Bridgette Jordan

Bridgette Jordan
Born (1989-06-09) June 9, 1989
Height 69 cm (2 ft 3 in)

Bridgette Jordan (born June 9, 1989) is the former smallest living woman according to Guinness World Records at 2 ft 3in (69 cm). She is also one of the shortest living siblings according to Guinness World Records as her younger brother Brad is 38 inches tall at 20 years old (in 2011). Bridgette and Brad were born with a rare genetic condition called Microcephalic osteodysplastic primordial dwarfism type II. Bridgette is still the smallest woman in the USA. She lives in Sandoval, Illinois, having attended college at Kaskaskia College. Her hobbies are dancing and cheerleading. She was on the cheer squad for Kaskaskia. She wears an infant size 2 shoe.

Bridgette 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 Jyoti turned 18.

Bridgette 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 today the two only reach 5 ft 5in.

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