Kailia Posey 'Toddlers & Tiaras' star dies

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“A beautiful baby girl is gone. Please give us privacy as we mourn the loss of Kailia. My baby forever,” her mom said in a Facebook post.

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Kailia Posey, a former star on TLC's "Toddlers & Tiaras," has died, her mother announced on social media. She was 16.

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“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

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My baby forever,” Marcy Posey Gatterman said in a Facebook post on Monday.

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Her cause of death was unclear. Gatterman did not immediately respond to a request for comment Tuesday.

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Posey was best known for being featured in one episode of "Toddlers & Tiaras," a TLC reality TV series

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TV series that focused on the families of children who competed in beauty pageant competitions.

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A photo of her reaction in an interview during the episode led her to become one of the most recognizable faces in the series.

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In her last Instagram post on April 23, Posey is seen wearing a red two-piece outfit, captioned: "None of your concern :)"

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