IT happened just recently at the Duke Lodge in Kingston, Georgetown, when representatives of GEM Magazine and ANSA McAL Guyana were on hand to present PAMPERS gift baskets to the ten finalists of the 2015 Cutest Baby Photo Contest.

A collaborative effort between GEM and PAMPERS –- distributed by ANSA McAL Guyana Limited -– the contest was held over a four-week period, within which contestants were required to submit pictures of their bundles of joy along with other required basic information.

Ten finalists were eventually selected by a closed panel of judges for the Facebook phase of the event. With a combination of judges’ points and the highest LIKEs, the cutest baby for the GEM cover was selected.

Winner of the coveted cover spot was little Zoe D’Ornellas, while the other nine finalists were Haley De Nobrega, Meghnad Krishnan, Liam DeVeaux, Krishmar Ting-A-Kee, Sabrina Ross, Nathan Gardner, Emily Cornelius, Isabella Khoslall and Katalia Garraway.

In brief remarks made before the presentations, both the Publisher of GEM, Mr Simeon L. Corbin, and the Public Relations Officer of ANSA McAL, Ms. Darshanie Yussuf, thanked the parents for allowing their babies to participate in the contest; Duke Lodge for allowing use of the venue, the media for helping to promote the contest; and the thousands of Facebook fans and followers, for helping to make the contest an exciting experience.

In the 67th edition of GEM, which will be on newsstands shortly, there will be more pictures and other information about the contest and finalists, so be sure to get your copy.