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{{short description|Smallest living female}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Jyoti Amge
| image = Jyoti amge (2).jpg
| caption = Amge at age 18, in 2011
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1993|12|16}}<ref name="guiness-dob">{{cite web|url=http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/news/2011/12/new-world%E2%80%99s-smallest-woman-ten-things-you-need-to-know-about-jyoti-amge/|title=New world's smallest woman: Ten things you need to know about Jyoti Amge|work=Guinness World Records|access-date=16 December 2015|date=14 December 2011|quote=Born on 16 December 1993, in Jaipur Jyoti measures 61.95 cm (2 ft) tall}}</ref>
| birth_place = [[Nagpur]], [[Maharashtra]], [[India]]
| occupation = [[Model (person)|model]], [[actress]]
| known_for = World's shortest living woman
| height = {{convert|63|cm|ftin|frac=8|}}<ref>{{cite news |title=World's shortest woman Jyoti Amge's house burgled in Nagpur, cash and jewellery stolen |url=https://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/mumbai/other/worlds-shortest-woman-jyoti-amges-house-burgled-in-nagpur-cash-and-jewellery-stolen/articleshow/72136332.cms |work=[[Mumbai Mirror]] |date=November 20, 2019 |ref=Jyoti Amge is the world's shortest living woman with a heigh Read more at: https://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/mumbai/other/worlds-shortest-woman-jyoti-amges-house-burgled-in-nagpur-cash-and-jewellery-stolen/articleshow/72136332.cms?utm_source=contentofinterest&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=cppst |language=en}}</ref>
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[[File:Jyoti amge (1).jpg|thumb|Amge being measured by Guinness World Records]]
'''Jyoti Kisange Amge''' (born 16 December 1993)<ref name="guiness-dob"/> is an Indian actress notable for being the world's shortest living woman according to the ''[[Guinness World Records]]''.<ref>{{cite news | title=Tiny Teenager Stands Tall Despite Her Height of 23 Inches | url=http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,348248,00.html | work=foxnews.com | publisher=[[Fox News Channel]] | date=9 April 2008 | access-date=20 July 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=World's shortest woman appeals to Indians to observe coronavirus lockdown - Jyoti Amge, 26, who is 62.8 cm tall, took to the streets of Nagpur to urge compliance |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/apr/13/worlds-shortest-woman-appeals-to-indians-to-observe-coronavirus-lockdown |work=The Guardian |date=13 April 2020 |ref=Amge has a form of dwarfism called achondroplasia and is the world’s shortest woman, according to the Guinness World Records.}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Guinness World Records recognises Edward Niño Hernández as the world's shortest man |url=https://www.gulftoday.ae/lifestyle/2020/05/12/guinness-world-records-recognises-edward-nino-hernandez-as-the-worlds-shortest-man |publisher=Gulf Today}}</ref>

Following Amge's 18th birthday on 16 December 2011, she was officially declared the world's shortest woman by [[Guinness World Records]] with a height of 62.8 centimetres ({{nowrap|2 ft 0.6 in}}).<ref name="covid 19">{{cite news |last1=Chaturvedi |first1=Swati |title=Stay home, bond with family, urges Jyoti Amge, world's shortest woman |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/more-lifestyle/stay-home-bond-with-family-urges-jyoti-amge-world-s-shortest-woman/story-6TbFIHFygtms9hMI7ugt7L.html |work=Hindustan Times |date=17 April 2020 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Prajakta Mali enjoys a fangirl moment with World's shortest woman Jyoti Amge; read post - Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/marathi/prajakta-mali-enjoys-a-fangirl-moment-with-worlds-shortest-woman-jyoti-amge-read-post/articleshow/74514272.cms |work=[[The Times of India]] |date=March 6, 2020 |language=en}}</ref> Her restricted height is due to a genetic disorder called [[primordial dwarfism]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Meet the World's Shortest Woman: 26-Year-Old Actress Jyoti Amage|url=https://people.com/tv/worlds-shortest-woman-actress-jyoti-amage/|access-date=2021-02-10|website=PEOPLE.com|language=EN}}</ref><ref name="guiness-dob"/>

Amge was featured in the 2009 documentary entitled ''[[Body Shock]]: Two Foot Tall Teen''.<ref name="covid 19" /> 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 [[List of American Horror Story characters|Ma Petite]].<ref name="covid 19" />

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]]''.<ref>{{cite news | title=World's shortest man, woman meet for first time | url=http://www.foxnews.com/health/2012/08/29/worlds-shortest-man-woman-meet-for-first-time/ | access-date=13 March 2013 | work=foxnews.colom | date=29 August 2012}}</ref>

==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]]'' where she appeared as Ma Petite<ref>{{cite web | url=http://uk.eonline.com/news/569143/meet-american-horror-story-freak-show-s-newest-addition-jyoti-amge-the-world-s-smallest-woman | title=Meet American Horror Story: Freak Show's Newest Addition: Jyoti Amge, the World's Smallest Woman! | publisher=[[E!]] | date=13 August 2014 | access-date=14 August 2014 | author=Bucksbaum, Sydney}}</ref> which premiered 8 October 2014.

[[File:Wax statues of world's smallest living woman.png|thumb|Statue of Jyoti Amge at the [[Wax museum]] in Lonavala.]]
Her wax statue is also present in Celebrity Wax Museum, [[Lonavala]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Service|first=Tribune News|title=Heads turn as world''s smallest woman Jyoti Amge arrives to vote in Nagpur|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/archive/nation/heads-turn-as-worlds-smallest-woman-jyoti-amge-arrives-to-vote-in-nagpur-756808|access-date=2021-03-16|website=Tribuneindia News Service|language=en}}</ref>

==Filmography==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ 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
|-
| 2018 || ''[[Maatharam]]''
| {{n/a}}
| Short film
|}

==Social service==
Amge participated with the [[Nagpur Police]] to urge Indian citizens to stay at home during the COVID-19 lockdown in India.<ref>{{cite news |title=Gandhigiri to corona helmet: Cops get creative to keep people indoors |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/gandhigiri-to-corona-helmet-cops-get-creative-to-keep-people-indoors/jyoti-amge-with-nagpur-police/slideshow/75153197.cms |work=The Economic Times |date=15 April 2020 |ref=The world's shortest woman, Jyoti Amge, is putting her celebrity status to good use by urging people to stay indoors along with Nagpur police during the ongoing lockdown and help stem the spread of the coronavirus infection.}}</ref>

==See also ==
* [[Dwarfism]]
* [[List of the verified shortest people]]
* [[Primordial dwarfism]]
* [[List of people with dwarfism]]

==References==
{{Reflist|30em}}

==External links==
{{Commons category|Jyoti Amge}}
* {{IMDb name|5956253}}
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20140107053829/http://www.demotix.com/news/2471670/largest-book-world-record-set-munishri-tarunsagarjis-jaipur-cit World's Smallest Woman, Jyoti Amge, releases the World's Biggest Book in Jaipur City]
*[http://news.rediff.com/slide-show/2009/jun/22/slide-show-1-indias-shortest-teenager.htm Rediff Slide Show]

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[[Category:1993 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian actresses]]
[[Category:Indian television actresses]]
[[Category:Indian Hindus]]
[[Category:Actors with dwarfism]]
[[Category:Actresses from Nagpur]]
[[Category:World record holders]]
[[Category:Guinness World Records]]

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