Jyoti Amge explains what it means to be the world's smallest woman

For Amge, the recognition helped smooth out prejudice, as also malice, but not the rigours of everyday living

The pyramids of Giza make an excellent backdrop no matter who’s in the frame. But when the models are the world’s tallest man and the world’s shortest woman, the picture that emerges is sure to startle the most jaded eye. It’s no surprise then that the pictures of Sultan Kosen, who stands at 8 feet 3 inches, and Jyoti Amge, a mere 2 feet 7 inches, at Giza went viral. Brought together to give a leg up to Egypt Tourism, the photoshoot thrust the two record-holders into the limelight — again.

For 24-year-old Amge, none of this is new. She has