{"id":120227,"date":"2024-10-30T23:17:44","date_gmt":"2024-10-30T16:17:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=120227"},"modified":"2024-10-30T23:17:44","modified_gmt":"2024-10-30T16:17:44","slug":"we-went-to-the-timothee-chalamet-lookalike-contest-and-didnt-see-timothee-chalamet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=120227","title":{"rendered":"We Went To The Timoth\u00e9e Chalamet Lookalike Contest And Didn\u2019t See Timoth\u00e9e Chalamet"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>In early October, ugly and mysterious <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/Fauxmoi\/comments\/1fzhcbp\/timothee_chalamet_walking_past_the_timothee\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">posters<\/a> began popping up around New York City, declaring that a Timoth\u00e9e Chalamet lookalike competition would be taking place on Oct. 27 at 1 p.m. by the Washington Square Arch. A QR code on the posters linked to an event hosted by Partiful, a digital invitation platform which the <em>New York Times<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/wirecutter\/reviews\/partiful-app-review\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">has described<\/a> as \u201cvibey and very Gen-Z coded.\u201d On the morning of the competition, there were well over 2,500 RSVPs on the invitation.<\/p>\n<p>When we decided last week that we were going to the competition, we had a feeling it would bring out all the usual suspects. There would be the online wing of traditional legacy media, of course, but we also knew that this event was going to draw out the TikTokers and niche Substack bloggers like writhing, quivering rats to a trash pile.<\/p>\n<p>Just an hour before we arrived at the park, we spoke on the phone with the organizer of the event, who had gone by \u201cGilbert\u201d on the Partiful invite. He revealed himself to us as Anthony Po, a TikTok influencer who ate a container of cheeseballs in Union Square last spring, gaining fame as \u201cThe Cheeseball Man.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have a penny-farthing,\u201d Po told us when we asked what we could expect. \u201cIt\u2019s a big bike.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>What kind of person shows up to a Timoth\u00e9e Chalamet lookalike contest? As observers started to trickle in, the answer, it seemed, was \u201cjournalists.\u201d If the Timoth\u00e9e-wannabes were instantly recognizable from their hair, noses or jawline, then the journalists were made obvious by their cameras, lanyards, and phones held in palms for recording interviews. We spotted a <em>Washington Post<\/em> press badge and microphones from the Associated Press and the <em>Daily Mail.<\/em> There were also TikTokers holding clip-on mics, iPhone cameras pointed in all directions. Everyone had come to play.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI actually don\u2019t care for Timoth\u00e9e Chalamet at all, which is why I think it\u2019s ironic that I\u2019m here right now,\u201d Sam Schall, a content producer and blog writer told us in between his interviews. \u201cI, personally, am here because I want to get content for myself. I\u2019m being very selfish.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignfull size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-171810\" alt=\"A gaggle of media professionals eager to photograph the Timoth\u00e9es.\" src=\"https:\/\/lede-admin.defector.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2024\/10\/timotheechalametcontest-media-04.jpg?w=1440&amp;h=810&amp;crop=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lede-admin.defector.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2024\/10\/timotheechalametcontest-media-04.jpg?resize=480,270&amp;quality=75 480w, https:\/\/lede-admin.defector.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2024\/10\/timotheechalametcontest-media-04.jpg?resize=960,540&amp;quality=75 960w, https:\/\/lede-admin.defector.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2024\/10\/timotheechalametcontest-media-04.jpg?resize=640,360&amp;quality=75 640w, https:\/\/lede-admin.defector.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2024\/10\/timotheechalametcontest-media-04.jpg?resize=1280,720&amp;quality=75 1280w, https:\/\/lede-admin.defector.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2024\/10\/timotheechalametcontest-media-04.jpg?resize=768,432&amp;quality=75 768w, https:\/\/lede-admin.defector.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2024\/10\/timotheechalametcontest-media-04.jpg?resize=1536,864&amp;quality=75 1536w, https:\/\/lede-admin.defector.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2024\/10\/timotheechalametcontest-media-04.jpg?resize=1024,576&amp;quality=75 1024w, https:\/\/lede-admin.defector.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2024\/10\/timotheechalametcontest-media-04.jpg?resize=2048,1152&amp;quality=75 2048w, https:\/\/lede-admin.defector.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2024\/10\/timotheechalametcontest-media-04.jpg?resize=1280,720&amp;quality=75 1280w, https:\/\/lede-admin.defector.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2024\/10\/timotheechalametcontest-media-04.jpg?resize=2560,1440&amp;quality=75 2560w, https:\/\/lede-admin.defector.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2024\/10\/timotheechalametcontest-media-04.jpg?resize=1440,810&amp;quality=75 1440w, https:\/\/lede-admin.defector.