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.

Guinness World Records adjudicator Rob Molloy, right, and Dr. Manoj Pahukar of Wockhardt hospital, second left, measure Jyoti Amge at a press conference in Nagpur, India, Friday, Dec. 16, 2011. Amge, 18, was declared shortest woman in the world measuring 62.8 centimeters (24.7 inches) by the Guinness World Records. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)

Jyoti Amge at her residence.

Jyoti Amge holds the hand of her elder sister’s son Vishatej, 5, as other sister Rupali looks on at her residence before a press conference with Guinness World Records in Nagpur, India.
Jyoti Amge poses for a photography with her family at her residence.

Jyoti Amge combs her hair in front of a mirror.

Jyoti Amge smiles after getting the title of the shortest woman by the Guinness World Records adjudicator Rob Molloy, in Nagpur, India.

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