Latest News 2022 About Star Kailia Posey Death: “Toddlers & Tiaras” star Kailia Posey dead at 16
Kailia Posey, a 16-year-old pageant queen who appeared on TLC’s “Toddlers & Tiaras” when she was 5 years old, has died, her mother announced on Facebook
“I don’t have words or any thoughts. A beautiful baby girl is gone. Please give us privacy as we mourn the loss of Kailia
My baby forever,” Marcy Posey Gatterman posted on Tuesday, sharing a photo of her daughter in a gown. Her cause of death is still unknown
Posey appeared on “Toddlers & Tiaras,” which gave a behind-the-scenes look at the world of children’s pageants, at least twice
In a 2016 episode of the show, Kailia’s mom said she started doing pageants when she was three years old. Her talent was being a contortionist
During a 2012 episode of the show, Kailia, then 5, made a grinning face that went viral as a meme, making her face recognizable even outside of the “Toddlers & Tiaras” world
Posey recently competed in the Miss Teen Washington pageant. Her bio on the pageant website states she attended Lynden High School, and wanted to study aviation in college to become a commercial pilot
She also made her school’s Dean’s List for having excellent grades during the 2020-2021 school year