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2024\/10\/timotheechalametcontest-media-04.jpg?resize=2880,1620&amp;quality=75 2880w\" sizes=\"100vw\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A gaggle of media professionals eager to photograph the Timoth\u00e9es. (Heather Chen\/Defector)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignfull size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-171811\" alt=\"Scott Lynch, one of the other journalists who showed up to the event early, interviews a Timoth\u00e9e.\" src=\"https:\/\/lede-admin.defector.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2024\/10\/timotheechalametcontest-media-01.jpg?w=1440&amp;h=810&amp;crop=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lede-admin.defector.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2024\/10\/timotheechalametcontest-media-01.jpg?resize=480,270&amp;quality=75 480w, https:\/\/lede-admin.defector.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2024\/10\/timotheechalametcontest-media-01.jpg?resize=960,540&amp;quality=75 960w, https:\/\/lede-admin.defector.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2024\/10\/timotheechalametcontest-media-01.jpg?resize=640,360&amp;quality=75 640w, https:\/\/lede-admin.defector.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2024\/10\/timotheechalametcontest-media-01.jpg?resize=1280,720&amp;quality=75 1280w, https:\/\/lede-admin.defector.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2024\/10\/timotheechalametcontest-media-01.jpg?resize=768,432&amp;quality=75 768w, https:\/\/lede-admin.defector.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2024\/10\/timotheechalametcontest-media-01.jpg?resize=1536,864&amp;quality=75 1536w, https:\/\/lede-admin.defector.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2024\/10\/timotheechalametcontest-media-01.jpg?resize=1024,576&amp;quality=75 1024w, https:\/\/lede-admin.defector.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2024\/10\/timotheechalametcontest-media-01.jpg?resize=2048,1152&amp;quality=75 2048w, https:\/\/lede-admin.defector.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2024\/10\/timotheechalametcontest-media-01.jpg?resize=1280,720&amp;quality=75 1280w, https:\/\/lede-admin.defector.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2024\/10\/timotheechalametcontest-media-01.jpg?resize=2560,1440&amp;quality=75 2560w, https:\/\/lede-admin.defector.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2024\/10\/timotheechalametcontest-media-01.jpg?resize=1440,810&amp;quality=75 1440w, https:\/\/lede-admin.defector.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2024\/10\/timotheechalametcontest-media-01.jpg?resize=2880,1620&amp;quality=75 2880w\" sizes=\"100vw\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Scott Lynch, one of the other journalists who showed up to the event early, interviews a Timoth\u00e9e. (Heather Chen\/Defector)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>As the two of us pushed through a growing crowd, a man in a top hat suddenly rushed by, gripping a penny-farthing. It had to be Po. We chased after him as he rolled through the Washington Square Arch, past the Liam Payne memorial and what appeared to be the <em>New York<\/em> magazine Lookbook setup, emerging on the other side to a red carpet and an arena of observers. On his tail were officers from the NYC Parks Enforcement Patrol, ready to shut the contest down before it could even start.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe had no idea how large this was gonna be,\u201d Po yelled to the crowd. \u201cWe\u2019re gonna have our producers talk to the enforcement over there. We mean no harm\u2014this is a peaceful gathering, and we want to cooperate. \u2026 All we can do now is be nice and have a good potential five minutes of doing this. So without further ado, if you are a Timoth\u00e9e, can you please come to the front?\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignfull size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-171809\" alt=\"\u201cGilbert\u201d\u2014the Partiful-invite alias of Anthony Po\u2014made his grand entrance to Washington Square Park with a penny farthing bicycle.\" src=\"https:\/\/lede-admin.defector.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2024\/10\/timotheechalametcontest-scenes-03.jpg?w=1440&amp;h=810&amp;crop=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lede-admin.defector.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2024\/10\/timotheechalametcontest-scenes-03.jpg?resize=480,270&amp;quality=75 480w, https:\/\/lede-admin.defector.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2024\/10\/timotheechalametcontest-scenes-03.jpg?resize=960,540&amp;quality=75 960w, https:\/\/lede-admin.defector.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2024\/10\/timotheechalametcontest-scenes-03.jpg?resize=640,360&amp;quality=75 640w, https:\/\/lede-admin.defector.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2024\/10\/timotheechalametcontest-scenes-03.jpg?resize=1280,720&amp;quality=75 1280w, https:\/\/lede-admin.defector.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2024\/10\/timotheechalametcontest-scenes-03.jpg?resize=768,432&amp;quality=75 768w, https:\/\/lede-admin.defector.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2024\/10\/timotheechalametcontest-scenes-03.jpg?resize=1536,864&amp;quality=75 1536w, https:\/\/lede-admin.defector.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2024\/10\/timotheechalametcontest-scenes-03.jpg?resize=1024,576&amp;quality=75 1024w, https:\/\/lede-admin.defector.