'Toddlers And Tiaras' 6-Year-Old Millionaire Isabella Barrett Loves $10,000 Dresses, Lobster, Filet Mignon, And "Being The Boss"

Toddlers and Tiaras star Isabella Barrett's a six-year-old millionaire....and she's got the expensive taste to prove it.

The tyke tells the Daily Mirror, "What's not to like about being a millionaire?" Barret told the paper, "I'm a superstar, I have my own jewellery line and I just love being the boss. I never lose at anything and almost every pageant I enter, I win. But what I love more than anything is shoes. I have over 60 pairs."

She also says she loves lobster and filet mignon, once ordering $2,200 worth of food from a single restaurant. Some say she's spoiled or acting like an heiress from an early age. But her mom says "I know it seems pompous, but to us it's just funny and part of her personality."

But then, the toddler millionaire got multiple funding sources to keep the cash a-flowin'. Not only does she have a hefty pageant record and a slew of TV appearances, she also her own jewelry and makeup line (or, rather, she co-owns them wiith her mother, Susanna).

The bulk of Barrett's revenue comes from her jewelry line, Glitzy Girl, which was started because the toddler got a charm each time she won a pageant since she started competing at age 4 so that she could "brag", according to her mom.

Fans and friends  apparently, uh, liked the bragging...so the idea was expanded into a business. Susanna insists she doesn't push Isabella or spoil her, however. They save a percentage of Isabella's income in a trust fund she will not be able to access until she is 18. "If she told me tomorrow she didn't want to do it any of it any more, then that would be fine," Susanna said. "But she does like nice things, so we do treat her."

Susanna Barrett admits that much of the jewelry line's profit is spent on clothes and shoes for Isabella. A lot of maintenance goes into being a beauty queen. Isabella's pageant outfits cost about $10,000 because the performances have to be "like Broadway shows," said the Rhode Island mom. "I'll admit when it comes to Bella's wardrobe, there is no expense spared," she said. "That means a voice coach, make-up artist, regular spray tans, hair extensions, acrylic nails and even made-to-measure fake teeth which cost us $500."

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