Guinness Record: World’s Shortest Woman is In India

Mangalore Today / ITV

Nagpur, Dec 16: An Indian woman is celebrating her 18th birthday by winning the title of world’s shortest woman from the Guinness World Records.

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Guinness representatives on Friday measured Jyoti Amge at 62.8 centimeters (24.7 inches) tall -- 7 centimeters (2.76 inches) shorter than the 22-year-old American who had held the title since September.

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It is not Amge’s first Guinness record. Until Friday she was considered the world’s shortest teenager, but in turning 18 qualified for the new title.

Guinness says in a statement Amge has grown less than 1 centimeter (0.4 inch) in the last two years and will grow no more due to a form of dwarfism called achondroplasia.

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