Babytalk Magazine Reveals Cover Contest Winner

October 13, 2009 by Cathy Ribble
Filed under: News

Rowan Spracklen has been selected by “Good Morning America” viewers as the winner of Babytalk magazine’s 10th annual cover contest winner.

The 14-month old cutie from Erie, Pennsylvania, received 16,000 votes from GMA viewers. The contest had over 50,000 entries.

Ana Connery, the magazine’s editor-in-chief, revealed the winner and the November cover design live on GMA on October 12. Adorable Baby Rowan and his parents, Mia and Adrian Spracklen, were on the GMA set in Times Square when the announcement was made. Rowan also wins a $1,000 gift card from The Children’s Place.

The win holds special meaning for the family because November is National Adoption Month. The Spracklens adopted Rowan when he was only 6 months old after he was abandoned at a police station and sent to an orphanage in Ethopia. The orphanage tried to take care of him, but Rowan was suffering from malnutrition and sick when the Spracklens made Rowan part of their family.

The Spracklens call their son a miracle and a survivor, and they believe he has adjusted well to his new life. Rowan has three older sisters, Henley, 10, Teagan, 8 and Luca, 6.

Mia Spracklen decided to enter the baby contest because Rowan often received praise and comments from other people when in public.

Public adoration and praise stirs millions of mothers throughout the United States to enter their children in a multitude of baby contests for cash prizes, gift cards and scholarships. If you are interested in baby contests, check out the following pending contests:

The Cute Kid

American Baby Contest

Gap Casting Call