On Guinness World Records Day, the world’s tallest woman and the world’s shortest woman came together for afternoon tea in London. Rumeysa Gelgi, who is 215.16 cm (7 feet 0.7 inches) tall, and Jyoti Amge, who stands at just 62.8 cm (2 feet 0.7 inches), met at the Savoy Hotel, as announced by Guinness World Records (GWR) on Wednesday. Despite their height difference of 152.36 cm (5 feet), the two women reportedly enjoyed each other’s company and got along very well.
“We have a lot in common,” Gelgi said in the statement. “We both enjoy makeup, self-care, jewelry, and doing our nails.”
She also mentioned, “It was a bit challenging to make eye contact because of our height difference, but it was wonderful.”
Amge expressed her joy as well, saying she was “so happy” to meet her fellow record holder.
Gelgi, a 27-year-old web designer from Turkey, was recognized as the world’s tallest living woman in 2021. Her exceptional height is a result of Weaver syndrome, a rare condition, and she is only the 27th person globally to be diagnosed with it, according to GWR.
In addition to this title, Gelgi holds several other records, including the largest hands on a woman at 24.93 cm (9.81 inches), the longest back on a living woman at 59.90 cm (23.58 inches), and the longest ears on a person (female) with an average length of 9.58 cm (3.77 inches).
Gelgi was also featured in a GWR documentary titled “Rumeysa: Walking Tall,” which follows her as she travels across the US meeting other record holders.
Amge, an actress and media personality from India, has a condition called achondroplasia, a bone growth disorder that primarily impacts the arms and legs.
This disorder develops early during fetal growth and affects the cartilage tissue that would normally turn into the arms and legs of a child.
Despite her petite size, Amge has made a significant impact on social media and has appeared on the US TV series American Horror Story: Freak Show as Ma Petite, making her the shortest actress in history, according to GWR.
She has also made several appearances on the Italian TV show Lo Show Dei Record.
GWR editor-in-chief Craig Glenday, who met the two women in London, explained that the records are about “celebrating differences.”
“By bringing together these two incredible and iconic women, they can exchange their views on life with one another, and also with all of us,” Glenday said in the statement.
Both Gelgi and Amge have been recognized as GWR ICONS, a new category set to appear in the 2025 edition of the book.