Sultan Kösen, the tallest man in the world, met Jyoti Amge, the shortest woman, in person in Irvine, California. Both Guinness World Records traveled to the United States because they are part of a joint project.
Measure 2.51 meters; She, 62.8 centimetres. In the photos circulated of their meeting, one shared by both on their respective Instagram accounts, you can see the abysmal difference in height between the two, which is about six feet.
They both had breakfast in Irvine and then arrived in Los Angeles, guests of the organization of an American producer who will record with them.
In 2018, the two met in Cairo, Egypt, guests of that country’s Ministry of Culture and Tourism.
The photo that they both shared on their Instagram accounts.Who is Sultan Kösen?
Kösen has been the tallest man in the world since 2009. Today, at 41, still holds the record.
According to the official Guinness World Records website, there have been only ten confirmed cases in history of men reaching 2.43 meters (8 feet) tall.
Sultan Kösen is 2.51 meters tall. Photo: InstagramSultan is a farmer who grew up like any other child until the age of ten, when a tumor on his pituitary gland caused a disease known as “pituitary gigantism” that uncontrolled his growth rate.
Moreover, Kösen also has the largest hands and feet in the world27.5 and 36.5 centimeters respectively.
Who is Jyoti Amge?
Jyoti, 30, is the shortest woman since 2011. Unlike Sultan, she suffers achondroplasia.
Jyoti Amge with Sultan during their meeting in Egypt. Photo: EFEJyoti is an actress. The woman has special participations in the programs BodyShock and Bigg Jefe 6, but undoubtedly her most relevant role is the one she had in the series American Horror Story: Freak Showwhere she plays Ma Petite.
As a curiosity, it may be remembered that Amge was part of the Susana Gimenez in 2013.
Jyoti Amge was Susana’s special guest.Today the smallest man in the world is Iranian Afshin Esmaeil Ghaderzadehwith a height of 65.24 cm.
Source: Clarin
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