Current:Home > MyToddlers and Tiaras' Eden Wood Is All Grown Up Graduating High School As Valedictorian -StockPrime
Toddlers and Tiaras' Eden Wood Is All Grown Up Graduating High School As Valedictorian
View
Date:2025-04-17 18:18:42
Eden Wood has another crown under her belt.
The former Toddlers and Tiaras star recently graduated high school as valedictorian.
"Alumni Status," she captioned a black and white photo of her in her cap and gown, holding her diploma. "#valedictorian #classof2023 #graduated #edenwood #highschoolgrad #ontocollege."
Up next for the 18-year-old? College in her home state of Arkansas where she'll pursue a bachelor's degree in broadcast journalism.
"I want to do something that I love." Eden told Today in an interview published May 22. "I don't want to be stuck doing a job that's boring. I've been in a front of a camera my whole life, so this feels like the perfect fit."
After all, she's no stranger to being on-air as she appeared in the TLC reality show in 2009 to 2011 before landing her own spin-off Eden's World in 2012.
While she called it "an exciting time," she ultimately decided to step away from the spotlight in fifth grade to be an average kid.
"I focused on my schooling," she shared. "But when I was done with that, I branched back out into pageants and modeling."
Today, her goal is to one day represent Arkansas in the Miss America Pageant.
"Pageants were just so positive for me," Eden, who wants to use her platform to end bullying and push kids to achieve their goal, continued. "Pageants gave me confidence. Anyone that puts a label on pageants and makes it negative—there's something wrong with them and their way of thinking, because it's innocent. It's just like any other sport."
veryGood! (817)
Related
- Military service academies see drop in reported sexual assaults after alarming surge
- A Georgia nonprofit is on a mission to give building materials new life
- Philadelphia Eagles nearly gift game to New York Giants, survive sloppy second half in win
- Morocoin Trading Exchange: Opportunities and Risks of Inscription.
- A South Texas lawmaker’s 15
- The 12 Days of Trump Court: A year of appearances, from unprecedented to almost routine
- Tokyo court only holds utility responsible to compensate Fukushima evacuees and reduces damages
- Kourtney Kardashian's Photo of Baby Boy Rocky Proves Christmas Is About All the Small Things
- NHL in ASL returns, delivering American Sign Language analysis for Deaf community at Winter Classic
- 1 dead, several hurt after Texas house explosion
Ranking
- Highlights from Trump’s interview with Time magazine
- NFL on Christmas: One of the greatest playoff games in league history was played on Dec. 25
- Brock Purdy’s 4 interceptions doom the 49ers in 33-19 loss to the Ravens
- NFL on Christmas: One of the greatest playoff games in league history was played on Dec. 25
- 2025 'Doomsday Clock': This is how close we are to self
- Towns reinforce dikes as heavy rains send rivers over their banks in Germany and the Netherlands
- Death toll rises to 18 in furnace explosion at Chinese-owned nickel plant in Indonesia
- Amazon, Starbucks worker unions are in limbo, even as UAW and others triumph
Recommendation
Residents worried after ceiling cracks appear following reroofing works at Jalan Tenaga HDB blocks
Liverpool star Mohamed Salah ‘shares pain’ of grieving families at Christmas amid Israel-Hamas war
A History of Jared Leto's Most Extreme Transformations Over the Years
Taylor Swift's Dad Bonds With Travis Kelce's Father at Kansas City Chiefs Christmas Game
From family road trips to travel woes: Americans are navigating skyrocketing holiday costs
Paris City Hall plaza draws holiday visitors and migrant families seeking shelter as Olympics nears
Fact-checking 'Ferrari' movie: What's accurate, what isn't in Adam Driver's racing film
A plane stuck for days in France for a human trafficking investigation leaves for India