Eden's Crush

Eden’s Crush
By Chloe Dinnerrolly (June 25, 2011)

Realizing that it’s better to burnout than fade away, 6 year-old Eden Wood from Toddlers & Tiaras is welcoming a move to Florida and heading for retirement, bingo marker in hand. After 2 years in the pageant world, the 3-foot tall diva dressed in sequins, feathers, and a Muppet-skinned fur coat is calling it quits.

Although, officially resigning from beauty competitions, Eden is not saying goodbye to the stage, cameras, and The South Beach Diet just yet. The bite-sized primadonna is now on tour to promote her new singing career, performing nationwide at Build-A-Bear grand openings, along with a Jonas Brothers’ cover band, and The Wiggles.

If everything goes as planned, Disney will come running and little Eden will be cursing out the paparazzi and seen club hopping on TMZ in no time. Cha-ching! However, Eden’s rise to fame isn’t going to get in the way of a normal childhood since success at an early age never messed anyone up. Right, Leif?

Already the star of TLC’s reality show and author of her own book, Eden has her mom to thank for entering her in the pageant profession filled with crowns, sashes, trophies, and mascara running tears. It’s important for young girls to understand early on; it’s what’s on the outside that counts. True beauty comes from layers of makeup, spray-on tans, wigs, false teeth, and 10 pounds of glitter. Then, maybe one day you too will get your own star on the Hollywood Walk Of Fame, right next to the late and great Gary Coleman.