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2024\/10\/timotheechalametcontest-scenes-03.jpg?resize=2048,1152&amp;quality=75 2048w, https:\/\/lede-admin.defector.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2024\/10\/timotheechalametcontest-scenes-03.jpg?resize=1280,720&amp;quality=75 1280w, https:\/\/lede-admin.defector.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2024\/10\/timotheechalametcontest-scenes-03.jpg?resize=2560,1440&amp;quality=75 2560w, https:\/\/lede-admin.defector.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2024\/10\/timotheechalametcontest-scenes-03.jpg?resize=1440,810&amp;quality=75 1440w, https:\/\/lede-admin.defector.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2024\/10\/timotheechalametcontest-scenes-03.jpg?resize=2880,1620&amp;quality=75 2880w\" sizes=\"100vw\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">\u201cGilbert\u201d\u2014the Partiful-invite alias of Anthony Po\u2014made his grand entrance to Washington Square Park with a penny-farthing. (Heather Chen\/Defector)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignfull size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-171808\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/lede-admin.defector.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2024\/10\/timotheechalametcontest-scenes-04.jpg?w=1440&amp;h=810&amp;crop=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lede-admin.defector.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2024\/10\/timotheechalametcontest-scenes-04.jpg?resize=480,270&amp;quality=75 480w, https:\/\/lede-admin.defector.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2024\/10\/timotheechalametcontest-scenes-04.jpg?resize=960,540&amp;quality=75 960w, https:\/\/lede-admin.defector.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2024\/10\/timotheechalametcontest-scenes-04.jpg?resize=640,360&amp;quality=75 640w, https:\/\/lede-admin.defector.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2024\/10\/timotheechalametcontest-scenes-04.jpg?resize=1280,720&amp;quality=75 1280w, https:\/\/lede-admin.defector.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2024\/10\/timotheechalametcontest-scenes-04.jpg?resize=768,432&amp;quality=75 768w, https:\/\/lede-admin.defector.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2024\/10\/timotheechalametcontest-scenes-04.jpg?resize=1536,864&amp;quality=75 1536w, https:\/\/lede-admin.defector.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2024\/10\/timotheechalametcontest-scenes-04.jpg?resize=1024,576&amp;quality=75 1024w, https:\/\/lede-admin.defector.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2024\/10\/timotheechalametcontest-scenes-04.jpg?resize=2048,1152&amp;quality=75 2048w, https:\/\/lede-admin.defector.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2024\/10\/timotheechalametcontest-scenes-04.jpg?resize=1280,720&amp;quality=75 1280w, https:\/\/lede-admin.defector.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2024\/10\/timotheechalametcontest-scenes-04.jpg?resize=2560,1440&amp;quality=75 2560w, https:\/\/lede-admin.defector.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2024\/10\/timotheechalametcontest-scenes-04.jpg?resize=1440,810&amp;quality=75 1440w, https:\/\/lede-admin.defector.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2024\/10\/timotheechalametcontest-scenes-04.jpg?resize=2880,1620&amp;quality=75 2880w\" sizes=\"100vw\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Timoth\u00e9es gather under the Washington Square Park Arch. (Heather Chen\/Defector)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Like Avengers, they assembled: a mass of tall Timoth\u00e9es and short Timoth\u00e9es, many with black curly hair, others donning Wonka hats or Arrakis-inspired outfits. Somewhere in the back, the park officers were blowing their whistles for dispersal. Sharks to blood, photographers surged in, kneeling face-to-face with the Timoth\u00e9es.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is the money shot!\u201d someone shouted.<\/p>\n<p>Things were getting out of hand. A hungry crowd of content creators were pushing closer and closer to the Timoth\u00e9es as the Parks Enforcement Patrol became increasingly insistent that we all had to leave. Two photographers who had been trying to set up a white backdrop against the facade of the Arch received a citation for not having a permit.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re going to make a quick pilgrimage across the street,\u201d Po announced to the crowd. Then, he began to move, one of his compatriots carrying an oversized check for $50. Through the streets of New York, hundreds followed behind, with photographers rushing to the front. In the heat of the moment, the two of us got separated, with one of us\u2014Heather\u2014sprinting alongside Po to the new location, and the other\u2014Kristin\u2014stranded by the Arch.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignfull size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-171807\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/lede-admin.defector.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2024\/10\/timotheechalametcontest-scenes-01.jpg?w=1440&amp;h=810&amp;crop=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lede-admin.defector.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2024\/10\/timotheechalametcontest-scenes-01.jpg?resize=480,270&amp;quality=75 480w, https:\/\/lede-admin.defector.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2024\/10\/timotheechalametcontest-scenes-01.jpg?resize=960,540&amp;quality=75 960w, https:\/\/lede-admin.defector.