Pint-sized Autumn was just nine months old when she was crowned queen of the beauty pageants – before she could even walk.
Mum Katie Taylor, 29, has revealed how she has spent thousands of pounds on glitzy outfits turning the tot into a beauty queen.
Katie from Hyde, Greater Manchester, dotes on pint-sized pageant star Autumn, who has already won five titles and “loves the attention.”
The support worker for patients with mental health issues said: “If she carries on doing this, it’ll help build her confidence up.
“She loves the attention, smiling, laughing and waving. It’s also an excuse for me to buy a frilly dress!”
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But while she said Autumn loves strutting about in the glamorous outfits, the hobby has attracted some criticism, with some trolls saying she was encouraging her daughter to become a prostitute.
Katie said: “Someone I know actually said to me that she could turn into a prostitute because of this.
“I was shocked more than anything, I don’t know how being in a pageant can turn you into a prostitute.
“She’s 19 months-old, that’s not going to happen.
“I know some people don’t like the make-up and hairpieces, and I don’t either, but it’s each to their own.”
Despite the harsh words, Katie has vowed to allow Autumn to take part in pageants as long as she enjoys it.
Katie, who also has a son, Cassius, four, was inspired to make Autumn a pageant princess after seeing a TV show about the beauty extravaganzas in February 2016.
Bewitched by the glamour – with sparkly dresses and over-the-top hair and make-up – she immediately started searching on Facebook for local pageants, for her nine-month old baby, who couldn’t walk yet, to enter.
Autumn’s first show was in Preston, Lancashire, that same month and her mum recalled: “I was more nervous than her, because she was only nine months and she didn’t have a clue.”
Katie bought a bright pink, puffy dress with netting underneath that cost £125.
But Autumn was uncomfortable in the outfit and the dress has not been used again.
Despite this, she received a title, crown and sash for her first competition and the mum-and-daughter duo were hooked.
Now they have competed in five pageants and Autumn has a selection of outfits for the fiercely competitive events.
She has a tight, boned corset and glitzy bodice with dozens of ruffles in the skirt, costing £200, a gold and white handmade dress, a lion costume and even a tutu-style outfit, inspired by the Beauty and the Beast.
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