Madge Bester, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Madge Bester

World's shortest living woman

Date of Birth: 26-Apr-1963

Place of Birth: South Africa

Date of Death: 19-Mar-2018

Nationality: South Africa

Zodiac Sign: Taurus


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About Madge Bester

  • Madge Bester (26 April 1963 – 19 March 2018) was a former world's shortest living woman.
  • From South Africa, in 1991 she measured 65 cm (2 ft 1.5 inches) in height.
  • Bester had osteogenesis imperfecta, which is characterized by brittle bones, and used a wheelchair.She was a campaigner for disability rights, holding a 1998 press conference on the issue accompanied by Lin Yih-Chih, the world's smallest man.Bester lived in a retirement village in Bloemfontein.
  • Her mother Winnie, who died in 2001, also had osteogenesis imperfecta and measured only 70 cm.Bester died on 19 March 2018, aged 54.

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