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2024\/10\/timotheechalametcontest-scenes-01.jpg?resize=640,360&amp;quality=75 640w, https:\/\/lede-admin.defector.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2024\/10\/timotheechalametcontest-scenes-01.jpg?resize=1280,720&amp;quality=75 1280w, https:\/\/lede-admin.defector.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2024\/10\/timotheechalametcontest-scenes-01.jpg?resize=768,432&amp;quality=75 768w, https:\/\/lede-admin.defector.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2024\/10\/timotheechalametcontest-scenes-01.jpg?resize=1536,864&amp;quality=75 1536w, https:\/\/lede-admin.defector.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2024\/10\/timotheechalametcontest-scenes-01.jpg?resize=1024,576&amp;quality=75 1024w, https:\/\/lede-admin.defector.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2024\/10\/timotheechalametcontest-scenes-01.jpg?resize=2048,1152&amp;quality=75 2048w, https:\/\/lede-admin.defector.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2024\/10\/timotheechalametcontest-scenes-01.jpg?resize=1280,720&amp;quality=75 1280w, https:\/\/lede-admin.defector.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2024\/10\/timotheechalametcontest-scenes-01.jpg?resize=2560,1440&amp;quality=75 2560w, https:\/\/lede-admin.defector.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2024\/10\/timotheechalametcontest-scenes-01.jpg?resize=1440,810&amp;quality=75 1440w, https:\/\/lede-admin.defector.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2024\/10\/timotheechalametcontest-scenes-01.jpg?resize=2880,1620&amp;quality=75 2880w\" sizes=\"100vw\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Officers shut down what appeared to be <em>New York<\/em> magazine\u2019s Lookbook. (Heather Chen\/Defector)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignfull size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-171806\" alt=\"a large group is led by a man carrying a giant check\" src=\"https:\/\/lede-admin.defector.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2024\/10\/timotheechalametcontest-scenes-06.jpg?w=1440&amp;h=810&amp;crop=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lede-admin.defector.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2024\/10\/timotheechalametcontest-scenes-06.jpg?resize=480,270&amp;quality=75 480w, https:\/\/lede-admin.defector.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2024\/10\/timotheechalametcontest-scenes-06.jpg?resize=960,540&amp;quality=75 960w, https:\/\/lede-admin.defector.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2024\/10\/timotheechalametcontest-scenes-06.jpg?resize=640,360&amp;quality=75 640w, https:\/\/lede-admin.defector.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2024\/10\/timotheechalametcontest-scenes-06.jpg?resize=1280,720&amp;quality=75 1280w, https:\/\/lede-admin.defector.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2024\/10\/timotheechalametcontest-scenes-06.jpg?resize=768,432&amp;quality=75 768w, https:\/\/lede-admin.defector.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2024\/10\/timotheechalametcontest-scenes-06.jpg?resize=1536,864&amp;quality=75 1536w, https:\/\/lede-admin.defector.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2024\/10\/timotheechalametcontest-scenes-06.jpg?resize=1024,576&amp;quality=75 1024w, https:\/\/lede-admin.defector.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2024\/10\/timotheechalametcontest-scenes-06.jpg?resize=2048,1152&amp;quality=75 2048w, https:\/\/lede-admin.defector.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2024\/10\/timotheechalametcontest-scenes-06.jpg?resize=1280,720&amp;quality=75 1280w, https:\/\/lede-admin.defector.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2024\/10\/timotheechalametcontest-scenes-06.jpg?resize=2560,1440&amp;quality=75 2560w, https:\/\/lede-admin.defector.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2024\/10\/timotheechalametcontest-scenes-06.jpg?resize=1440,810&amp;quality=75 1440w, https:\/\/lede-admin.defector.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2024\/10\/timotheechalametcontest-scenes-06.jpg?resize=2880,1620&amp;quality=75 2880w\" sizes=\"100vw\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">I want everyone to know that I ran backward through a crowd of people to get this picture. (Heather Chen\/Defector)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>At 1:30 p.m., a text blast was sent out to those who had RSVP\u2019d for the event. It read, \u201cWE CANNOT BE STOPPED! COME TO MERCER PLAYGROUND DOWN THE STREET TO COME MEET OUR TIMOTH\u00c9ES!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>That memo, though, wasn\u2019t well received through the chaos. A massive crowd remained at Washington Square Park, confused over where the contest would take place. At one point, Spencer DeLorenzo, a 22-year-old Timoth\u00e9e lookalike, was hoisted onto someone&#8217;s shoulders. Around him, the crowd cheered, their phones high in the air.<\/p>\n<p>We had interviewed DeLorenzo earlier in the week after finding him through the Partiful invitation. \u201cI don\u2019t really find this to be that big of a deal,\u201d DeLorenzo had told us the Friday before the competition. \u201cLike, it\u2019s exciting, but I\u2019m not going to obsess over it,\u201d If anything, he just hoped to meet new people at the event.