Shanaya Cuff is Examiner Baby of Year 2009 - pictures of winner and runners-up

Nov 3 2009 Huddersfield Daily Examiner

LITTLE Shanaya Cuff is a winner – at just 10 months old.

The Lindley baby was named today as the Examiner Baby Of The Year 2009, after scooping 544 votes in a contest which attracted several hundred entries.

And she’s following in mum’s footsteps. Mum Nicola Baldwin, of Lindley, won a contest in the summer to find a Bond girl for a shopping promotion in Huddersfield – and her baby was number 007 in the competition.

Nicola, of King Street, said: “It is tremendous news.

“I got the call to tell me Shanaya had won just as we were celebrating her sister Jayda’s second birthday. It meant it was a perfect day.

“She’s a really happy baby, always smiling”.

Shanaya is the daughter of Nicola and Leon Cuff.

Nicola added: “Lots of my friends and family voted for her and it is such a thrill”.

Runner-up in the contest was 15-month-old Maisie Lumb.

Maisie is the daughter of Aaron and Laura Lumb and the couple are also celebrating more good news – they are expecting twins in February.