Included in the post were recent photos of Dannielynn and some from her childhood. The first picture showed her sitting on steps, dressed in a black outfit with black sunglasses.<\/p>\n
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Larry Birkhead celebrated his daughter’s 20th birthday on Instagram. (Stephen J. Cohen\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n
The second photo showed Dannielynn smiling with short red hair. The video then flashed back to her childhood, with a young Dannielynn wearing a one-piece bathing suit and smiling.<\/p>\n
ANNA NICOLE SMITH\u2019S LOOKALIKE DAUGHTER TURNS HEADS IN DRAMATIC NEW LOOK AT KENTUCKY DERBY AS STARS TAKE OVER<\/a><\/p>\n The last photo showed Dannielynn in a pink tutu hugging Larry and smiling.<\/p>\n Dannielynn Birkhead and Larry Birkhead attend the 152nd Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky., on May 2, 2026. (Daniel Boczarski\/Getty Images for Churchill Downs)<\/p>\n “How in the world is she 20 already we cant be getting old we are still young,” one Instagram user commented.<\/p>\n Another added, “Happy 20th Birthday! I feel so old. lol.”<\/p>\n GET ENTERTAINMENT SCOOP DELIVERED RIGHT TO YOUR EMAIL BY CLICKING HERE<\/a><\/p>\n Larry shares daughter Dannielynn with the late Anna Nicole Smith<\/a>. The couple met at the Kentucky Derby<\/a> in 2004 and welcomed their daughter in 2006. After Smith\u2019s death in 2007, Birkhead became Dannielynn\u2019s primary caregiver and has largely raised her away from the spotlight.<\/p>\n Anna Nicole Smith is Dannielynn’s mother. (Jeff Snyder\/FilmMagic)<\/p>\n Larry and Dannielynn have upheld their Kentucky Derby tradition<\/a> and attend yearly. The father and daughter have attended the Kentucky Derby every year since Dannielynn was three-years-old.<\/p>\n PUT YOUR ENTERTAINMENT KNOWLEDGE TO THE TEST AND SEE HOW YOU SCORE<\/a><\/p>\n Though Birkhead prefers to raise Dannielynn out of the spotlight, he told Fox News Digital attending the historic annual event is a way to honor the past and continue creating new traditions with his little girl.<\/p>\n Dannielynn Birkhead in 2013. (WireImage)<\/p>\n LIKE WHAT YOU’RE READING? CLICK HERE FOR MORE ENTERTAINMENT NEWS<\/a><\/p>\n “It’s kind of been a tradition that we would go every year,” he said in May 2022. “That’s where I met Anna Nicole Smith.<\/a> And it’s something that I’ve taken my daughter back every year since. She’s old enough to kind of understand what it is.”<\/p>\n He continued, “Since I did meet her mom there, it started off just kind of me taking her back and showing her around and kind of letting her know the stories that, you know, this is kind of where I met your mom and things.<\/p>\n Dannielynn Birkhead and her father, Larry Birkhead, attend the 138th Kentucky Derby in 2012. (Getty Images)<\/p>\n “And then it came to kind of people look for my daughter there because I really don’t let her do any public events. And so, in all honesty, the Kentucky Derby is kind of the growth chart for Dannielynn,” Larry concluded.<\/p>\n![\"Dannielynn](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/dannielynn-birkhead-kentucky-derby-fox-news-002-scaled.jpeg\")
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