Rochelle girl in Gap Kids promotion

Add comment February 10th, 2009

Jovana Delatorre, 10, of Rochelle is one of four kids from across the nation being featured in babyGap and GapKids store windows from coast to coast this month.

Snapfish by HP photo

She is one of two kids ages five to 10 –  the other is a boy from Florida — and two preschoolers who were chosen from nearly 900,000 participants whose parents submitted their photos for the babyGap and GapKids campaign.

Gap chose 20 finalists and online voters at gap.com/castingcall voted their favorites.

Jovana received $3,000 to buy GapKids clothes, a year’s supply, and a $450 gift certificate from Snapfish by HP photos.

Jovana likes fast-pitch softball and playing basketball. Her favorite subject in school is science. Her mom, Devona Delatorre, said in a telephone interview that Jovana has been treated like “a little celebrity” at photo shoots and at a recent event at a Deeark, Ill., GapKids store.  Mom said Jovanna is a “good-natured kid” and they all think the whole campaign has been “pretty cool.”