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Bridgette Marie Jordan (June 9, 1989 – June 12, 2019) was the smallest living woman according to
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at 2 ft 3in (69 cm). She was also one of the shortest living siblings according to Guinness World Records with her younger brother Brad was 38 inches tall at 20 years old (in 2011). The siblings were born with a rare genetic condition called
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. Bridgette Jordan was the smallest woman in the USA. She lived in
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, having attended college at
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. 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
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, who measured 2 feet, 4.5 inches on September 20, 2011, but then lost the record to
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, on December 16, 2011, when Amge turned 18. 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 ...
* Shortest women *
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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References


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metro.co.uk
Associated 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.com
You Tune, Bridgette Jordan - The world's shortest living woman, Guinness world record.
guinnessworldrecords.com
Guinness World Records Video: Bridgette Jordan is new world's shortest living woman.
facebook.com
Brad and Bridgette Face Book page.
abcnews.go.com
Who Is the World's Shortest Woman?, By Katie Kindelan, Sep 21, 2011
youtube.com
YouTube, The Shortest Siblings - Guinness World Record 2012.
yubanet.com
Yuba 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.com
Vimeo, LLC, Bridgette & Brad Jordan, the World's Smallest Siblings; World's Smallest Lady - EPISODE 1 by Gary Parker/Photographer {{DEFAULTSORT:Jordan, Bridgette 1989 births 2019 deaths People from Marion County, Illinois Place of birth missing Place of death missing People with dwarfism