‘Beautiful Just Like Her Mom’: Teyana Taylor Fans Stunned After She Shares a New Photo of Her Daughter Junie

Teyana Taylor‘s followers were left in awe after the singer shared a beautiful pic of her daughter Iman Tayla Shumpert Jr., nicknamed Junie, on Tuesday evening.

The Oct. 20 pic featured Junie wearing dark blue patterned with multi-colored hearts as her hair was done in box braids accessorized with beads. “My heart, my oldest. I love you boo @babyjunie4 💙❤️,” Taylor captioned the post. Some fans were allured by the 4-year-old’s beauty, while others couldn’t grasp the idea that she grew so quickly.

Junie. @teyanataylor/Instagram

“OMGGG SOOOO PRETTTTYY 😍😍😍😍💕💕💕💕✨✨ UR TWIN!”

“Beautiful just like her mom ❤️.”

“She’s soo pretty 💛.”

“Omggg junie has grown uppp.”

“She’s growing up so fast 😩😩😩.”

Teyana Taylor, Iman Shumpert and Junie. (Photo: @teyanataylor/Instagram)

It’s been a year of changes for young Junie. She became an older sister to Rue Rose when her family welcomed its fourth member in September, and months before that the pre-schooler followed in Teyana’s footsteps and tried her hand at modeling.

Back in May, Junie was given the opportunity to star in a children’s collection fashion line created by her mother, Juju Beez Clothing. The 4-year-old posed for the camera in a white shirt, fringe jacket, and shiny laced boots.

The “Wake Up Love” singer captioned the May 2 post of her daughter’s fashion shoot: “Guess what’s coming soon…FINALLY?!!! JUJU BEEZ CLOTHING!! Omg my lady bug @babyjunie4 is getting so big 😩😩😩😍😍😍 I’m tryna figure out who she think she is?!!! 😩 anyways, make sure y’all follow & stay tuned on @jujubeezclothing for all new fun looks & releases coming!! 🐞🐛🐝#Jujubeezclothing #juniecorn #jujubeez 📸: @iamkrislou.”

In another photo shared the same day, Junie beamed with joy as she wore an open purple jacket that revealed a purple letter “b” with antennas on a white turtle neck. Taylor couldn’t stop gushing over her little girl, writing, “Omgggg I’m super fan girl’n rite now…. my baby for @jujubeezclothing 😩😂😂😂 check out more fun looks and shots on @jujubeezclothing #jujubeezclothing #jujubeez #juniecorn 📸: @mrdblanks.”

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