Bridgette Marie Jordan (June 9, 1989 – June 12, 2019) was the smallest living woman according to
Guinness World Records
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at 2 ft 3in (69 cm). She was also one of the shortest living siblings according to Guinness World Records; her younger brother Brad was 38 inches tall at 20 years old. The siblings were born with a rare genetic condition called
Microcephalic osteodysplastic primordial dwarfism type II.
Bridgette Jordan was the smallest woman in the
United States
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; she lived in
Sandoval, Illinois
Sandoval is a town in Marion County, Illinois, United States. The population was 1,157 at the 2020 census.
History
In the early days, this area was the crossroads of well traveled Indian trails. A man with the name of Sandoval was the first ...
and attended college at
Kaskaskia College. She enjoyed dancing and cheerleading. She was on the cheer squad for Kaskaskia. She wore an infant size 2 shoe.
Jordan received the record from the previous Guinness record holder, Elif Kocaman of
Kadirli
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Turkey
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, who measured 2 feet, 4.5 inches on September 20, 2011, but then lost the record to
Jyoti Amge
Jyoti Kishanji Amge (born 16 December 1993) is an Indian actress notable for being the world's shortest living woman according to the ''Guinness World Records''.
Following Amge's 18th birthday on 16 December 2011, she was officially declared th ...
of
Nagpur
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,
India
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, on December 16, 2011, when Amge turned 18. In 2012, the Jordan siblings starred in ''Big Tiny'', a reality series on
TLC
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.
Jordan was born weighing in at 1 pound, 12 ounces and was 12.5 inches long. Her brother Brad was born weighing 2 pounds, 4 ounces, and measured 13.5 inches long. Together, the two only reached 5 ft 5in. Brad Jordan died on February 21, 2017, at the age of 25. Bridgette Jordan died on June 12, 2019.
See also
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List of shortest people
This list includes the shortest ever verified people in their lifetime or profession. The entries below are broken down into different categories which range from sex, to age group and occupations. Most of the sourcing is done by Guinness World ...
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Shortest women
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Primordial dwarfism
Primordial dwarfism (PD) is a form of dwarfism that results in a smaller body size in all stages of life beginning from before birth. More specifically, primordial dwarfism is a diagnostic category including specific types of profoundly proportion ...
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Dwarfism
Dwarfism is a condition of people and animals marked by unusually small size or short stature. In humans, it is sometimes defined as an adult height of less than , regardless of sex; the average adult height among people with dwarfism is . '' ...
References
External links
metro.co.ukAssociated Newspapers Limited, Worlds Shortest Woman, Retrieved on 2011-10-22.
Huffington Post By David Moye, Guinness Declares Illinois Resident Bridgette Jordan The World's Shortest Woman.
World Records Academy, Shortest woman: Bridgette Jordan breaks Guinness world record, Friday, October 14, 2011.
youtube.comYou Tune, Bridgette Jordan - The world's shortest living woman, Guinness world record.
guinnessworldrecords.comGuinness World Records Video: Bridgette Jordan is new world's shortest living woman.
facebook.comBrad and Bridgette Face Book page.
abcnews.go.comWho Is the World's Shortest Woman?, By Katie Kindelan, Sep 21, 2011
youtube.comYouTube, The Shortest Siblings - Guinness World Record 2012.
yubanet.comYuba Net, Nevada City, California, Guinness World Record: New Shortest Living Woman, Sep 20, 2011
NDJ World, An American Is Smallest Woman In The World, Sep 20 2011
About Brad and Bridgette.
vimeo.comVimeo, LLC, Bridgette & Brad Jordan, the World's Smallest Siblings; World's Smallest Lady - EPISODE 1 by Gary Parker/Photographer
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1989 births
2019 deaths
People from Marion County, Illinois
Place of birth missing
Place of death missing
People with dwarfism