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| caption            = Amge at age 18, in 2011
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| 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 (28), in Jaipur Jyoti measures 54 cm (2 ft) tall}}</ref>
| birth_place        = [[Nagpur]], [[Maharashtra]], [[India]]
| birth_place        = [[Nagpur]], [[Maharashtra]], India
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| 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 Kishanji 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=https://www.foxnews.com/story/tiny-teenager-stands-tall-despite-her-height-of-23-inches | work=[[Fox News]] | 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>
'''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&nbsp;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"/>
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 {{convert|62.8|cm|ftin|frac=8}}.<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=6 March 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=10 February 2021|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=https://www.foxnews.com/world/worlds-shortest-man-woman-meet-for-first-time | access-date=13 March 2013 | work=foxnews.colom | date=29 August 2012}}</ref>


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>
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]].<ref>{{cite web|author=Lynn Rusk|url=https://www.shropshirestar.com/uk-news/2024/11/21/worlds-tallest-and-shortest-women-meet-for-afternoon-tea-in-london/|title=World's tallest and shortest women meet for afternoon tea in London|date=20 November 2024|access-date=21 November 2024|language=en-UK}}</ref>


==Media appearances==
==Media appearances==
Amge, together with [[Teo Mammucari]], co-hosted ''Lo show dei record'' in 2012 on the Italian channel [[Canale 5]].
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.
Amge was featured in the 2009 documentary titled ''[[Body Shock]]: Two Foot Tall Teen''.<ref name="covid 19" /> She was also a guest participant on ''[[Bigg Boss (Hindi season 6)|Bigg Boss 6]]''.
 
On 13 August 2014, Amge was cast in the fourth season of ''[[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><ref name="covid 19" /> 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 at the 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=16 March 2021|website=Tribuneindia News Service|language=en}}</ref>
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==
==Filmography==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ List of Films and Television Appearances
|+ List of films and television appearances
|-
|-
! Year !! Title !! Role !! Notes
! Year !! Title !! Role !! Notes
|-
|-
| 2009 || ''[[Body Shock]]''  ||  Herself  || Episode- Two feet high teen
| 2009 || ''[[Body Shock]]''  ||  Herself  || Episode: "Two Foot Tall Teen"
|-
|-
| 2012–2013 || ''[[Bigg Boss 6]]''  || Herself || Guest appearance  
| 2012–2013 || ''[[Bigg Boss (Hindi season 6)|Bigg Boss 6]]''  || Herself || Guest appearance
|-
|-
| 2014–2015 || ''[[American Horror Story: Freak Show]]'' || Ma Petite || 12 episodes
| 2014–2015 || ''[[American Horror Story: Freak Show]]'' || Ma Petite || 12 episodes
|-  
|-
| 2018 || ''[[Maatharam]]''
| 2018 || ''Maatharam''
| {{n/a}}  
| {{n/a}}
| Short film
| Short film
|-
| 2020 || ''World's Smallest Woman: Meet Jyoti'' || Herself || [[TLC (TV network)|TLC network]], aired in July 2020
|}
|}


==Social service==
==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>
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>
 
==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:Jyoti amge (1).jpg|Amge being measured by Guinness World Records
File:Wax statues of world's smallest living woman.png|Statue of Jyoti Amge at the [[Wax museum]] in Lonavala
</gallery>


==See also ==
== See also ==
{{portal| India }}
* [[Dwarfism]]
* [[Dwarfism]]
* [[List of the verified shortest people]]
* [[List of the verified shortest people]]
* [[Primordial dwarfism]]
* [[List of people with dwarfism]]
* [[List of people with dwarfism]]


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Jyoti Amge
Amge at age 18, in 2011
Born (1993-12-16) 16 December 1993 (age 32)[1]
Nagpur, Maharashtra, India
OccupationModel, actress
Known forWorld's shortest living woman
Second shortest woman
Height62.8 cm (2 ft 3⁄4 in)[2]
YouTube information
Channel
Years active2020–present
Subscribers1.3 million
Views707 million
Last updated: 9 March 2026[needs update]

Jyoti Kishanji Amge (born 16 December 1993)[1] is an Indian actress notable for being the world's shortest living woman according to the Guinness World Records.[3][4][5]

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).[6][7] Her restricted height is due to a genetic disorder called primordial dwarfism.[8][1]

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.[9]

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.[10]

Media appearances[edit | edit source]

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

Amge was featured in the 2009 documentary titled Body Shock: Two Foot Tall Teen.[6] She was also a guest participant on Bigg Boss 6.

On 13 August 2014, Amge was cast in the fourth season of American Horror Story: Freak Show where she appeared as Ma Petite[11][6] which premiered 8 October 2014.

Her wax statue is at the Celebrity Wax Museum, Lonavala.[12]

Filmography[edit | edit source]

List of films and television appearances
Year Title Role Notes
2009 Body Shock Herself Episode: "Two Foot Tall 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
2020 World's Smallest Woman: Meet Jyoti Herself TLC network, aired in July 2020

Social service[edit | edit source]

Amge participated with the Nagpur Police to urge Indian citizens to stay at home during the COVID-19 lockdown in India.[13]

Gallery[edit | edit source]

  • Amge being measured by Guinness World Records
    Amge being measured by Guinness World Records
  • Statue of Jyoti Amge at the Wax museum in Lonavala
    Statue of Jyoti Amge at the Wax museum in Lonavala

See also[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 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 (28), in Jaipur Jyoti measures 54 cm (2 ft) tall
  2. ↑ "World's shortest woman Jyoti Amge's house burgled in Nagpur, cash and jewellery stolen". Mumbai Mirror. 20 November 2019.
  3. ↑ "Tiny Teenager Stands Tall Despite Her Height of 23 Inches". Fox News. Fox News Channel. 9 April 2008. Retrieved 20 July 2008.
  4. ↑ "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". The Guardian. 13 April 2020.
  5. ↑ "Guinness World Records recognises Edward Niño Hernández as the world's shortest man". Gulf Today.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Chaturvedi, Swati (17 April 2020). "Stay home, bond with family, urges Jyoti Amge, world's shortest woman". Hindustan Times.
  7. ↑ "Prajakta Mali enjoys a fangirl moment with World's shortest woman Jyoti Amge; read post - Times of India". The Times of India. 6 March 2020.
  8. ↑ "Meet the World's Shortest Woman: 26-Year-Old Actress Jyoti Amage". PEOPLE.com. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
  9. ↑ "World's shortest man, woman meet for first time". foxnews.colom. 29 August 2012. Retrieved 13 March 2013.
  10. ↑ Lynn Rusk (20 November 2024). "World's tallest and shortest women meet for afternoon tea in London". Retrieved 21 November 2024.
  11. ↑ 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.
  12. ↑ Service, Tribune News. "Heads turn as world's smallest woman Jyoti Amge arrives to vote in Nagpur". Tribuneindia News Service. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
  13. ↑ "Gandhigiri to corona helmet: Cops get creative to keep people indoors". The Economic Times. 15 April 2020.

External links[edit | edit source]

Records
Preceded by
Madge Bester 		Shortest Recognized Woman
2011–present 		Current holder
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