World's Shortest Woman Crowned

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NAGPUR, India (AP) — A high school student in central India was recognized as the world’s shortest woman by Guinness World Records on Friday as she turned 18 and said she hopes to earn a degree and make it in Bollywood.

Jyoti Amge stood just 62.8 centimeters (24.7 inches) tall — shorter than the average 2-year-old — when Guinness representatives visiting from London measured her at a ceremony attended by about 30 relatives and friends in the town of Nagpur, in Maharashtra state.

A teary-eyed Amge, dressed in one of her finest saris, called the honor an “extra birthday present” and said she felt grateful for being small, as it had brought her recognition. After receiving a plaque, she and her guests cut a birthday cake.

“I have put Nagpur on the world map. Now everyone will know where it is,” said Amge, who says she dreams of one day becoming a Bollywood film star as well as pursuing a university degree after she finishes high school this year.

“I want to be an actor,” she said.

She measured 7 centimeters (2.76 inches) shorter than 22-year-old American Bridgette Jordan, who had held the title since September.

“Jyoti encourages us all to look beyond mere size and to just celebrate our differences,” Guinness adjudicator Rob Molloy said.

This was not Amge’s first Guinness record. Until Friday she was considered the world’s shortest teenager, but in turning 18 qualified for the new title. She has grown less than 1 centimeter (0.4 inch) in the last two years, Guinness said in a statement, and will grow no more due to a form of dwarfism called achondroplasia.

Her teenage title brought the chance for multiple Guinness-sponsored trips to Japan and Italy for tours and meetings with other record holders, she said.

The title of shortest woman in history continues to be held by Pauline Musters, who lived in the Netherlands from 1876 to 1895 and stood 61 centimeters (24 inches) tall.

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Daily Oklahoman (Oklahoma City, OK) April 4, 2006 Byline: Beth Gollob Apr. 4–Two educators — one from within the district and another from outside — were chosen Monday by school board members to lead Oklahoma City’s two newest high schools. Board members unanimously voted to hire Hoover Middle School Principal Carole Thompson as principal of the planned Eisenhower High School, 1301 NE 101. Trina Liles, a former principal at Coyle High School, was hired as principal of the new John Marshall High School, NW 122 and Portland Avenue. Thompson has worked in the district for seven years and is a graduate of Northwest Classen High School. She also has worked as assistant principal of Taft Middle School and as an eighth-grade physical science teacher at Northeast Academy for Health Sciences and Engineering, she said. Currently an elementary school, Eisenhower will be converted to a high school under the MAPS for Kids plan. Conversion work at Eisenhower is expected to begin in January 2007. “It’s going to be fantastic. I can’t wait to get these kids in there,” Thompson said. In Coyle, Liles also served as athletic director, a federal programs coordinator, and alternative education principal. She has 17 years experience as an educator and holds degrees from the University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma and Southwestern Oklahoma State University. Liles did not attend Monday’s meeting. She lives in Anadarko, where she works as a substitute teacher, said district spokesman Cordell Jordan. go to web site marshall high school in our site marshall high school

The new John Marshall High School is expected to be open this fall to grades 6 through 9. Cleo McGlory, principal of the existing John Marshall High School, 9017 N University Ave., will remain at that school next year, district spokeswoman Sherry Fair said.

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