Another day, another celebrity lookalike contest. On Saturday, November 9, hundreds of people bearing a resemblance to Harry Styles descended upon Soho Square in the West End of London for a lookalike contest dedicated to the former One Direction member. Unlike other celebrity lookalikes contests held in recent months, no arrests were made in London on Saturday.
“We have zero tolerance for nastiness,” contest organizer Katrina Mirpuri , told the crowd at the start of the event, as reported by The Guardian . “My mum is here and she’ll tell you off if you start being nasty.” The contest drew a crowd of about 500 people who filmed much of the contest on their phones as 13 contestants modeled themselves on a park bench.
22-year-old singer and guitar player Oscar Journeaux ultimately took home the 50 pound prize for best lookalike. Meanwhile, a man holding a kilo of sugar and a small watermelon took home the prize for the worst Harry — a four-pack of beer. Mirpuri was inspired to put on the contest after reading about similar events held in both New York City and Dublin, Ireland for actors Timothée Chalamet and Paul Mescal , respectively.
“New York, Dublin — we one-up you,” Muripuri said during the London event. “Harry Styles is a London legend.” She told the Observer , “I felt like London was missing out.
Harry is an iconic guy and he’s a Londoner now, he’s lived here long enough.” Unlike Styles, Chalamet, 28, attended his own lookalike contest whe.