Little Princess Paulina Masters (4 photos)

A real princess should be petite and graceful, like a porcelain figurine. This is the image that fairy tales and magical stories paint for us. But there should also be a limit to miniature and fragility. However, she did not prevent this character from becoming, if not a real princess, then certainly not inferior to royalty with pride, stature and fortitude.





Paulina Masters is the smallest adult woman in human history. Paulina was listed in the Guinness Book of Records as a woman with a height of only 34 centimeters.



Born on February 26, 1876 in Ossendrecht in the Netherlands, Pauline Masters was only 30 centimeters tall. At nine years old, the girl weighed only 1.5 kilograms, and in adulthood Paulina weighed less than 4.5 kilograms. The baby’s figure was proportional. And Masters had no shortage of fans.

Paulina began her professional career while still an infant. At that time, the public simply admired the tiny proportions of the baby, but as she grew older, the girl began performing on stage. She eventually became known as an agile gymnast. She also danced skillfully with partners from the audience. As her performances became more professional, Paulina began experimenting with pseudonyms.





Perhaps the most famous was the stage name Princess Polina. In accordance with it, the girl wore amazingly elegant dresses to go on stage with such minute details and seams that the outfits themselves were a miracle.

During her career, Princess Pauline toured in Belgium, Germany, France and Great Britain, and in 1894 she was invited to perform in the United States. She made her New York theater debut on New Year's Eve to a completely captivated audience. She performed with a grace that touched the soul of everyone who saw her. Paulina was a fairy, a tiny princess on a huge stage, dancing what she felt in her heart. And it was wonderful... The little artist quickly became the darling of the city.



Shortly after arriving in New York, the diminutive princess fell ill with pneumonia and meningitis. Paulina Masters died of illness on March 1, 1895 in New York, and the world lost a small, beautiful and fragile, but such a great miracle.