available on Discovery+, gives fans of the controversial TLC reality show, which ran from 2009 to 2016, updates on their favorite over-the-top tots.
Delving into the child pageant world, the reality show was criticized for hyper-sexualizing young girls. Oftentimes, parents featured on the show would force their kids, sometimes as young as 3 years old, to compete in hourslong competitions, undergo spray tans, and wear heavy makeup, fake teeth and revealing costumes.
Some moms forced their kids to drink energy drinks or soda to add “pep” to the performances. Although she was shown as a pageant “underdog” on “Toddlers,” Liana said that wasn’t the case: She still has loads of trophies and crowns to prove she was a big winner.
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