Paris Jackson Looks All Grown Up As She Remembers Father Michael On His 54th Birthday (PICS)
Paris Jackson Is All Grown Up
Ashley Percival— The Huffington Post UK
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Paris Jackson looked a far cry from the masked little girl we once knew as she paid tribute to her late father Michael Jackson on what would have been his 54th birthday yesterday.
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The 14-year-old looked all grown up as she joined her two brothers Prince, 15, and Michael Jr, 10, on a family trip to the singer's childhood home in Gary, Indiana.
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Paris looked beyond her 14 years yesterday
The trio were joined by other family members at the house where they later held a candlelight vigil for the music legend.
Fans also left tributes to Michael outside the house where the famous family lived until 1969.
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The Jackson family pose for fans outside the house
It marked the beginning of a four-day tribute to Michael, entitled Goin’ Back to Indiana: Can You Feel It.
There will be a baseball game, a special dinner hosted by the Mayor of Gary as well as a tribute concert at the local theatre.
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Prince (right) and Michael Jr, aka Blanket - who appears to be wearing lipstick - are guarded by security as they meet fans
Paris also posted a touching tribute to her father on Twitter as she shared a picture of herself posing with an old photo of Michael.
"Thru my joy & my sorrow , in the promise of another 2morro , i’ll never let u apart for ur always in my heart… happy birthday i love u daddy
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Paris paid tribute to her father on Twitter
It has been a turbulent year for the Jackson children.
Prince Jackson, Blanket Jackson, Paris Jackson,, Michael Jackson's children imprint their father's shoes and sequined glove in cement at Grauman's Chinese Theater, Hollywood, California. January 26, 2012. (Pictured: Prince Jackson, Blanket Jackson, Paris Jackson,). (credit:PA)
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U.S. pop singer Michael Jackson holds his daughter Paris Katherine as he stands in the window of his suite in the Adlon hotel in Berlin, Thursday, Nov. 21, 2002. Jackson will be awarded later with the media prize Bambi for his lifetime achievements. (AP Photo/Jockel Finck) (credit:PA)
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Janet Jackson, left, La Toya Jackson, center, with Michael Jackson's children Prince Michael Jackson II and Paris Jackson during the memorial service for Michael Jackson at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, Tuesday, July 7, 2009. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill, Pool) (credit:PA)
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Michael Jackson's children Paris Jackson, left, kisses Prince Michael Jackson II during the memorial service for Michael Jackson at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, Tuesday, July 7, 2009. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill, Pool) (credit:PA)
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Michael's daughter Paris Jackson and two sons Prince Michael Jackson II (AKA Blanket) and Prince Michael Jackson during the memorial service for Michael Jackson at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. (credit:PA)
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Michael Jackson's daughter Paris Michael Katherine is conforted by her uncle Marlon Jackson during the memorial service for Michael Jackson at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. (credit:PA)
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Michael Jackson's sister Latoya Jackson with his children Blanket (left) and Paris, at the Michael Forever Tribute Concert at the Millennium Stadium, Cardiff.Picture date: Saturday October 8, 2011. See PA story SHOWBIZ Jackson. Photo credit should read: Tim Ireland/PA Wire (credit:PA)
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Prince Jackson and Paris Jackson as the Michael Jackson estate celebrates "The King of Pop" with a hand & footprint ceremony at Grauman's Chinese Theatre in Los Angeles, USA. (credit:PA)
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Paris, right, Prince, left, and Blanket Jackson put their hands in cement during the hand and footprint ceremony honoring their father, musician Michael Jackson, in front of Grauman's Chinese Theatre in Los Angeles, Thursday, Jan. 26, 2012. The ceremony was held to celebrate the "Michael Jackson The Immortal World Tour" by Cirque du Soleil. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles) (credit:PA)
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Paris Jackson attends ceremony honoring the late Michael Jackson with Hand and Footprints in Cement, held at Grauman's Chinese Theatre in Los Angeles on January 26, 2012. (credit:PA)