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| name = Jyoti Amge<br />
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| caption = Amge at age 18, in 2011<br />
| 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><br />
| birth_place = [[Nagpur]], [[Maharashtra]], India<br />
| occupation = [[Model (person)|Model]], [[actress]]<br />
| known_for = World's shortest living woman<br>Second shortest woman<br />
| height = {{convert|62.8|cm|ftin|frac=8|abbr=on}}<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=20 November 2019 |language=en}}</ref><br />
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| youtube_display_name = Jyoti Amge Official Guinness World Record Holder<br />
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'''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><br />
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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"/><br />
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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><br />
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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><br />
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==Media appearances==<br />
Amge, together with [[Teo Mammucari]], co-hosted ''Lo show dei record'' in 2012 on the Italian channel [[Canale 5]].<br />
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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]]''.<br />
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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.<br />
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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><br />
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==Filmography==<br />
{| class="wikitable sortable"<br />
|+ List of films and television appearances<br />
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! Year !! Title !! Role !! Notes<br />
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| 2009 || ''[[Body Shock]]'' || Herself || Episode: "Two Foot Tall Teen"<br />
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| 2012–2013 || ''[[Bigg Boss (Hindi season 6)|Bigg Boss 6]]'' || Herself || Guest appearance<br />
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| 2014–2015 || ''[[American Horror Story: Freak Show]]'' || Ma Petite || 12 episodes<br />
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| 2018 || ''Maatharam''<br />
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| Short film<br />
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| 2020 || ''World's Smallest Woman: Meet Jyoti'' || Herself || [[TLC (TV network)|TLC network]], aired in July 2020<br />
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==Social service==<br />
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><br />
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==Gallery==<br />
<gallery><br />
File:Jyoti amge (1).jpg|Amge being measured by Guinness World Records<br />
File:Wax statues of world's smallest living woman.png|Statue of Jyoti Amge at the [[Wax museum]] in Lonavala<br />
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== See also ==<br />
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* [[Dwarfism]]<br />
* [[List of the verified shortest people]]<br />
* [[List of people with dwarfism]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
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*[https://web.archive.org/web/20140107053829/http://www.demotix.com/news/2471670/largest-book-world-record-set-munishri-tarunsagarjis-jaipur-cit World's Smallest Woman, Jyoti Amge, releases the World's Biggest Book in Jaipur City]<br />
*[http://news.rediff.com/slide-show/2009/jun/22/slide-show-1-indias-shortest-teenager.htm Rediff Slide Show]<br />
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