All About The Gerber Baby Contest
What you need to know about the Gerber baby contest.
This post will provides you with in-depth insights to the most anticipated baby photo contest annually known as the Gerber PHOTO Search.
If you're looking for information about the Gerber's PHOTO Search then you're at the right place.
The Baby Contest:
The first Gerber baby contest ever held was in 1928 when a charcoal drawing of a 4 months old baby won the heart's of the judges and took the grand prize — became the face of Gerber.
In 2010, inspired by the original Gerber baby — Gerber launched its first annual baby photo contest.
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Unlike the original grand prize of $300 that was won in 1928, this annual Gerber baby contest started with a grand prize of $25,000 scholarship then quickly became a $50,000 cash grand prize.
The Gerber baby contest also known as the GERBER PHOTO SEARCH.
Each year there are hundreds of thousands of entries from parents all over the United States including Puerto Rico and District of Columbia trying to submit their adorable little child(ren) photos for a chance to be the next Gerber baby.
Who can blame them?
It's not just the huge money and prizes when it come to the Gerber's baby photo contest.
What's Really Making This Gerber Baby Photo Contest Standouts From the Rest?
Other baby photo contests cannot even begin to compare with the Gerber baby contest.
The fact that the Gerber contest winners get such huge coverage and the opportunity to be feature on Gerber's ads and commercials, that's in itself worth more than any money can buy.
Now that's what we're talking about — showing off your baby to the world.
The Winners & Prizes:
Just take a look at all the Gerber babies making headlines.
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Gerber baby Mary Jane Montoya on the Today show.
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Gerber baby contest 2015 winner Isla named 2016 Gerber baby on ABC news.
There's a lot more:
Read the Complete List of the Gerber Baby Contest Winners.
That should be enough of a prize for a baby photo contest. Especially, for a free to enter baby contest, but no.
There's more...
Gerber is Big on Rewarding the Grand Prize Winners.
Each year since 2010, Gerber awarded $50,000 cash (only 2010 was $25,000 scholarship and 2011 was $50,000 scholarship) for Gerber baby contest grand prize winners.
Beside the cash, Gerber also provided thousands of dollars for the winners to pay for taxes on their winnings.
Here are all the Gerber baby contest prizes since 2010 to present.
YEAR | GRAND PRIZE | RUNNERS-UP |
2010 | One Winner $25,000 (Scholarship) |
Six Milestone Categories A Flip Slide HD |
2011 | One Winner $50,000 (Scholarship) |
Six Milestone Categories Apple IPAD2 |
2012 | One Winner $50,000 (Cash) |
Six Milestone Categories $10,000 Gerber Life College Plan |
2013 | One Winner $50,000 (Cash) + $15,000 for Taxes |
Six Milestone Categories 32GB Apple iPad + Apple iPad Smart Case cover + $150 Apple iTunes gift card (total value $1,000) |
2014 | One Winner $50,000 (Cash) + $15,450 for Taxes |
Six Milestone Categories $5,000 (Cash) |
2015 | One Winner 50,000 (Cash) + $15,540 for Taxes + $1,500 Gerber Childrenswear |
Six Milestone Categories $3,500 (Cash) + $750 Gerber Childrenswear |
2016 | One Winner 50,000 (Cash) + $15,540 for Taxes + $1,500 Gerber Childrenswear |
Six Milestone Categories $3,500 (Cash) + $750 Gerber Childrenswear |
2017 | One Winner $50,000 (Cash) |
12 Incremental Prizes (Six) Giggles and Wiggles: $500 (Cash) + 1 year Purina products [(60) $10 coupons] + 1 year Gerber products [(60) $10 coupons] (Six) Best Dressed Baby: $500 (Cash) + $250 Code to use at (gerberchildrenswear.com) + 1 year Gerber products [(60) $10 coupons] |
YEAR | GRAND PRIZE |
2010 | One Winner $25,000 (Scholarship) |
2011 | One Winner $50,000 (Scholarship) |
2012 | One Winner $50,000 (Cash) |
2013 | One Winner $50,000 (Cash) + $15,000 for Taxes |
2014 | One Winner $50,000 (Cash) + $15,450 for Taxes |
2015 | One Winner 50,000 (Cash) + $15,540 for Taxes + $1,500 Gerber Childrenswear |
2016 | One Winner 50,000 (Cash) + $15,540 for Taxes + $1,500 Gerber Childrenswear |
2017 | One Winner $50,000 (Cash) |
YEAR | RUNNERS-UP |
2010 | Six Milestone Categories A Flip Slide HD |
2011 | Six Milestone Categories Apple IPAD2 |
2012 | Six Milestone Categories $10,000 Gerber Life College Plan |
2013 | Six Milestone Categories 32GB Apple iPad + Apple iPad Smart Case cover + $150 Apple iTunes gift card (total value $1,000) |
2014 | Six Milestone Categories $5,000 (Cash) |
2015 | Six Milestone Categories $3,500 (Cash) + $750 Gerber Childrenswear |
2016 | Six Milestone Categories $3,500 (Cash) + $750 Gerber Childrenswear |
2017 | 12 Incremental Prizes (Six) Giggles and Wiggles: $500 (Cash) + 1 year Purina products [(60) $10 coupons] + 1 year Gerber products [(60) $10 coupons] (Six) Best Dressed Baby: $500 (Cash) + $250 Code to use at (gerberchildrenswear.com) + 1 year Gerber products [(60) $10 coupons] |
NOTE: All Grand Prize Winners get to be name the Gerber Baby and opportunity to be feature on Gerber's ads, commercials and more.
