An Indian student measuring just 62.8cm was on Friday confirmed as the world's shortest living woman, Guinness World Records said on Friday

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AFP
Published: 13:04 December 16, 2011 / Gulf News

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Nagpur: An Indian student measuring just 62.8cm was on Friday confirmed as the world's shortest living woman, Guinness World Records said on Friday.

Jyoti Amge took the title as she celebrated her 18th birthday with family and friends in the city of Nagpur, some 520km east of Mumbai in western India.

Rob Molloy, official adjudicator for Guinness World Records, told AFP: "She's 62.8 centimetres. She was measured three times over the last 24 hours as height can vary slightly according to the time of day.

"Doctors measured her in our presence at three different times, both standing up and lying down. We took an average."

World's shortest teenager

Amge, who is currently also the world's shortest teenager, wept with joy as she was presented with a certificate watched by her father, Kisan, 55, and mother, Ranjana, 50.

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