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Bridge Street had already gained fame having been named by Ripley’s Believe It or Not as the world’s shortest street in everyday use

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Carmen Electra is to lead the world’s shortest St Patrick’s Day Parade in Hot Springs on March 17 next year.

The entertainer Carmen Electra will serve as the celebrity grand marshal for the 23rd annual event that consists of a route of just under 30 metres.

“Carmen Electra is a star on many levels, and will fit right in with our great little 98-foot parade as we hit the 23rd year of fun and wackiness,” Visit Hot Springs CEO and Parade founder Stever Arrison said.

“We look forward to having her meet our 30,000 passionate parade fans on March 17.”

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The actress, model, singer, entrepreneur and TV star became a household name through MTV’s hit show ‘Singled Out’ while her role as Lani McKenzie on ‘Baywatch’ established her as one of the most recognisable pop culture figures of her era.

She appeared in a string of hit comedies including ‘Scary Movie’, ‘Starsky & Hutch’, and ‘Date Movie’.

Electra will join the previously announced Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders in the March 17 parade who are returning to Hot Springs for the 12th time since 2013.

The parade celebration will begin Tuesday evening, March 17.

“The World’s Shortest St. Patrick’s Day Parade has brought worldwide attention to Hot Springs and helped expand the city’s reputation as a city that knows how to have fun,” Irish Central reports.

Arrison and some friends had been in an establishment adjacent to the 98-foot Bridge Street in 2003 when they came up with the idea.

Bridge Street had already gained fame having been named by Ripley’s Believe It or Not as the world’s shortest street in everyday use.

The parade swiftly gained attention around the globe and now more than 30,000 people are expected to gather in downtown Hot Springs for the 2026 event.

It annually features a line-up of “outrageous wackiness” that includes a troupe of marching Irish Elvis Impersonators, the World’s Largest Leprechaun, “zany floats”, and marching units.