Over the weekend, Washington D.C. crowds gathered at Meridian Hill Park for a fun and unusual contest: a Jack Schlossberg look-alike competition, drawing participants and spectators to the growing national trend.
The event, which conjured a crowd determined to find the most striking resemblance to John F. Kennedy's only grandson, was part of a burgeoning trend of celebrity look-alike contests gripping major cities - including a Timothée Chalamet contest in New York City, which the actor himself graced with his presence, as reported by FOX 5 DC.
Amidst a backdrop of political and celebrity culture convergence, the contest organizers Georgia Parolski and Ruchika Sharma tapped into a zeitgeist, as they drew a crowd of over a thousand RSVPs, a number confirmed by DC News Now. In a statement obtained by The Washington Post, Parolski noted, "He's also a little chronically online."
And while the man of the hour, Schlossberg, did not show much like Chalamet did in New York, the contest was not short on contenders or enthusiasts – even amid a brisk D.C. day. The array of contestants included, Timothee a baby and a shirtless participant, all vying for the soft power that the Kennedy allure still holds in Washington. But at the end of the day, or rather in less than an hour the victor was Daniel Bonomo, a 25-year-old with aspirations for the State Department and a keenness for Schlossberg's online antics, according to his interview with the The Washington Post.
His win netted him $50 cash, a $100 Zipcar driving credit, a year of free membership, and a $100 Salazar gift card, as per details from DC News Now. As Bonomo was quoted, reflecting on the event's appeal, "People love community," he said. "Let’s get a bunch of people together to do something silly and fun. Why not?"
