Honey Boo Boo and Mama June in costume

Alana Thompson -- nicknamed Honey Boo Boo, first row center -- and her mother June Thompson (aka Mama June) pose at a beauty pageant in a 2012 photo. The two starred in the "reality" show Here Comes Honey Boo Boo, which debuted on American television the same year. The family's eager participation in child beauty pageants was one of the themes of the show. Honey Boo Boo was born in 2005, so she turned 7 the year this photo was taken.