<text>  An Oregon teen who is too young to gamble in Las Vegas isnt 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 Moores quest began to draw attention. However, even if Moore reaches 10,000 retweets, Rivera wont be attending the dance on May 16 because the Catholic school wont let her. Regis High School Principal Scott Coulter said: All prom guests have to be 19 and under. Austins not in trouble. We just laughed about it and I said this just isnt 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 wont be attending the dance because the school wont let her . In addition to ending up on a variety of media sites because of the prom, Rivera has also drawn attention for this . Moores friends were pretty bummed to find out Rivera wasnt coming, Oregon Live reported. He said: They all really wanted a model in the group. Things arent 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 Moores request was all in good fun and strictly PG. She said: Its very flattering, although a little embarrassing. My other Fantasy dancers are having some fun over this, but I think its because they are a little jealous they didnt get an invitation. Maybe Ill take them along with me. Unfortunately for Moore and his friends, It doesnt sound like the school will let that happen. 