Here are all the amazing facts you need to know about the world smallest woman, Jyoti Kisange Amge and her husband.
Guinness World Records 2011
Photo Credit: Ashesh Shah/Guinness World Records
Location Nagpur, India
Guinness World Records 2011
Photo Credit: Ashesh Shah/Guinness World Records
Location Nagpur, India
Also Pictured: Her Parents
- Jyoti was born on 16 December, 1993, in Nagpur, India.
- She is 61.95 cm (2 ft) tall, making her shorter than the average two-year-old child.
- Her restricted height is due to a genetic disorder called achondroplasia.
- She weighs 11lb (5kg)
- She is an actress. In August 2014, Amge was cast in American Horror Story: Freak Show where she appeared as Ma Petite.
- Jyoti Amge is only nine pounds heavier than when she was born.
- All her clothes, jewelry, plates, utensils are custom made.
- Jyoti has attended regular school since she was 4.
- She is not the shortest woman in history. The shortest woman of all time is Pauline Musters (1876-1895) who was from Netherlands and measured 61cm.
- Jyoti is happily married and her husband is around 5ft tall.
- She got married at the age of 23.