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Meet the world's shortest woman who measures just 72cm tall but is on a mission

The world's shortest non-mobile woman says she is on a mission to educate others about her rare form of dwarfism. Wildine Aumoithe, 19, holds a Guinness World Record for measuring just 72cm (28.3 inches) tall.

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 (severe achondroplasia with developmental delay and acanthosis nigricans) dysplasia but has never let her disability hold her back.

Ms Aumoithe said: "I don't really walk much anymore because my legs are bowed but I have a power wheelchair that goes up and down, which is really an extension of my mobility. My mum helps me out with lots of things too, like getting dressed and reaching things high up – my mum is like my best friend.

"I've always had a really positive reaction on social media. Someone even made a fan page of me."

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Ms Aumoithe had her record confirmed in October 2021, when she was aged 18. Although she now lives with long-term health issues due to her condition, doctors had initially doubted she would survive even 24 hours when she was born.

"I am really proud to be the first Haitian-American to hold a shortest woman world record", she said. "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."

Ms Aumoithe, from Miami, Florida, has been using her online presence to help break down the stigma surrounding her dwarfism. Her videos can be found on her YouTube channel, Life of Wildine.

"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."

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Ms Aumoithe plans to go to university to study pharmacology later this year. Due to her medical vulnerability, she has been home-schooling at her custom-made desk during the pandemic.

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." 

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