AFTER thousands of votes cast over the past few months, the gorgeous Evie Sewell from Galashiels has been crowned the bonniest baby in the Borders.

Following the tremendous response from Peeblesshire News readers who voted in the competition online and with paper votes, 11-month-old Evie scooped the title and the £300 cash prize.

Mum Cally and dad Elliot were thrilled when they found out their little girl had won the competition.

Cally said: “We were so surprised and so proud of her. There were so many cute babies so it's amazing that Evie won out of all those children! We're so, so thrilled.

“We had family round and my partner was on the computer and saw it announced on the website, so everyone was up cheering and celebrating, and hugging and kissing Evie but she didn't really know what was going on.”

The bonnie baby champ will celebrate her first birthday on January 26 and is the family's first grandchild and first niece for her aunties and uncles, so is already the centre of attention for all of her relatives, who have been voting for weeks.

“She quite enjoys getting her photo taken I think, isn't camera-shy at all!” Cally joked, “She's a little character and me and her dad obviously think she's gorgeous...but we're bias!

“I'm so happy she's won."