Being crowned America’s Next Top Model was never Kristen Wilkerson’s dream.
And yet, the Upper West Side mother of four often finds herself updating headshots, prepping for photo shoots and walking out the door on last-minute bookings with athleisure brands like Nike.
But she’s not the one posing for the hottest fashion photos — it’s her 10-month-old daughter, Rosie.
“We randomly got her into modeling in March, and she’s already landed eight castings,” Wilkerson, 34, told The Post of her pint-sized superstar.
“We absolutely love it,” added the mother of multiples, who pastors New York’s Trinity Church with husband Taylor. “But I wasn’t quite prepared for how much her modeling would affect my schedule.”
Often with less than 24 hours notice, reserved and busy baby mamas must be ready to answer career calls.
As Gen Alpha cherubs (currently ages 0-14) continue to steal the spotlight online — think the Four Seasons Orlando baby — the demand for little VIPs on billboards, ads and social media ads continues to grow.
In fact, 58% of marketers gave them feature roles in promotional materials last year, according to findings from the Influencer Marketing Hub.
Global footprints now spend more than $2.9 billion raising rugrat “kidfluencers” — a figure expected to grow by about 22% by 2031, according to researchers.
Long Island babe MJ is getting her share of that pie.
At just 8 months old, the diaper diva has already earned over $4,000 this year as the cute face of Walmart and Costco campaigns.
But her stay-at-home mom, Melissa Duzant, tells The Post that she and her husband Korrie weren’t motivated by money when they signed up their toddler son, Korrie Jr., for modeling in February .
Instead, the Staten Island native, who now lives in northern New Jersey, hopes the experience will instill a lifelong sense of pride in the 1-year-old.
“I want my son to develop a strong work ethic and know that he can do anything he puts his mind to,” said Duzant, 28. “The sky’s the limit.”
In the five months since his career began, on-camera hottie Korrie Jr. has flashed posts for Amazon, Nike and baby food brand Beech-Nut.