<\/p>\n<p>As DeLorenzo told us later when we reconnected in Mercer Playground after the competition, he did end up meeting at least one new person: the real Timoth\u00e9e Chalamet. In a video that has since <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/PopCrave\/status\/1850595061370958121\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">gone viral<\/a>, DeLorenzo can be seen posing for a picture when suddenly, another person moves into the frame.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis guy puts his hand on my shoulder, and I\u2019m like, \u2018He\u2019s probably another guy,\u2019\u201d DeLorenzo said. When he looked to see who was squeezing into the shot, he saw the namesake of the competition himself. \u201cI was like, \u2018Holy shit.\u2019\u201d The two shook hands and even chatted for a moment. While DeLorenzo wouldn\u2019t win the actual lookalike competition happening a few blocks away, he was dubbed \u201cThe People\u2019s Timoth\u00e9e\u201d back by the Arch.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignfull size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-171803\" alt=\"A Timothee lookalike is interviewed\" src=\"https:\/\/lede-admin.defector.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2024\/10\/timotheechalametcontest-scenes-12.jpg?w=1440&amp;h=810&amp;crop=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lede-admin.defector.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2024\/10\/timotheechalametcontest-scenes-12.jpg?resize=480,270&amp;quality=75 480w, https:\/\/lede-admin.defector.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2024\/10\/timotheechalametcontest-scenes-12.jpg?resize=960,540&amp;quality=75 960w, https:\/\/lede-admin.defector.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2024\/10\/timotheechalametcontest-scenes-12.jpg?resize=640,360&amp;quality=75 640w, https:\/\/lede-admin.defector.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2024\/10\/timotheechalametcontest-scenes-12.jpg?resize=1280,720&amp;quality=75 1280w, https:\/\/lede-admin.defector.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2024\/10\/timotheechalametcontest-scenes-12.jpg?resize=768,432&amp;quality=75 768w, https:\/\/lede-admin.defector.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2024\/10\/timotheechalametcontest-scenes-12.jpg?resize=1536,864&amp;quality=75 1536w, https:\/\/lede-admin.defector.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2024\/10\/timotheechalametcontest-scenes-12.jpg?resize=1024,576&amp;quality=75 1024w, https:\/\/lede-admin.defector.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2024\/10\/timotheechalametcontest-scenes-12.jpg?resize=2048,1152&amp;quality=75 2048w, https:\/\/lede-admin.defector.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2024\/10\/timotheechalametcontest-scenes-12.jpg?resize=1280,720&amp;quality=75 1280w, https:\/\/lede-admin.defector.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2024\/10\/timotheechalametcontest-scenes-12.jpg?resize=2560,1440&amp;quality=75 2560w, https:\/\/lede-admin.defector.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2024\/10\/timotheechalametcontest-scenes-12.jpg?resize=1440,810&amp;quality=75 1440w, https:\/\/lede-admin.defector.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2024\/10\/timotheechalametcontest-scenes-12.jpg?resize=2880,1620&amp;quality=75 2880w\" sizes=\"100vw\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Spencer DeLorenzo, the lookalike on the left, showed up late to the Mercer Playground competition and lost. However, he shook hands with the actual Timoth\u00e9e Chalamet, so he\u2019s probably the real winner here. (Heather Chen\/Defector)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignfull size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-171805\" alt=\"Observers cling to the playground fence to get a better look of the competition\" src=\"https:\/\/lede-admin.defector.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2024\/10\/timotheechalametcontest-media-14.jpg?w=1440&amp;h=810&amp;crop=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lede-admin.defector.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2024\/10\/timotheechalametcontest-media-14.jpg?resize=480,270&amp;quality=75 480w, https:\/\/lede-admin.defector.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2024\/10\/timotheechalametcontest-media-14.jpg?resize=960,540&amp;quality=75 960w, https:\/\/lede-admin.defector.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2024\/10\/timotheechalametcontest-media-14.jpg?resize=640,360&amp;quality=75 640w, https:\/\/lede-admin.defector.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2024\/10\/timotheechalametcontest-media-14.jpg?resize=1280,720&amp;quality=75 1280w, https:\/\/lede-admin.defector.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2024\/10\/timotheechalametcontest-media-14.jpg?resize=768,432&amp;quality=75 768w, https:\/\/lede-admin.defector.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2024\/10\/timotheechalametcontest-media-14.jpg?resize=1536,864&amp;quality=75 1536w, https:\/\/lede-admin.defector.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2024\/10\/timotheechalametcontest-media-14.jpg?resize=1024,576&amp;quality=75 1024w, https:\/\/lede-admin.defector.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2024\/10\/timotheechalametcontest-media-14.jpg?resize=2048,1152&amp;quality=75 2048w, https:\/\/lede-admin.defector.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2024\/10\/timotheechalametcontest-media-14.jpg?resize=1280,720&amp;quality=75 1280w, https:\/\/lede-admin.defector.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2024\/10\/timotheechalametcontest-media-14.jpg?resize=2560,1440&amp;quality=75 2560w, https:\/\/lede-admin.defector.