16, 2011 she has been officially declared the World's smallest woman by Guinness Book of Records with a height of 62.8 cm. Her restricted height is due to a growth anomaly called achondroplasia. [3]

References

  1. ^ "Tiny Teenager Stands Tall Despite Her Height of 23 Inches". FOXNews.com (Fox News Channel). 2008-04-09. http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,348248,00.html. Retrieved 2008-07-20. 
  2. ^ "Limca Book of Records, The Human Story". Limca Book Of Records. The Coca-Cola Company. Archived from the original on 2008-03-15. http://web.archive.org/web/20080315073548/http://www.coca-colaindia.com/limca_book_of_records/humanstory.asp. Retrieved 2008-04-12. 
  3. ^ Guinness Book Of World Records

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