Kailia Posey Explained

Kailia Posey
Birth Name:	Kaila Lexis Posey
Birth Date:	19 April 2006
Birth Place:	Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
Disappeared Place:	Lynden, Washington, U.S.
Death Place:	Birch Bay State Park, Washington, U.S.
Body Discovered:	May 2, 2022

Kailia Lexis Posey (April 19, 2006^[1] – May 2, 2022) was an American beauty pageant contestant and reality television personality best known for her appearance on the TLC show Toddlers and Tiaras.

Career

Posey competed in child beauty pageants from the age of three until her death at 16.^[2] She was five years old when she appeared on the fourth season of Toddlers & Tiaras, during which she additionally became the subject of the "Grinning Girl" internet meme.^[3] Posey won the title of Miss Lynden, Washington Teen in 2021 and Miss Springfield, Missouri Teen in 2022.

Death

On May 2, 2022, Posey was found dead at a park in Blaine, Washington.^[4] Her death was ruled a suicide.^{[5] [6]}

Filmography

Film

!Year!Title!Role!Notes

2019

Eli

Agnes Thorne

Acting debut

Television

!Year!Title!Role!Notes

2010, 2011, 2016

Toddlers & Tiaras

Contestant

Notes and References

1. Web site: Kailia Posey: ¿Quién era la niña que se volvió meme por su mueca? . May 4, 2022 . El Informador . March 5, 2022 . es-MX.
2. Web site: May 4, 2022 . In Memoriam: Toddlers & Tiaras' Kailia Posey Throughout the Years . May 7, 2022 . Us Weekly . en-US.
3. Web site: May 3, 2022 . How was Kailia Posey's legendary 'grinning girl' meme born? . May 7, 2022 . MARCA . en.
4. Web site: Toddlers and Tiaras star Kailia Posey, 16, dies. The Chestnut Post. May 4, 2022. May 5, 2022.
5. Web site: May 4, 2022 . Toddlers & Tiaras star Kailia Posey's cause of death revealed. EW.com. May 10, 2022.
6. Web site: Family of 'Toddlers & Tiaras' star Kailia Posey reveals her cause of death . February 5, 2023 . NBC News . May 4, 2022 . en.