SHORTEST WOMAN

Jyoti Amge of Nagpur is celebrating her 18th birthday by winning the title of World's shortest woman from the Guinness World Records.Guinness representative measured Amge at 62.8 cms(24.7 inches) tall,7 cms(2.76 inches) shorter than the 22 year old American who held the title since September. It is not Amge's first Guinness record,until Friday(16/12/2011) she was considered the World's shortest teenager,but on turning 18 qualified for the new title.
Guinness says in a statement,Amge has grown less than 1 cm(0.4 inch) in the last two years and will grow no more due to a form of dwarfism called Achondroplasia.
The previous holder of the World's shortest living woman was 69.49 cms tall Bridgette Jordon,from the US State of Illinois.