Posted on 06/09/2009 8:54:44 AM PDT by yankeedame
Tiny Jyoti Amge is already a 'mini' celebrity in her hometown of Nagpur, India.
...at just under two-foot tall the teenager is the smallest girl in the world....
Standing just one foot 11.5ins at 15-years-old, she is half the size of her two-year-old nephew.
Jyoti, centre, with some of her classmates - also aged 15.
Her little grey uniform is specially made for her
Weighing just 12lbs - only 9lbs more than her weight at birth, Jyoti dreams of becoming an actress and is believed by many to be the reincarnation of a goddess....
Jyoti, centre, is the world's smallest girl - but still attends school with her classmates,
who she says don't treat her any differently
Jyoti, pictured here with a can of Pepsi, weigh just 5kg and dreams of
being a Bollywood actress
...fractures to both her legs that have never healed due to problems with her size.
'First I could walk, but I slipped on ice during a holiday and hurt my leg. Because of that I'm not able to do anything. I find it strange that my legs just don't heal. They should heal quickly. I don't like it, it causes me pain.'
Doctors believe Jyoti is a pituitary dwarf but have never been able to pinpoint her condition. ...People in the region of India where the family live flock to see the pretty teenager and some even treat her as a goddess.
Jyoti with a family friend - who, at 13 months, is already bigger than she is
(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...
That’s pretty amazing.
Is that her backpack, or a tent for camping?
Mandatory pituitary restructuring - so people will use fewer resources
She’s very cute, what would have been a great photo would have been her popping out of the back pack. Good for her, she looks like she’s doing great, how cool ...
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Good for her. I hope she does well in life. I also hope she enjoys her Pepsi kegger.
She’s got a great smile. Pretty girl. Looks happy.
LOL.
Bigtime.
Her carbon footprint is smaller than the others. Obama will give her the Al Gore Annual Green Shoots Award.
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You know, assuming they are trying to treat her just like any other student, you'd think they'd find a less ridiculous place to put her desk.
Perhaps it’s so the teacher can see her, and vice versa. She would pretty much disappear anywhere else in the room, it looks like.
She’s adorable! she seems to have a great attitude and dreams big. I find her already charismatic! Watch out Obama, you got competition.
Probably a safety precaution. She could get trampled if people didn’t know where she was.
On the other hand, maybe the teacher believes she’s a goddess.
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