“Her highly acclaimed talent as a contortionist had already led to professional touring job offers, and she had recently been selected to be a cheerleader at her high school next fall.”Ī spokesperson for the Washington State Police previously told Us Weekly that the state police were “called to assist Whatcom County Sheriff on a juvenile death investigation at Birch Bay State Park.” “She won countless crowns and trophies after competing on the pageant circuit her entire life,” the family added. “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 family said in a statement to TMZ, praising Posey for all that she accomplished in her life. Posey’s family revealed she died by suicide. Please give us privacy as we mourn the loss of Kailia. “I don’t have words or any thoughts,” Marcy Posey Gatterman, who often appeared on the TLC reality show with her daughter, wrote via Facebook at the time.
Toddlers & Tiaras alum Kailia Posey has died at 16, the pageant queen’s mother revealed in May 2022.