World's smallest girl set to make it big on British TV

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Updated: 2009-06-11 11:39

Jyoti Amge, a 15-year-old girl, is far shorter than her peers at the Bhartiya Vidya Niketan Higher Primary School in Nagpur, India. Jyoti is diagnosed with achondroplasia and stands only 23.5 inches tall and weighs 5 kg, 250 gm. Her little grey uniform is specially made for her. [CFP]

The world's smallest girl Jyoti Amge stands just 23.5 inches tall and weighs less than a stone is believed by doctors a pituitary dwarf.

Jyoti is to be featured in Channel 4's Bodyshock series, which goes out tomorrow night at 9pm.

Weighing 12lb - only 9lb more than her weight at birth, Jyoti dreams of becoming an actress.

Despite her size she insists on living as normal a life as possible in her home town of Nagpur in India - including going to the local school. Jyoti has already had a taste of fame in a pop video for Indian star Mika Singh.

People in the region of India where the family live flock to see the teenager and some even treat her as a goddess. She also receives a lot of support from her brother and two sisters.

Jyoti Amge, 15, of Nagpur, less than two feet tall, is the world's smallest girl according to the Indian Book of Records. [CFP]

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