By looking at the table above you can see that Gerber made changes almost every year regarding awards and prizes.
But, that's not all.
Gerber also made changes regarding when the Gerber baby contest starts, ends, voting period, judging period, and even the contest name could be call by a theme for that year.
A good example is the Gerber baby contest 2017. We didn't included it in the graphic above because Gerber made some major changes to it. It needs it's own.
Gerber always managed to surprised us in the past — not knowing the exact date when it will start.
This is why we suggest you subscribe to join our "Free Baby Stuff" newsletter. We email out announcements, giveaways, and especially updates on the Gerber baby contest.
Make sure you subscribed before moving on to the rules.
The Rules and Q&A:
We've been archiving the Gerber baby contest rules for our readers. So, it's best to always check the Gerber baby contest official rules.
But on this section of the page, we'll do our best to answer and summarize the contest rules based on the past Gerber baby contests.
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When does the Gerber baby contest start?
The Gerber baby contest usually start sometime in the fall.
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When is the Gerber baby contest deadline?
The Gerber baby contest deadline usually about about 3-5 weeks after submission started.
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When does the Gerber baby contest winners be announce?
Winners of the Gerber baby contest usually announce sometime in the beginning of the following year, toward mid-end of January.
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How to enter the Gerber baby contest?
In the past, Gerber have utilized Facebook, Instagram, Eprize.com, and also their very own website for participants to submit baby photos to the Gerber baby contest.
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What type of photo(s) can be submit to the Gerber baby contest?
Photographs by PAID professional photographers will be disqualified.
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Who can participate in the Gerber baby contest?
Participant must be a legal resident of the 50 United States, Puerto Rico or District of Columbia, at least 18 years of age or older, and finally a legal guardian of the child or children in the photo.
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What can participants in the Gerber baby contest win?
If win, there are many rewards including cash prizes as well. (Please see The Winners & Prizes)
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Does it matter to Gerber when the photo(s) was taken?
Only photos that are taken no more than 30 days prior to submission will be accepted. Anything over 30 days are disqualified.
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What is the age requirement for the baby or child to participate in the Gerber baby contest?
The child in the photos must be from 1 day old to 48 month old at the same of submitting the photos.
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Do the winners of the Gerber baby contest have to pay taxes on winnings?
Yes, winners are to pay taxes according to the state of residence. Gerber may or may not provide the cash for that depending of the term for that year.
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If the participants have two babies within the required ages can both be participate in the Gerber baby contest?
Yes, just don't submit a photo of the two babies in one photo unless they are twins.
Please tell me when is the Gerber baby contest!
Hey Cristina, the contest using start sometime in the fall. In the meantime if you have any cute photos then submit it to the CuteKid.
Wil will they pick the winner?
Cashlee, Gerber has not announces the winners yet. But they usually do some time in January. So it's only a few days left assuming this year is similar to the previous contests. As of now we can only wait. You can also subscribed to our newsletter and we can shoot you an email. This way you don't have to be constantly checking.
Updates: Gerber announced on 1/26/2017 the Gerber baby contest 2016 winners. https://www.imthebaby.com/gerber-baby-contest-winners/
Hello! Is there a way to see who are the leaders of each milestone? Pls advise - thank you and good luck to all entrants!
Teresa made a comment about that here https://www.imthebaby.com/gerber-photo-search-baby-contest/#comment-260
[Gerber replied to me stating that “we do not provide a tally of votes in the GERBER Photo Search 2016 Gallery”.]
i know you can vote on each milestone category once a day, but am I allowed to vote on my photo.
Yes, as far as we know you are allowed.
How does family and friends vote? Do they have to sign up at Gerber as well?
Elizabeth, they don't need to sign up for MyGerber account if that's what you meant. But they do need to provide an email to vote. It's very easy. Go here to vote. https://www.imthebaby.com/photosearch2016/
Can you vote more than once? Like once a day for the same photo?
"You can vote for one photo per Milestone per day." You got until 11/25 to do it everyday.
How can I see all of the votes my child gets?
We are trying to figured this out too. We were able to vote but didn't see any kind of vote results. Did you logged into your account? If you ever figure this one out then please come back and comment for us to know. Anyone figure this out yet?
When I am logged into my profile screen and vote (for my own child) it shows in my profile that I have no votes, but if I vote for another child they appear under the 'my votes' section. This happened to me last year, which makes me wonder if my vote is being counted.
Thank you Vicky
Gerber replied to me stating that "we do not provide a tally of votes in the GERBER Photo Search 2016 Gallery".
Thank you Teresa for solving this mystery for us.
Is there any way to delete a submission once confirmed?
"Once your photo has been submitted and approved it cannot be changed or altered." Sorry Jane, it looks like you can't. If this is something important that you must have it deleted then I suggest you try to contact Gerber themselves. Or maybe if someone has done this before that we are not aware of, or maybe even have more information on this hope they can share with us.