Community Corner
Beautiful Baby Wins Beautiful Baby Contest
In a fierce battle of wills, several babies came out on top in their respective age divisions.
The bright and sunny day matched the smiles on the faces of babies being judged at the recent annual Shorewood Crossroads Festival Beautiful Baby Contest.
Babies from birth to 48 months were assessed in a preliminary judging by photo by 50 different judges from multiple backgrounds and communities.
There were 106 photos submitted for judging. The 30 finalists appeared at the Shorewood Crossroads Festival for final judging on Aug. 6.
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Winners were:
- For zero to six months, Bella Semplinski, daughter of Gina Isabelli and Eric Semplinski of Joliet.
- For 7 to 12 months, Nia Luanne Contant, daughter of Justin and Melissa Contant, of Shorewood.
- For 13 to 18 months, Dorian Giovanni Mordan, daughter of Athlia and Walt Mordan of Shorewood.
- For 19 to 24 months, Sophia Krause, daughter of Coleen Krause of Channahon.
- For 25 to 36 months, Bennett Robinson, son of Michael and Mary Robinson of Shorewood.
- For 37 to 48 months, Isabella Feldman, daughter of Mike and Becky Feldman.
The winner of the drawing for a $500 savings bond was Brianna Danielle Duddleston, daughter of Brandy and Don Duddleston Jr. of Shorewood. The savings bond was donated by Deb and Chuck Schreiner, sponsors of the contest and owners of Conrad Co. Vacuum & Janitorial Supply.
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Rilyn O’Hern, daughter of Kelly O’Hern of Shorewood, was the winner of a necklace donated by .
All finalists received a gift bag filled with a variety of gifts and promotions. In addition, the winners were awarded a trophy, T-shirt and additional gifts.
The baby contest was organized by Mark Kay Cosmetics' Becki Hackett and Linda Slabaugh. Proceeds will benefit the Kiwanis Club of Shorewood's children’s projects.
Organizers of the baby contest thanked all those who contributed their time and talent to make the baby contest the success that it was. They also gave special recognition to those who supported the event by their contributions.
They were:
- Conrad Co. Vacuum & Janitorial Supply
- Chili’s
- EmbroidMe
- Inch by Inch Resale
- The Kiwanis Club of Shorewood
- Jimmy John’s
- Mary Kay Cosmetics
- Panda Express
- People First Bank
- Post Net
- Shaklee
- Signature Agency
- Troy Dental
- Spencer’s Jewelry.
“Their generosity and contributions to our community help to make events like this a huge success,” Hackett said.