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2024\/10\/timotheechalametcontest-media-14.jpg?resize=1440,810&amp;quality=75 1440w, https:\/\/lede-admin.defector.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2024\/10\/timotheechalametcontest-media-14.jpg?resize=2880,1620&amp;quality=75 2880w\" sizes=\"100vw\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Observers cling to the playground fence to get a better look at the competition. (Heather Chen\/Defector)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignfull size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-171802\" alt=\"A Timothee dressed in a Dune costume has his hand raised\" src=\"https:\/\/lede-admin.defector.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2024\/10\/timotheechalametcontest-scenes-14.jpg?w=1440&amp;h=810&amp;crop=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lede-admin.defector.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2024\/10\/timotheechalametcontest-scenes-14.jpg?resize=480,270&amp;quality=75 480w, https:\/\/lede-admin.defector.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2024\/10\/timotheechalametcontest-scenes-14.jpg?resize=960,540&amp;quality=75 960w, https:\/\/lede-admin.defector.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2024\/10\/timotheechalametcontest-scenes-14.jpg?resize=640,360&amp;quality=75 640w, https:\/\/lede-admin.defector.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2024\/10\/timotheechalametcontest-scenes-14.jpg?resize=1280,720&amp;quality=75 1280w, https:\/\/lede-admin.defector.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2024\/10\/timotheechalametcontest-scenes-14.jpg?resize=768,432&amp;quality=75 768w, https:\/\/lede-admin.defector.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2024\/10\/timotheechalametcontest-scenes-14.jpg?resize=1536,864&amp;quality=75 1536w, https:\/\/lede-admin.defector.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2024\/10\/timotheechalametcontest-scenes-14.jpg?resize=1024,576&amp;quality=75 1024w, https:\/\/lede-admin.defector.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2024\/10\/timotheechalametcontest-scenes-14.jpg?resize=2048,1152&amp;quality=75 2048w, https:\/\/lede-admin.defector.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2024\/10\/timotheechalametcontest-scenes-14.jpg?resize=1280,720&amp;quality=75 1280w, https:\/\/lede-admin.defector.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2024\/10\/timotheechalametcontest-scenes-14.jpg?resize=2560,1440&amp;quality=75 2560w, https:\/\/lede-admin.defector.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2024\/10\/timotheechalametcontest-scenes-14.jpg?resize=1440,810&amp;quality=75 1440w, https:\/\/lede-admin.defector.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2024\/10\/timotheechalametcontest-scenes-14.jpg?resize=2880,1620&amp;quality=75 2880w\" sizes=\"100vw\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">\u201cI am Paul Muad&#8217;Dib Atreides, Duke of Arrakis!\u201d (Heather Chen\/Defector)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>At the same time as we were collecting recordings and photos, the entire day was being narrated in real-time on TikTok and Twitter. People gobbled up angles of the real Timoth\u00e9e\u2019s arrival and spread the story of a Timoth\u00e9e lookalike\u2019s arrest. (We later learned that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=qaB_IXoUYdA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">four individuals were detained<\/a> at the event, but it isn\u2019t clear how many were actually Timoth\u00e9es.)<\/p>\n<p>\u201cObviously, it\u2019s changed a lot in those years that I\u2019ve covered stuff like this,\u201d Scott Lynch, a freelance photojournalist on assignment for Gothamist, said to us. He told us that in the past, it used to be just journalists who would show up to cover the event. The rest of the crowd would be people having fun. \u201cNow, a lot of people show up to get their own content.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Far from a spontaneous, low-budget production, this contest had been a highly orchestrated event planned in advance, masterminded by the same person who got a crowd of hundreds to watch him eat cheeseballs and once uploaded a YouTube video titled \u201cI Spent 200 Days Undercover as a Furry.\u201d The event was sponsored by Partiful, Po told us, and every Timoth\u00e9e that competed was supposedly going to receive $50 for just participating. Although Partiful did not respond to our questions about the level of its involvement, the company\u2019s CEO <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/shreyamurthy\/status\/1850655427215950176\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">wrote on Twitter<\/a> that the Partiful team was \u201cthere to support\u201d Po.\u00a0<br \/>\u201cWe ultimately got hit with a $500 fine + whatever it&#8217;ll take to bail the detained Chalamet out (we&#8217;re gonna get you out king) but like Anthony said: \u2018That&#8217;s the price of culture,\u2019\u201d Paige Nguyen, Po\u2019s producer, later wrote in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/posts\/activity-7256725546800222208-u6P5?utm_source=share&amp;utm_medium=member_desktop\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">post on LinkedIn<\/a>. \u201c&#8230;Our job is the internet.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-2 is-cropped\" style=\"gap:var(--wp--custom--size--space--xs)\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-171799\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/lede-admin.defector.