Who is the 2021 Gerber baby?
THE Gerber baby is the trademark of the Gerber Products company which manufactures baby food and products. A contest to find a baby to represent the brand began in 1928 and has since been an annual occurrence. The 2021 Gerber baby is four-month-old Zane Kahin, according to the Today Show. Kahins parents, Micheal and Erin went on the show to share the surprising news with the public. Over 90,000 babies entered the contest, including Kahin after his father submitted his photo to find out if his tot had a chance at winning. Erin spoke about Kahins personality on Today, saying: Zane is our little comedian  he loves to crack himself up and even wakes up laughing. 5 Four-month-old Zane Kahin is the 2021 Gerber baby Credit: NBC  He especially enjoys his bouncer and bonding with the family dogs, Rexy and Liv.  Kahin was born after Erin suffered through breast cancer at just 27 years old. She confessed to the Today show that she underwent a double mastectomy, chemotherapy and radiation and was not sure if she would be able to conceive. Erin and Micheal were prepared to go through fertility treatments but were pleasantly surprised when she became pregnant without intervention. Kahin and his family will take home a $25,000 cash prize, free Gerber products for up to one year and a wardrobe valued at $1,000 provided by Gerber Childrenswear. Gerber will also be offering a bodysuit and T-shirt design inspired by Kahin. 5 Erin and Micheal said that Kahin 'wakes up laughing' Credit: Gerber  For every purchase, Gerber Childrenswear will make a product donation of equal value to the charity Delivering Good. The very first Gerber baby is Ann Turner Cook, 94, who won the contest back in 1928. She won the title after family friend Dorothy Hope Smith drew a charcoal portrait of her as a baby and submitted it to the contest. 5 Ann Turner Cook was the first Gerber baby, whose portrait became the company's logo  Most read in US News DEADLY BRAWL Gunman kills boy and hurts others in Walmart parking lot shooting rampage HOTTER THAN HELL World's hottest city hits 52C, no air con and its too hot to touch floor RAINING ROCKETS Rockets blast US base in Syria after Biden's airstrikes on Iranian militias CHILLING Model missing in Florida disaster called husband & said she'd seen 'pool cave in' SPACE WARS Space Force ready to 'protect US interests' after report warned of war on MOON HE'S BEHIND YOU! QAnon believers think they've spotted Trump behind Biden in Oval Office  Cook has since been the trademark logo of the company. She is a retired teacher and mystery novelist living in Tampa, Florida. The Gerber babys identity was kept a secret for nearly four decades until in 1978 it was revealed to be Cook.