"You're so beautiful," world tallest woman Rumeysa Gelgi told the world's shortest woman Jyoti Amge when the two met recently at a tea party oraginsed by the Guinness World Records in London. Amge, who hails from Maharashtra measures 62.8 centimetres (2 feet 0.7 inches).) while Turkey's Gelgi is 215.16 centimetres (7 feet 0.7 inches). This was the first time the women met each other.
Despite a whopping height gap of 152.36 cm (five feet), Amge and Gelgi bonded well as they sipped traditional English tea and exchanged life experiences. They also discussed their love for fashion and self-care.
"Meeting Jyoti for the first time was wonderful," the Guinness World Records quoted Rumeysa as saying. "She's the most gorgeous lady. I was waiting to meet her for a long time." She said that they had a fabulous time talking about their shared hobbies and exchanging make-up and self-care tips.
Amge too had a wonderful experience. "Rumeysa is very good by nature. It was difficult for us to make eye contact at times due to our height difference, but it was great," she said. "I’m used to looking up and seeing people taller than me," Jyoti added, "but I was so happy to look up today and see the world’s tallest woman."
Originally from Turkey, where she lives with her family, 27-year-old Rumeysa achieved global fame thanks to her record-breaking height: a stature that is fully matched by her drive and relentless efforts to make the world a more inclusive, kinder place.
Rumeysa's impressive height is due to a condition called Weaver syndrome, an extremely rare genetic condition that causes bone overgrowth following a mutation of the EZH2 gene.
Amge, on the other hand, has achondroplasia – a bone growth disorder that affects the arms and legs.
Fairly common among the known forms of skeletal dysplasia, this genetic disorder occurs in the early stages of fetal development and causes short stature, impacting the cartilage tissue that should later form the bones of the child's arms and legs. That, however, has not stopped her as she navigates through life and continues to prove her bubbly, larger-than-life personality.
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