Jyoti Amge

About

Certified by Guinness Records as The World's Shortest Woman, she stood 23 inches on her 18th birthday. She played Ma Petite on the FX series American Horror Story: Freak Show.  She grew popular on Instagram with over 2 million followers on her jyoti_amge account.

Before Fame

Her extraordinarily short stature is due to Achlasia, a sporadic mutation that causes dwarfism.

Trivia

She appeared on a UK Channel 4 documentary and also on the Indian reality show Bigg Boss 6.  She was featured in a Salish Matter video in September of 2024.

Family Life

She was born in Nagpur, India to Kishanji and Ranjana Amge. She has four siblings. She got married in 2017.

Associated With

The world's shortest man, according to Guinness was the Chinese He Pingping, who stood a good six inches taller than her.