Joshua Goldman
Joshua Goldman
min read · September 18, 2025 · Entertainment

From Baby on TV to Red Carpet Star: Sophia Abraham's Dramatic Journey

She has been on reality TV shows since she was born. This 16-year-old red carpet regular grew up with a camera in her face because her mother was a teenaged mom who had to bring up her baby all by herself

TEEN MOMMA'S MINI-ME: SOPHIA ABRAHAM TURNS HEADS ON RED CARPET

The drama, the tears, and the tantrums - it's a typical day in the life of Farrah Abraham's daughter Sophia Laurent Abraham. But on Wednesday evening, this 16-year-old reality TV regular turned heads on the red carpet with her mom at the Page Six Virtual Reali-Tea Awards held at City Winery in New York City.

But what makes Sophia's story so juicy? For starters, she was born to a teenage mom who had to raise her all by herself. Farrah Abraham, now 31, became pregnant with Sophia when she was just 17 years old and was cast on MTV's hit reality show 16 And Pregnant in 2009.

She is Farrah Abraham 's daughter Sophia Laurent Abraham

The cameras caught every moment of Sophia's life from babyhood to toddlerhood, and now, as a teenager. But what's even more shocking is that Sophia never got to meet her biological father, Derek Underwood, who tragically passed away in a car crash just two months before she was born.

Fast-forward to the present, and Sophia has become a fixture on Hollywood's red carpet. Despite being a high school student, she's been spotted at numerous A-list events, rubbing shoulders with celebrities like Paris Hilton and Nicki Minaj.

But what really got tongues wagging is Sophia's transformation from a bubbly pre-teen to a goth-inspired teen. Gone are the colorful outfits, tulle skirts, and sparkling sequins that once defined her style. Now, she's all about dark, edgy fashion - think all-black ensembles with purple or blue accents.

They posed together on Wednesday at the Page Six Virtual Reali-Tea Awards held at City Winery in New York City

And if you thought that was enough drama for one family, wait until you hear about Sophia's 14th birthday celebration. Farrah posted a video on social media showing Sophia getting multiple face piercings, sparking outrage among concerned fans. But Farrah defended herself by saying the piercings were done by professionals and that she prefers to set boundaries around more "harmful" behaviors like underage drinking or teen sex.

As for Farrah's own tumultuous life, it's been a wild ride. After 16 And Pregnant, she went on to star in Teen Mom and Teen Mom OG, but was fired from the show in 2017 due to her work in the adult industry. However, she made a comeback of sorts when she was invited back as a guest on the sequel series Teen Mom: Family Reunion in 2022.

Despite the controversy surrounding her life, Farrah has built a massive social media following and has become a reality TV fixture-turned-social media influencer. And with Sophia by her side, it seems like this mother-daughter duo is here to stay - for better or worse.

Regular viewers of Teen Mom would likely have been shocked by Farrah's wise-cracking daughter and how much Sophia had changed since she was a pre-teen; Farrah and Sophia pictured in 2018 in Santa Monica

As we watched them pose together on the red carpet, one thing was clear: these two are a force to be reckoned with in the world of reality TV and social media. Stay tuned for more drama, more tantrums, and more controversies from this fascinating family!

In place of the vibrant colors, tulle skirts and sparkling sequins that Sophia once gravitated toward, she now favors all-black goth-style clothing; pictured with her mother in 2019 in Hollywood

In 2023, Farrah courted controversy when she posted a video of Sophia getting multiple face piercings to celebrate her 14th birthday

But she defended herself, saying the piercings were done by professionals. She said it was a safer form of teenage rebellion than underage drinking or having sex as a teen, a view she adopted after becoming a teen mother herself