Bridgette Jordan

Smallest living woman until her death in 2019
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Bridgette Jordan
Born(1989-06-09)June 9, 1989
DiedJune 12, 2019(2019-06-12) (aged 30)
Height69 cm (2 ft 3 in)

Bridgette Marie Jordan (June 9, 1989 – June 12, 2019) was the smallest living woman according to Guinness World Records 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; she lived in Sandoval, Illinois 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, Turkey, who measured 2 feet, 4.5 inches on September 20, 2011, but then lost the record to Jyoti Amge of Nagpur, India, on December 16, 2011, when Amge turned 18.[1] In 2012, the Jordan siblings starred in Big Tiny, a reality series on TLC.[2]

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.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Jyoti Kisanji Amge: Shortest woman living (mobile)". Guinness World Records. Archived from the original on 2021-11-21. Retrieved 2022-02-23.
  2. ^ "World's smallest siblings, Brad and Bridgette Jordan, in TLC series "Big Tiny"". 13 August 2012. Retrieved 2023-05-28.
  3. ^ "Obituary". Retrieved 2022-02-23.