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Inside dark curse of child beauty queens from murder to arrests after Toddlers & Tiaras star Kailia Posey’s death
NEWS of Toddlers & Tiaras star Kailia Posey's tragic death at the age of 16 has shaken the world of child beauty pageants.
Her family confirmed the teen died by suicide in a heartbreaking statement on Tuesday night.
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Kailia was best known for appearing on Toddler & Tiaras, and for the iconic meme born from one of her interviews on the show.
Police confirmed to The Sun that she passed on Monday at a Washington state park.
"Although she was an accomplished teenager with a bright future ahead of her, unfortunately in one impetuous moment, she made the rash decision to end her earthly life," the girl's family told .
It's the latest tragic event in an industry that has been plagued with high-profile cases of murder and drug abuse.
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Decades before Kailia's untimely death shocked fans, the case of JonBenét Ramsey captured the world's attention.
The six-year-old beauty pageant queen was found dead in the basement of her family's Boulder, Colorado, home on December 26, 1996.
JONBENET'S MURDER
John Andrew told The Sun in an exclusive interview in December that his half-sister was killed to fulfill a "fantasy."
The unsolved murder has hung over the entire country ever since the young girl's death was ruled a homicide.
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Nearly everyone in her family was immediately thought of as suspects by police.
A grand jury voted in 1999 to charge John and Patsy Ramsey with child abuse resulting in the first-degree murder of their daughter – but the district attorney refused to sign the indictment.
Then came false confessions and dead ends, and the case remains unsolved today.
While JonBenét may be the most famous child beauty queen of the twentieth century, Honey Boo Boo and her mom Mama June also achieved an incredible level of fame after appearing on Toddlers & Tiaras.
MAMA JUNE'S RUN-INS WITH THE LAW
Following a meteoric rise that saw the family get several spin-off reality shows, Mama June has had several run-ins with the law.
Mama June was arrested on March 13, 2019, on drug possession charges including possession of a controlled substance and drug paraphernalia in Alabama.
She was arrested with her then-boyfriend Geno Doak, who was charged with third-degree domestic violence, possession of a controlled substance, and possession of drug paraphernalia.
The former couple each allegedly had crack cocaine and a crack pipe on them.
A few months later Honey Boo Boo, whose real name is Alana, chose to move out of her mother's house and in with her sister Pumpkin, who now serves as her guardian.
The family staged an intervention for the matriarch on her reality TV show but it didn't seem to hit home.
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"Mama June: Road to Redemption" followed her as she handled sobriety, her court case, and mending relations with her family.
Mama June estimated that she had spent $900,000 in a year on drugs.
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