5. Jyoti Amge (World’s Smallest Girl) – 1ft 11in
15 year old Indian teenager Jyoti Amge is the smallest girl in the world at a weight of 11lbs (around 5kg) and height of 1 ft 11 inch (around 58 cm). She has a form of dwarfism called achodroplasia and will never grow any taller. Instead of being unhappy Jyoti is proud to be small and loves all the attention she is getting. People flock to see her and some even treated her like a goddess. Jyoti hopes that she could one day break into Bollywood as an actress.
4. Khagendra Thapa Magar (Previous World’s Smallest Man) – 2ft 2in
Khagendra Thapa Magar (born October 14, 1992), son of Rup Bahadur and Dhana Maya Thapa Magar, was the shortest man in the world, measuring 0.67 m (2ft 2in). Formerly the shortest teenager in the world, Magar took the title of shortest man from Edward Nino Hernandez when he turned 18 on October 14, 2010. Magar is a primordial dwarf. He lost the title of “World’s Shortest Man” on June 12, 2011, to Junrey Balawing of the Philippines.
3. Edward Nino Hernandez (Previous World’s Smallest Man) – 2ft 31⁄2 in
Edward Niño Hernández was officially named as the world’s shortest living man on September 4, 2010, by the Guinness World Records. At 24 years of age Hernandez was 0.7 m (2ft3 1⁄2 in) tall and weighed 10 kg (22 lb). Hernandez lives in Bogotá, Colombia, and hasn’t grown a millimeter since his 2nd birthday. Why his growth has halted, however, remains a mystery.
Hernandez’s reign ended on October 14, 2010 when Khagendra Thapa Magar of Nepal turned 18. (Photo by Piers Calvert).
2. Chen Guilan & Li Tangyong (World’s Shortest Couple) – 2ft 4in and 3ft 7in
Two Chinese newly-weds are hoping to get into the record books as the world’s shortest couple Chen Guilan, 2ft 4ins, of Shunde city, China, married Li Tangyong, 3ft 7ins in October 2007.
1. Ajay Kumar (World’s Smallest Actor)
Indian comedy star Ajay Kumar has been officially recognized as the world’s smallest actor. Kumar, who is just 2 feet 6 inches tall has made it into the Guinness Book of World Records after starring in 50 films over 13 years.
Better known by his stage name Unda Pakru, the tiny star has become a household name in his native Kerala. Having earned fame and a small fortune through his acting, Ajay was even considered an eligible bachelor by families keen to find a good husband for their daughters. His marriage in 2005 to wife Gayatri who at 5ft 1in is more than twice her husband’s height was broadcast on local television across India’s southwestern states.
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