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First Gerber baby and Tampa native meets the newest Gerber baby

 
Cortney Warren holds son Lucas next to Ann Turner Cook, 92, and husband Jason Warren. The Warrens met Cook, the original Gerber baby, on a recent trip to Florida, where Cook lives in Tampa. Lucas, 1, is the first Gerber baby to have Down syndrome and was picked from the 2018 spokesbaby contest. [Courtesy of Gerber]
Cortney Warren holds son Lucas next to Ann Turner Cook, 92, and husband Jason Warren. The Warrens met Cook, the original Gerber baby, on a recent trip to Florida, where Cook lives in Tampa. Lucas, 1, is the first Gerber baby to have Down syndrome and was picked from the 2018 spokesbaby contest. [Courtesy of Gerber]
Published June 6, 2018

In an adorable set of circumstances, the newest Gerber baby got to pose for a photo with the first Gerber baby, a Tampa native.

Ann Turner Cook, 92, is a retired English teacher and aspiring mystery novelist who — when she was just over 4 months old — was the subject of a famous charcoal sketch. The sketch, which her family friend drew in 1927, was submitted and accepted for Gerber's call for baby food advertisements.

My grandmother was the Gerber baby. It was a funny bit of trivia, never made her rich or got us free strained peas or anything. But last week she got to meet the company's newest spokesbaby, named Lucas. Pretty pretttty cute. pic.twitter.com/u7ddWaM1Ed

It wasn't until 40 years later that Taylor went public about her identity as a famous infant icon.

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The newest Gerber baby has been fawned by fans online. Lucas Warren, 1, is the first Gerber baby to have Down Syndrome since the company launched the contest 90 years ago.

The photo was taken as the Warren family was planning a family trip here in Florida. They reached out to Gerber to arrange a meeting with Cook.

"Gerber saw this as the perfect opportunity for the two iconic Gerber babies to meet in person. As you can see in this photo, Ann Turner Cook and Lucas were all smiles when they met," said Bernadette Tortorella, the senior media marketing manager for Nestle Infant Nutrition.

Receipts! pic.twitter.com/UBzFaBSxPK

Since 2010, the company has been taking photo submissions to select its Gerber baby.