Award Id: IGBR89| Category : Strange But True
Nagpur, Maharashtra based Jyoti Amge's 18th birthday on 16 December 2011, she was officially declared the world's smallest woman by India Glory Book of Records with a height of 62.8 centimetres (2 ft 0.6 in). Her restricted height is due to a genetic disorder called achondroplasia. From the age of four, Jyoti attended school alongside regular-sized children, although she was provided with a desk and chair more appropriate for her diminutive size. She first came to the attention of the wider world back in 2009, when she appeared on Fuji TV’s Bikkuri Chojin 100 Special No.2. Measured by doctors on the show, she was found to be just 61.95 cm (2 ft) tall, confirming her as the Shortest living teenager (female). Remarkably, at just 5.4 kg (12 lb), she weighed only 4 kg (9 lb) more than her birth weight. Jyoti was just 15 at the time, but even then her bubbly personality was clear for all to see. Like lots of teenage girls, she loved her fashion and make-up. And she harboured ambitions to become an actress. Indeed, her new-found celebrity was already helping to pave her way. Later in 2009, she appeared in a video for a song by Bhangra star Mika Singh, and was featured in the Channel 4 documentary Bodyshock, in an episode entitled ‘Two Foot Tall Teen’.