Sultan Kösen, the world's tallest man, met Jyoti Amge, the shortest woman, in person in Irvine, California.
Both Guinness records traveled to the United States because they are part of a common project.
He measures
2.51 meters
;
she,
62.8 centimeters
.
In the photos that circulated of their meeting, one of them shared by both on their Instagram accounts, the abysmal difference in height between the two is noticeable, which is approximately one meter eighty.
They both had breakfast in Irvine and then arrived in Los Angeles as guests of the organization of an American producer who will record with them.
In 2018, the duo had met in Cairo, Egypt, as guests of that country's Ministry of Culture and Tourism.
The photo 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 years old,
he still holds the record
.
According to the official Guinness Book of Records site, there have only been ten confirmed cases in history of men reaching 2.43 meters in height (8 feet).
Sultan Kösen is 2.51 meters tall.
Photo: Instagram
Sultan is a farmer who grew up like any other child until he was ten years old, when a tumor in his pituitary gland caused a disease known as "pituitary gigantism" that uncontrolled his growth rate.
In addition,
Kösen also has the largest hands and feet in the world
, measuring 27.5 and 36.5 centimeters respectively.
Who is Jyoti Amge?
Jyoti, 30, is the shortest woman since 2011. Unlike Sultan, she suffers from
achondroplasia
.
Jyoti Amge with Sultan at their meeting in Egypt.
Photo: EFE
Jyoti is an actress.
The woman has special participations in the programs BodyShock and Bigg Jefe 6, but without a doubt her most relevant role is the one she had in the series
American Horror Story: Freak Show
, where she plays Ma Petite.
As a curiosity, it can be remembered that Amge was part of
Susana Giménez
's program in 2013.
Jyoti Amge was Susana's special guest.
Today, the smallest man in the world is the Iranian
Afshin Esmaeil Ghaderzadeh
, with a height of 65.24 cm.