7 Toddlers and Tiaras Contestants: Where Are They Now?

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When I heard that there was a special "where are they now" show on the contestants of Toddlers and Tiaras, I'd thought I'd write my own version. This show was a guilty pleasure of mine, so I was genuinely curious on what happened to these kids after all these years. 

Here's what they're doing:

1) Madison Berg 

After lots of bullying and feeling insecure on stage, she stopped doing pageants years after her episode aired. But hasn't dropped her "Tootie" nickname completely yet. Currently, Madison is the captain of the cheerleading team and an elementary education major at Belhaven University. 

2) Cassadee Dunlap

After her episode of Toddlers and Tiaras aired, her family was offered a spinoff show featuring their cheer gym. It was cancelled two seasons later, but Cassadee is still cheering. She's actually at Navarro College, which is the same school featured in Netflix's Cheer.  

3) Danielle Kirby  

She's still confident but not as full of herself as she used to be. Now, she's helping the bipolar community with her blog and apparel line. Therefore, it's no surprise that she's studying psychology at Post University. She aspires to be a therapist. 

4) Alaska Mathews 

After appearing on Toddlers and Tiaras twice, she and her mother appeared on a different show: Dr. Phil. But it seems like life has gone back to normal for Alaska since then. She still enjoys doing pageants, but also likes cheerleading, singing, modeling, and acting. She also appears to be working in healthcare. 

5) Makenzie Myers 

Though she was on a whopping four episodes of the show, Makenzie retired from pageantry. Other than a 2018 reunion with some co-stars at New York Fashion Week, she now seems to be living a private life. That's what her sporadic posts on social media suggest, anyway. 

6) Alana Thompson 

We all know her as "Honey Boo Boo," whose family got their own spinoff show for several seasons before its cancellation. Her mother, June Shannon, then got her own show that ended in 2020. Due to Mama June's problems with drugs, Alana is living with her maternal half-sister, Lauryn "Pumpkin." Hopefully, the spotlight will be off her for a while.

7) Eden Wood 

Eden also got a spin-off show after Toddlers and Tiaras, but it was cancelled after one season. Her Instagram suggests that she's still doing pageants, but is also enjoying a private life. She hopes to graduate as the valedictorian of her high school and attend Harvard University.

Thankfully, all seem to be doing well, even though they participated in such a controversial activity. 

- Liv