An Oregon teen who is too young to gamble in Las Vegas is n't being allowed to bring a showgirl to prom because his school says she is too old to attend . Austin Moore , 17 , asked Mariah Rivera to prom over Instagram . Moore , a junior at Regis High School in Stayton , had a slight in with Rivera because she is a cousin of one of his friends . Scroll down for video . Austin Moore of Stayton , Oregon , asked Las Vegas showgirl Mariah Rivera to prom over Instagram . She said that she would attend the dance at Regis High School in May if he could get 10,000 retweets . Moore has been doing his due diligence to get the required number of tweets and is closing in on 1,400 . In addition to working as a topless 'Fantasy ' dancer at the Luxor on the Strip , Rivera also dances as a Las Vegas Outlaws cheerleader . After Moore made his request on social media . Rivera got back to him about a week later and said if he was able to get 10,000 retweets she would be part of his prom group , KGW reported . The retweets started coming fast and furious - they are at nearly 1,400 - and Moore 's quest began to draw attention . However , even if Moore reaches 10,000 retweets , Rivera wo n't be attending the dance on May 16 because the Catholic school wo n't let her . Regis High School Principal Scott Coulter said : 'All prom guests have to be 19 and under . 'Austin 's not in trouble . 'We just laughed about it and I said this just is n't going to happen . ' In addition to working as a topless dancer on the Strip , Rivera also dances as a Las Vegas Outlaws cheerleader . Even if Moore reaches 10,000 retweets , Rivera wo n't be attending the dance because the school wo n't let her . In addition to ending up on a variety of media sites because of the prom , Rivera has also drawn attention for this . Moore 's friends were 'pretty bummed ' to find out Rivera was n't coming , Oregon Live reported . He said : 'They all really wanted a model in the group . ' Things are n't that bad for Moore as he has a girlfriend he always intended to bring as his date . Rivera , who is married , told The Las Vegas Sun that Moore 's request was 'all in good fun ' and 'strictly PG ' . She said : 'It ’ s very flattering , although a little embarrassing . 'My other Fantasy dancers are having some fun over this , but I think it ’ s because they are a little jealous they didn ’ t get an invitation . 'Maybe I ’ ll take them along with me . ' Unfortunately for Moore and his friends , It does n't sound like the school will let that happen .
Austin Moore of Stayton asked Mariah Rivera to prom via Instagram . The teen was not happy with the invitation and posted a photo on her Facebook page saying she would rather go home than attend the event. Moore has about 1,400 retweets already and the number is climbing . School wo n't let her attend because guests must be under the age of 20 .