Jyoti Amge

Jyoti Amge

Amge in 2013
Born (1993-12-16) 16 December 1993[1]
Nagpur, Maharashtra, India
Occupation Actress
Known for World's smallest living woman
Height 2 ft 0.6 in (0.62 m)

Jyoti Amge (born 16 December 1993)[1] is an Indian woman notable for being the world's smallest living woman according to Guinness World Records.[2]

Following Amge's 18th birthday on December 21, 2011, she was officially declared the world's smallest woman by Guinness World Records with a height of 62.8 centimetres (2 ft 0.6 in). Her restricted height is due to a growth abnormality called achondroplasia.[3]

Amge was featured in the 2009 documentary entitled Body Shock: Two Foot Tall Teen. She was also a guest participant on Bigg Boss 6, an Indian television show. On 13 August 2014, she was cast in the fourth season of American Horror Story: Freak Show as Ma Petite.

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 2013.[4]

Media appearances

Amge, together with Teo Mammucari, co-hosted Lo show dei record in 2012 on the Italian channel Canale 5.

In August 2014, Amge was cast in American Horror Story: Freak Show,[5] which premiered 8 October 2014.

Wax statue of Jyoti Amge. She is the world's smallest living woman, according to Guinness World Records.

Her wax statue is also present in Celebrity Wax Museum, Lonavala.

Filmography

List of Films and Television Appearances
Year Title Role Notes
2009 Body Shock Herself Episode- Two feet high teen
2012–2013 Bigg Boss 6 Herself Guest appearance
2014–2015 American Horror Story: Freak Show Ma Petite 12 episodes

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "New world's smallest woman: Ten things you need to know about Jyoti Amge". Guinness World Records. 14 December 2011. Retrieved 16 December 2015. Born on 16 December, 1993, in Nagpur Jyoti measures 61.95 cm (2 ft) tall
  2. ↑ "Tiny Teenager Stands Tall Despite Her Height of 23 Inches". foxnews.com. Fox News Channel. 9 April 2008. Retrieved 20 July 2008.
  3. ↑ Guinness World Records
  4. ↑ "World's shortest man, woman meet for first time". foxnews.com. 29 August 2012. Retrieved 13 March 2013.
  5. ↑ Bucksbaum, Sydney (13 August 2014). "Meet American Horror Story: Freak Show's Newest Addition: Jyoti Amge, the World's Smallest Woman!". E!. Retrieved 14 August 2014.
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Records
Preceded by
Madge Bester		 Shortest Recognized Woman
2011–present 		Current holder
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