Jyoti Amge: Difference between revisions
Content deleted Content added
duplicate info |
No edit summary |
||
| Line 16: | Line 16: | ||
'''Jyoti Amge''' (born 16 December 1993), a resident of [[Nagpur]], [[India]], is the world's smallest living woman according to the ''[[Limca Book of Records]]'' and ''[[Guinness Book of Records]]''.<ref>{{cite news | title=Tiny Teenager Stands Tall Despite Her Height of 23 Inches | url=http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,348248,00.html | work=foxnews.com | publisher=[[Fox News Channel]] | date=9 April 2008 | accessdate=20 July 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.coca-colaindia.com/limca_book_of_records/humanstory.asp | title=Limca Book of Records, The Human Story | accessdate=12 April 2008 | work=Limca Book Of Records | publisher=[[The Coca-Cola Company]] | archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20080315073548/http://www.coca-colaindia.com/limca_book_of_records/humanstory.asp | archivedate=15 March 2008}}</ref> On December 16, 2011 ‒ Amge's 18th birthday, she was officially declared the world's smallest woman by ''[[Guinness Book of Records]]'' with a height of 62.8 cm (2 ft 0.6 in). Her restricted height is due to a growth anomaly called achondroplasia.<ref>[http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/news/2011/12/new-worlds-shortest-woman-its-official-–-jyoti-amge-from-india-is-new-record-holder/ Guinness Book Of World Records]</ref> |
'''Jyoti Amge''' (born 16 December 1993), a resident of [[Nagpur]], [[India]], is the world's smallest living woman according to the ''[[Limca Book of Records]]'' and ''[[Guinness Book of Records]]''.<ref>{{cite news | title=Tiny Teenager Stands Tall Despite Her Height of 23 Inches | url=http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,348248,00.html | work=foxnews.com | publisher=[[Fox News Channel]] | date=9 April 2008 | accessdate=20 July 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.coca-colaindia.com/limca_book_of_records/humanstory.asp | title=Limca Book of Records, The Human Story | accessdate=12 April 2008 | work=Limca Book Of Records | publisher=[[The Coca-Cola Company]] | archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20080315073548/http://www.coca-colaindia.com/limca_book_of_records/humanstory.asp | archivedate=15 March 2008}}</ref> On December 16, 2011 ‒ Amge's 18th birthday, she was officially declared the world's smallest woman by ''[[Guinness Book of Records]]'' with a height of 62.8 cm (2 ft 0.6 in). Her restricted height is due to a growth anomaly called achondroplasia.<ref>[http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/news/2011/12/new-worlds-shortest-woman-its-official-–-jyoti-amge-from-india-is-new-record-holder/ Guinness Book Of World Records]</ref> |
||
Amge was featured in the 2009 documentary entitled ''[[Body Shock]]: Two Foot High Teen''. She was also a guest participant on '' [[Bigg Boss 6]]'', a winner-take-all television show in India where participants are required to live together in a large house engaging in a variety of tasks as part of the game show. On August 13th, 2014, she was cast in the fourth season of ''[[American Horror Story]]' |
Amge was featured in the 2009 documentary entitled ''[[Body Shock]]: Two Foot High Teen''. She was also a guest participant on '' [[Bigg Boss 6]]'', a winner-take-all television show in India where participants are required to live together in a large house engaging in a variety of tasks as part of the game show. On August 13th, 2014, she was cast in the fourth season of ''[[American Horror Story]]'', American Horror Story: Freak Show. |
||
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]]'' 2013.<ref>{{cite news | title=World's shortest man, woman meet for first time | url=http://www.foxnews.com/health/2012/08/29/worlds-shortest-man-woman-meet-for-first-time/ | accessdate=13 March 2013 | work=foxnews.com | date=29 August 2012}}</ref> |
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]]'' 2013.<ref>{{cite news | title=World's shortest man, woman meet for first time | url=http://www.foxnews.com/health/2012/08/29/worlds-shortest-man-woman-meet-for-first-time/ | accessdate=13 March 2013 | work=foxnews.com | date=29 August 2012}}</ref> |
||
Revision as of 02:07, 14 August 2014
Jyoti Amge | |
|---|---|
| File:Chandra bahadur dangi with jyoti amge(right) , thaneswar Guragai(middle).jpg Jyoti Amge (left) with Chandra Bahadur Dangi (right) | |
| Born | December 16, 1993 |
| Known for | World's smallest living woman |
| Height | 2 ft 0.6 in (0.62 m) |
_,_thaneswar_Guragai(middle).jpg){kind=link}
Jyoti Amge (born 16 December 1993), a resident of Nagpur, India, is the world's smallest living woman according to the Limca Book of Records and Guinness Book of Records.[1][2] On December 16, 2011 ‒ Amge's 18th birthday, she was officially declared the world's smallest woman by Guinness Book of Records with a height of 62.8 cm (2 ft 0.6 in). Her restricted height is due to a growth anomaly called achondroplasia.[3]
Amge was featured in the 2009 documentary entitled Body Shock: Two Foot High Teen. She was also a guest participant on Bigg Boss 6, a winner-take-all television show in India where participants are required to live together in a large house engaging in a variety of tasks as part of the game show. On August 13th, 2014, she was cast in the fourth season of American Horror Story, American Horror Story: Freak Show.
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 2013.[4]
See also
References
- ^ "Tiny Teenager Stands Tall Despite Her Height of 23 Inches". foxnews.com. Fox News Channel. 9 April 2008. Retrieved 20 July 2008.
- ^ "Limca Book of Records, The Human Story". Limca Book Of Records. The Coca-Cola Company. Archived from the original on 15 March 2008. Retrieved 12 April 2008.
- ^ Guinness Book Of World Records
- ^ "World's shortest man, woman meet for first time". foxnews.com. 29 August 2012. Retrieved 13 March 2013.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Jyoti Amge.
- World's Smallest Woman, Jyoti Amge, releases the World's Biggest Book in Jaipur City
- Rediff Slide Show
- Sun news article about Jyoti
 | This Indian biographical article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |