Anna Nicole Smith’s Daughter Dannielynn Birkhead Attends the 2018 Kentucky Derby With Her Father Larry Birkhead

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Anna Nicole Smith’s Daughter Dannielynn Birkhead Attends the 2018 Kentucky Derby With Her Father Larry Birkhead

Like mother, like daughter! The late Anna Nicole Smith’s daughter, Dannielynn Birkhead, attended the 2018 Kentucky Derby on Saturday, May 5, and the resemblance between them is astounding. Dannielynn, 11, walked the red carpet alongside her father, Larry Birkhead, in what has become an annual outing for them. He has been taking his daughter to the event for years and revealed in a social media post that he met her mother there at the Barnstable-Brown Party in 2003. Larry told Us Weekly at Churchill Downs on Saturday that his daughter planned her outfit for the event. "This is the first year she got excited about picking things out," the proud papa said of Dannielynn's blue and white dress and matching hat. "Normally I put whatever on her and she's fine with it. But she likes this dress. She said, 'That’s ugly, that’s gross,' to some choices. So here we are." Smith gave birth to Dannielynn in September 2006, just five months before her death in February 2007, and Larry gained full custody of the child after a long legal battle. Asked about his Mother's Day plans this year, Larry told Us that they were up in the air. "Sometimes we go to the Bahamas [where Anna Nicole and her late son, Daniel, are buried], and sometimes we hang out here and we do something fun and tell a story or do something like that. We just kind of play it by ear." Scroll down for a look at the adorable father-daughter pair at the event through the years.

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Anna Nicole Smith’s Daughter Dannielynn Birkhead Attends the 2018 Kentucky Derby With Her Father Larry Birkhead

Like mother, like daughter! The late Anna Nicole Smith’s daughter, Dannielynn Birkhead, attended the 2018 Kentucky Derby on Saturday, May 5, and the resemblance between them is astounding. Dannielynn, 11, walked the red carpet alongside her father, Larry Birkhead, in what has become an annual outing for them. He has been taking his daughter to the event for years and revealed in a social media post that he met her mother there at the Barnstable-Brown Party in 2003. Larry told Us Weekly at Churchill Downs on Saturday that his daughter planned her outfit for the event. "This is the first year she got excited about picking things out," the proud papa said of Dannielynn's blue and white dress and matching hat. "Normally I put whatever on her and she's fine with it. But she likes this dress. She said, 'That’s ugly, that’s gross,' to some choices. So here we are." Smith gave birth to Dannielynn in September 2006, just five months before her death in February 2007, and Larry gained full custody of the child after a long legal battle. Asked about his Mother's Day plans this year, Larry told Us that they were up in the air. "Sometimes we go to the Bahamas [where Anna Nicole and her late son, Daniel, are buried], and sometimes we hang out here and we do something fun and tell a story or do something like that. We just kind of play it by ear." Scroll down for a look at the adorable father-daughter pair at the event through the years.

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2018

The pair, who live in Louisville, Kentucky, posed for photos together on the red carpet, with the 11-year-old looking much taller than last year. They both wore matching blue and white outfits, and she topped off her look with a white, large-brimmed hat. Larry told Us that his Derby style is "Southern belle meets retro dad." 

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2017

The dad and daughter duo attended the event last year as well. Dannielynn wore an adorable a white and pink dress with a matching headpiece, while Larry wore a tan suit and pink tie to coordinate with his daughter. 

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2016

In 2016, the pair dazzled in their pink and mint ensembles. Dannielynn’s hair was in an updo and decorated with the same flowers that she had on her dress.

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2015

Larry kneeled on the floor to take a photo with his child in 2015. He wore white pants and a pink blazer while his daughter wore a pale pink ruffled dress. 

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2014

Dannielynn wore a bright dress, that was blue on top and had a hot pink bottom in 2014. Her dad wore a light blue suit with a matching tie.

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2013

The duo chose a Mary Poppins theme in 2013, and Dannielynn hit the red carpet up in a white dress and carried an umbrella similar to the one the nanny, played by Julie Andrews, wore in the film. Meanwhile, her father dressed up as Bert (Dick Van Dyke in the 1964 movie) in a red, orange, yellow and white striped blazer and matching hat, and paired it with white pants. 

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2012

The child was all dressed up for the 138th Kentucky Derby, wearing a white and yellow dress and her hair was decorated with yellow flowers. 

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2011

The duo shared an adorable moment together on the red carpet for the event in 2011, when she grabbed his face and gave him a kiss on the cheek. 

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2010

A much younger Dannielynn walked the red carpet with her father in 2010 and they were all smiles as they posed for photos together.