Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon's Daughter Monroe, 10, Bags 1st Major Modelling Gig

Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon's Daughter Monroe, 10, Bags 1st Major Modelling Gig

  • US singer Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon's daughter, Monroe, has bagged her first major modelling gig
  • The 10-year-old plays her mom at the age of 10 in a new back-to-school campaign by childrenswear brand OshKosh B'Gosh
  • Social media users shared mixed reactions to the news with some even going as far as accusing the US superstar of nepotism

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Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon's daughter Monroe has bagged her first major brand campaign. The 10-year-old kid models in childrenswear brand OshKosh B'Gosh's new back-to-school campaign.

The campaign dubbed, Today is Someday, features Mariah Carey, Outkast and Muhammad Ali. The iconic brand announced the campaign on Tuesday, 20 July.

Mariah Carey, Nick Cannon, daughter Monroe, 10, bags, 1st major modelling gig
Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon's daughter Monroe, 10, has bagged her first major modelling gig. Image: @nickcannon, @mariahcarey
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People reports that the campaign spotlights the stars through a series of vignettes in which fans can hear inner monologues from Mariah, Ali and Outcast as children.

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Monroe appears as her mom at age 10. She honours Mariah's childhood, her songwriting and her influence on young dreamers, according to the publication.

"We did the campaign because we love the message of empowering kids to dream boldly and blaze their own path," said Mariah in a statement.

Tweeps took to the outlet's comment section on Twitter to share their thoughts on Monroe's first major modelling gig. Check out some of their comments below:

@CaroleRay1 said:

"I have always been a fan of your music but this is nepotism at it's finest! Miss Monroe did a great job, though."

@TerriMaier2 wrote:

"And then again the stars' kids get the carrot."

@lambslane commented:

"She’s so grown up. Beautiful."

@Sora_Lily0327_Y said:

"It was just like yesterday since I saw the news about she and Roc were born. I feel old now."

@lilfancyb added:

"So cute."

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Mariah Carey impersonates Eminem on anniversary of Obsessed

In other entertainment news, Briefly News reported that Mariah Carey took to TikTok on Wednesday, 16 June and shared a clip of herself impersonating Eminem. The US songstress made the funny clip in celebration of the 12th anniversary of her song Obsessed.

The 51-year-old singer participated in the Wipe It Down challenge and transformed from herself to the popular rapper. In the track Obsessed, Mariah addressed the rumours of her alleged relationship with Em.

According to HipHopDX, Mariah denied that they were ever an item. A few weeks later, Eminem dropped a diss track The Warning and laid into the singer for denying their relationship. The video was shared on Twitter by the rap news outlet. The hip-hop publication captioned the post:

"Don't let Eminem see this."

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Social media users shared mixed reactions to the video. Check out some of their comments below: @LuckyLefty99 said:

"Feminem stans touched."

@fakd03 wrote:

"You legit look like a knock off version of him."

@CHilla415 commented:

"Not only is the beef old and the song old, this challenge is old as hell too, lol."

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Mxolisi Mngadi (Editor) Mxolisi Mngadi is an entertainment reporter. He graduated in 2002 from Damelin with a Diploma in Journalism, majoring in African and International Studies, Journalism and Electronic Media. He then started his journalism career at the Daily Sun newspaper, went on to The Citizen, and worked as a senior reporter at News24. He has been a writer for more than 15 years.