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2024\/10\/timotheechalametcontest-headshots-3.jpg?w=710\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lede-admin.defector.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2024\/10\/timotheechalametcontest-headshots-3.jpg?w=425&amp;quality=75 425w, https:\/\/lede-admin.defector.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2024\/10\/timotheechalametcontest-headshots-3.jpg?w=850&amp;quality=75 850w, https:\/\/lede-admin.defector.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2024\/10\/timotheechalametcontest-headshots-3.jpg?w=585&amp;quality=75 585w, https:\/\/lede-admin.defector.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2024\/10\/timotheechalametcontest-headshots-3.jpg?w=1170&amp;quality=75 1170w, https:\/\/lede-admin.defector.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2024\/10\/timotheechalametcontest-headshots-3.jpg?w=710&amp;quality=75 710w, https:\/\/lede-admin.defector.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2024\/10\/timotheechalametcontest-headshots-3.jpg?w=1420&amp;quality=75 1420w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 30rem) 425px, (min-width: 30rem) and (max-width: 40rem) 585px, (min-width: 40rem) 710px\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Anthony Po, the mastermind behind the event, holds up the now-infamous look alike poster.<span class=\"lede-divider\"\/><span>Heather Chen\/Defector<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-171801\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/lede-admin.defector.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2024\/10\/timotheechalametcontest-headshots-1.jpg?w=710\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lede-admin.defector.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2024\/10\/timotheechalametcontest-headshots-1.jpg?w=425&amp;quality=75 425w, https:\/\/lede-admin.defector.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2024\/10\/timotheechalametcontest-headshots-1.jpg?w=850&amp;quality=75 850w, https:\/\/lede-admin.defector.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2024\/10\/timotheechalametcontest-headshots-1.jpg?w=585&amp;quality=75 585w, https:\/\/lede-admin.defector.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2024\/10\/timotheechalametcontest-headshots-1.jpg?w=1170&amp;quality=75 1170w, https:\/\/lede-admin.defector.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2024\/10\/timotheechalametcontest-headshots-1.jpg?w=710&amp;quality=75 710w, https:\/\/lede-admin.defector.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2024\/10\/timotheechalametcontest-headshots-1.jpg?w=1420&amp;quality=75 1420w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 30rem) 425px, (min-width: 30rem) and (max-width: 40rem) 585px, (min-width: 40rem) 710px\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Spencer DeLorenzo was declared &#8220;the people&#8217;s Timoth\u00e9e&#8221; at Washington Square Park.<span class=\"lede-divider\"\/><span>Heather Chen\/Defector<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-171800\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/lede-admin.defector.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2024\/10\/timotheechalametcontest-headshots-2.jpg?w=710\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lede-admin.defector.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2024\/10\/timotheechalametcontest-headshots-2.jpg?w=425&amp;quality=75 425w, https:\/\/lede-admin.defector.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2024\/10\/timotheechalametcontest-headshots-2.jpg?w=850&amp;quality=75 850w, https:\/\/lede-admin.defector.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2024\/10\/timotheechalametcontest-headshots-2.jpg?w=585&amp;quality=75 585w, https:\/\/lede-admin.defector.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2024\/10\/timotheechalametcontest-headshots-2.jpg?w=1170&amp;quality=75 1170w, https:\/\/lede-admin.defector.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2024\/10\/timotheechalametcontest-headshots-2.jpg?w=710&amp;quality=75 710w, https:\/\/lede-admin.defector.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2024\/10\/timotheechalametcontest-headshots-2.jpg?w=1420&amp;quality=75 1420w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 30rem) 425px, (min-width: 30rem) and (max-width: 40rem) 585px, (min-width: 40rem) 710px\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Tristan Garrison, 20, drove from Missouri to compete.<span class=\"lede-divider\"\/><span>Heather Chen\/Defector<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-171798\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/lede-admin.defector.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2024\/10\/timotheechalametcontest-headshots-4.jpg?w=710\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lede-admin.defector.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2024\/10\/timotheechalametcontest-headshots-4.jpg?w=425&amp;quality=75 425w, https:\/\/lede-admin.defector.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2024\/10\/timotheechalametcontest-headshots-4.jpg?w=850&amp;quality=75 850w, https:\/\/lede-admin.defector.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2024\/10\/timotheechalametcontest-headshots-4.jpg?w=585&amp;quality=75 585w, https:\/\/lede-admin.defector.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2024\/10\/timotheechalametcontest-headshots-4.jpg?w=1170&amp;quality=75 1170w, https:\/\/lede-admin.defector.