Meet the world’s shortest woman

By Hattie Bishop via SWNS

Meet the world's shortest woman who is just 72cm (28 in) tall and on a mission to educate others about her rare form of dwarfism via YouTube.

Wildine Aumoithe, 19, is just 72cm tall and holds the Guinness World Record for the shortest non-mobile woman in the world.

The high school student has created a YouTube channel detailing her love of fashion and keeping followers up with her day-to-day life.

She was diagnosed with a rare form of dwarfism known as SADDAN dysplasia but has never let her disability hold her back.

Wildine, from Miami said: "I don't really walk much anymore because my legs are bowed.

"But I have a power wheelchair which goes up and down which is really an extension of my mobility.

"My mom helps me out with lots of things too, like getting dressed and reaching things high up.

"My mom is like my best friend.

"I've always had a really positive reaction on social media.

"Someone even made a fan page of me."

Wildine had her record confirmed in October 2021.

She is just 28.3 inches tall due to her extremely rare dwarfism which led doctors unsure if she would survive 24 hours after being born.

The student, who suffers with long term health issues due to her condition, said: "I am really proud to be the first Haitian-American to hold a shortest woman world record.

"I've been through a lot. I was even sent to a hospice for six months after birth as doctors didn't think I'd make it.

"But finally, I was allowed to come home."

Wildine has been using her online presence to help break down the stigma surrounding her dwarfism.

"I want people to learn a bit about my dwarfism, just because I'm short I'm still a regular person," she said.

"I don't want to let anything hold me back.

"I just have to find a way to do things, my own way."

Wildine, who plans to go to college to study pharmacology later this year, has been home schooling at her custom-made desk during the pandemic.

Despite missing her friends it's important she studies at home as her dwarfism means she could be extremely vulnerable if she caught COVID-19.

She said: "I'm currently a high school senior, I'm graduating in May.

"I'm pretty normal in high school and all my friends accept me for who I am.

"Because of coronavirus I've been doing virtual school online.

"I do miss my friends but that's the only real negative about home schooling."