Jyoti Kishanji Amge (born 16 December 1993) is an Indian actress notable for being the world's shortest living woman according to the ''

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''. Following Amge's 18th birthday on 16 December 2011, she was officially declared the world's shortest living woman by

with a height of . Her restricted height is due to a genetic disorder called

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. In 2012, she met the world's shortest man,

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. The pair posed together for the 57th edition of the ''

''. On 21 November 2024, she met

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, the tallest living woman in the world, for the first time, at the

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Media appearances

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

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. Amge was featured in the 2009 documentary titled '' Body Shock: Two Foot Tall Teen''. 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 which premiered 8 October 2014. Her wax statue is at the Celebrity Wax Museum,

Lonavala Lonavala-Khandala is a hill station and a Municipal Council in the Pune district, Maharashtra, India. It is about west of Pune and to the east of Mumbai. It is known for its production of the hard candy '' chikki'' and is also a major stop on t ...

Filmography

Social service

Amge participated with the Nagpur Police to urge Indian citizens to stay at home during the

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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

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in Lonavala

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