Alaska Native Baby Contest

I love these pictures. They are from the Native Baby Contest held at the World Eskimo-Indian Olympics. It's a popular event, and parents can enter their babies to compete in a fashion show of sorts. The winner is the baby whose regalia is deemed best by judges, but I have no idea how they pick winners, they all look so adorable.

8-month old Siena Marie Reid of Buckland sleeps in her parka during the Native Baby Contest at the 50th World Eskimo Indian Olympics Thursday morning, July 21, 2011 at the Carlson Center. "She'll sleep through anything," mother Forest Rose Walker said. Eric Engman/News-Miner

13-month old Jerzey Lane of Fairbanks is displayed by her mother Sam Lane during the Native Baby Contest at the 50th World Eskimo Indian Olympics Thursday morning, July 21, 2011 at the Carlson Center. Eric Engman/News-Miner

Read more: Fairbanks Daily News-Miner - Tiny tots square off in WEIO Native Baby Contest