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The world’s tallest woman, Rumeysa Gelgi, and shortest woman, Jyoti Amge, met for the 20th annual Guinness World Records Day on Thursday, Nov. 21.
Amge is 20 and hails from Nagpur, India. She weighs 11 pounds and stands at 23 inches, according to Guinness World Records . She has a "form of dwarfism called achondroplasia," Guinness says.
Nov. 23 (UPI) --The world's shortest and tallest women alive officially became icons while meeting on Guinness World Record Day for afternoon tea in London.Jyoti Amge, who stands 2 feet, 0.7 ...
Watch the world's shortest woman living, Jyoti Amge, and the world's tallest woman living, Rumeysa Gelgi, meet for the first time to celebrate Guinness World Records Day.
Sultan Kösen, 41, who holds the Guinness World Record for the tallest living man, and Jyoti Amge, 30, the world's shortest living woman, had breakfast together in California on Monday.
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Jyoti Amge may have a tiny stature at just over two feet tall, but she certainly has a big presence and a personality to match. The Nagpur, India, native was officially declared the world's ...
Amge said she felt the same. “I’m used to looking up and seeing people taller than me,” Jyoti said, per Guinness World Records , “but I was so happy to look up today and see the world’s ...