A teenager from India who stands at a tiny 1ft 11in (58cm) tall is the smallest girl in the world. Jyoti Amge, 14, is shorter than the average two-year-old child and only weighs 11lb (5kg).

She has a form of dwarfism called achondroplasia and won’t grow any taller than her current height.

Despite this, she goes to a regular school in Nagpur, central India, where she has her own small desk and chair, and her classmates treat her like any other student. Jyoti is treated like a mini-celebrity in her home town, where people flock to meet her and some even treat her like a goddess. She is ambitious and hopes to work as a Bollywood actress one day.

Her mum, Ranjana Amge, 45, said: ‘When Jyoti was born, she seemed quite normal. We came to know about her disorder when she was five.‘

‘We consulted a specialist and he said she will be this size all of her life. Jyoti is small, yet cute, and we love her very much.‘

[VIA]