Celebrity Celebrity Family Celebrity Kids Coco Austin and Daughter Chanel Have a Glam Photo Shoot in Matching Swimsuits — See the Pics! Red licorice is 2½-year-old Chanel's bribe of choice during photo shoots with her mama Coco Austin By Jen Juneau Jen Juneau Jen Juneau is a News and Movies Staff Writer at PEOPLE. She started at the brand in 2016 and has more than 15 years' professional writing experience. People Editorial Guidelines Published on August 6, 2018 01:30PM EDT Photo: Coco Austin/Instagram Coco Austin‘s mini-me knows what she likes! The model and former reality star’s adorable 2½-year-old daughter Chanel Nicole has her hands full in a new set of photographs shared to Austin’s Instagram account on Saturday, showing the sweet duo posing in the pool while wearing matching floral swimwear by Fashion Nova. Hamming it up for the camera, the gals pull a variety of funny faces while little Chanel holds onto a rope of red licorice for the first half the photos and a mermaid doll in the second half. “I said to Chanel ‘Wanna take some pictures while we go in the pool?’ She says, ‘Then can i have some Licorice?’ and here’s the outcome,” Austin, 39, captioned her post. Want all the latest pregnancy and birth announcements, plus celebrity mom blogs? Click here to get those and more in the PEOPLE Babies newsletter. Coco Austin/Instagram Coco Austin and daughter Chanel Coco Austin/Instagram Coco Austin and daughter Chanel Coco Austin/Instagram Coco Austin and daughter Chanel RELATED GALLERY: Coco Loves Chanel: The Toddler’s Cutest Photos Austin and Chanel have a long history of donning matching duds everywhere from the pool to at home, while doing yoga and even while traveling. The fashion-forward tot is so connected to the latest style trends that she walked her first runway with Austin and dad Ice-T in February 2017 at just 14 months old, during the Air Jordan for the Rookie USA show for New York Fashion Week. RELATED VIDEO: Coco Austin and Baby Chanel Wear Matching Swimsuits During Mommy-Daughter Trip to the Pool! Despite admitting she initially hoped her daughter would find interests in a different industry, Austin believes Chanel may be destined to be a mini Coco. “She’s definitely a performer, which I was a little worried about because I don’t really want her to be a performer,” the mother of one told PEOPLE in December. “That’s how her parents are. I think she’s going to, naturally.” “I was trying to push against that a little bit. Maybe [encourage her] to be a rocket scientist. I don’t know, something I’m not. But it seems like she’s going in my direction,” added the Ice Loves Coco alum.