Mad's World: India's Jyoti Amge: The Shortest Living Woman -- Pictures and Official Guinness World Records Video

Sunday, December 18, 2011

India's Jyoti Amge: The Shortest Living Woman -- Pictures and Official Guinness World Records Video

NAGPUR, India (Dec. 18) – The Guinness Book of World Records Friday named India’s Jyoti Amge as the world’s shortest living woman taking the title from American Bridgette Jordan. Jyoti Amge is just 62.8 centimeters (24.7 inches) tall, 6.2 cm shorter than 22-year old Jordan, who has held the title since September 2011.

India's Jyoti Amge: The Shortest Living Woman (Guinness World Record)

Jyoti Amge, a student from Nagpur, celebrated her 18th birthday on Friday in her native city. Amge said, “It is wonderful to celebrate my 18th birthday with a new world record, it’s like an added birthday present.” She has just passed her Class 10 exam and intends to take up acting full time.

Representatives from Guinness World Records measured her at a ceremony attended by about 30 relatives and friends in Nagpur.

Rob Molloy, official adjudicator for Guinness World Records told: “She’s 62.8 centimetres. She was measured three times over the last 24 hours as height can vary slightly according to the time of day. Doctors measured her in our presence at three different times, both standing up and lying down. We took an average.”