Timothée Chalamet crashes his own look-alike contest after police shut
down crowded event
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[October 28, 2024]
By JAKE OFFENHARTZ
NEW YORK (AP) — Actor Timothée Chalamet made a surprise appearance at
his own look-alike contest in Lower Manhattan on Sunday, an event that
drew hundreds of onlookers, a dispersal order from police and at least
one arrest.
Flanked by bodyguards, Chalamet briefly posed for photos with his
high-cheeked, curly haired doppelgängers, some of whom had dressed as
the actor’s characters in “Wonka” and the “Dune” movies.
But just as the wannabe-Chalamats began strutting along a red carpet in
Washington Square Park, police ordered the large group to disperse,
slapping organizers with a $500 fine for an “unpermitted costume
contest.”
At least one contestant was taken away in handcuffs, though police did
not immediately say why. A spokesperson for the NYPD said charges were
pending.
“It started off as a silly joke and now it’s turned pandemonium,” said
Paige Nguyen, a producer for the YouTube personality Anthony Po, who
staged the event.
The organizers had posted flyers for the contest — which promised a $50
prize to the winner — around New York in recent days, spurring social
media speculation and thousands of RSVPs to an online invite.
After leaving the park, the group soon found a backup location in a
nearby playground, where more than a dozen contestants competed for
audience approval from a makeshift stage.
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Miles Mitchell, 21, winner of the Timothee Chalamet lookalike
contest near Washington Square Park, Sunday, Oct. 27, 2024, in New
York. (AP Photo/Stefan Jeremiah)
What makes a good Chalamet?
“It’s all in the nose,” said Lauren Klas, a 27-year-old graphic
designer who clung to a fence post to get a better view of the
stage. “All of his bone structure, really.”
After winnowing down the group down to four, the remaining
contestants were asked about their French proficiency, their plans
to make the world a better place and their romantic intentions with
Kylie Jenner. Chalamet and Jenner are said to be a couple.
Eventually, a winner was chosen: Miles Mitchell, a 21-year-old
Staten Island resident, who dressed in a purple Willy Wonka outfit
and tossed candy to the crowd from a brief case.
As he stood next to a novelty-size check written out to “Best Tim,"
a group of admirers lined up for the chance to take a photo — or
exchange social media profiles — with the winner.
“I’m excited and I’m also overwhelmed,” Mitchell said. “There were
so many good look-alikes. It was really a toss-up.”
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