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2024\/10\/timotheechalametcontest-headshots-4.jpg?w=710&amp;quality=75 710w, https:\/\/lede-admin.defector.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2024\/10\/timotheechalametcontest-headshots-4.jpg?w=1420&amp;quality=75 1420w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 30rem) 425px, (min-width: 30rem) and (max-width: 40rem) 585px, (min-width: 40rem) 710px\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Miles Mitchell poses with his trophy in Mercer Playground.<span class=\"lede-divider\"\/><span>Heather Chen\/Defector<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span class=\"blocks-gallery-caption\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-2 is-cropped\"\/><\/span><\/figure>\n<p>There was, in fact, a winner in the Timoth\u00e9e Chalamet lookalike contest.\u00a0After a final faceoff between two of the Timoth\u00e9es at Mercer Playground, the honor went to Miles Mitchell, a 21-year-old college student from Staten Island who dressed up in Willy Wonka garb and had enthusiastically thrown candy at the crowd.<\/p>\n<p>During the semifinal round of the competition, the Timoth\u00e9es had been asked by a judge to name a change they wanted to see in the world. Mitchell\u2019s answer was \u201cFree Palestine,\u201d a response met by the crowd with cheers. As he would later tell us, it was something he was personally passionate about.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSince that question was prompted to me, that kind of just came out of my heart,\u201d Mitchell said.<\/p>\n<p>As the competition wound down, we went over to get in the line of reporters and photographers looking to talk to the lingering Timoth\u00e9es. We asked Mitchell if other media outlets had asked him about the statement he had made.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHonestly, not really,\u201d he replied. Mercer Playground was emptied out, with just a few stragglers left. Without the bravado of a crowd, the scene felt a little strange. Mitchell stood next to a comically tall trophy. It was shiny but plastic.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignfull size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-171797\" alt=\"A Timothee lookalike hoists his trophy\" src=\"https:\/\/lede-admin.defector.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2024\/10\/timotheechalametcontest-scenes-15.jpg?w=1440&amp;h=810&amp;crop=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lede-admin.defector.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2024\/10\/timotheechalametcontest-scenes-15.jpg?resize=480,270&amp;quality=75 480w, https:\/\/lede-admin.defector.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2024\/10\/timotheechalametcontest-scenes-15.jpg?resize=960,540&amp;quality=75 960w, https:\/\/lede-admin.defector.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2024\/10\/timotheechalametcontest-scenes-15.jpg?resize=640,360&amp;quality=75 640w, https:\/\/lede-admin.defector.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2024\/10\/timotheechalametcontest-scenes-15.jpg?resize=1280,720&amp;quality=75 1280w, https:\/\/lede-admin.defector.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2024\/10\/timotheechalametcontest-scenes-15.jpg?resize=768,432&amp;quality=75 768w, https:\/\/lede-admin.defector.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2024\/10\/timotheechalametcontest-scenes-15.jpg?resize=1536,864&amp;quality=75 1536w, https:\/\/lede-admin.defector.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2024\/10\/timotheechalametcontest-scenes-15.jpg?resize=1024,576&amp;quality=75 1024w, https:\/\/lede-admin.defector.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2024\/10\/timotheechalametcontest-scenes-15.jpg?resize=2048,1152&amp;quality=75 2048w, https:\/\/lede-admin.defector.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2024\/10\/timotheechalametcontest-scenes-15.jpg?resize=1280,720&amp;quality=75 1280w, https:\/\/lede-admin.defector.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2024\/10\/timotheechalametcontest-scenes-15.jpg?resize=2560,1440&amp;quality=75 2560w, https:\/\/lede-admin.defector.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2024\/10\/timotheechalametcontest-scenes-15.jpg?resize=1440,810&amp;quality=75 1440w, https:\/\/lede-admin.defector.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2024\/10\/timotheechalametcontest-scenes-15.jpg?resize=2880,1620&amp;quality=75 2880w\" sizes=\"100vw\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Victory at last! A Timoth\u00e9e lookalike has been crowned! (Heather Chen\/Defector)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignfull size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-171796\" alt=\"Timothee lookalike poses for a selfie with his trophy and a fan\" src=\"https:\/\/lede-admin.defector.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2024\/10\/timotheechalametcontest-scenes-17.jpg?w=1440&amp;h=810&amp;crop=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lede-admin.defector.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2024\/10\/timotheechalametcontest-scenes-17.jpg?resize=480,270&amp;quality=75 480w, https:\/\/lede-admin.defector.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2024\/10\/timotheechalametcontest-scenes-17.jpg?resize=960,540&amp;quality=75 960w, https:\/\/lede-admin.defector.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2024\/10\/timotheechalametcontest-scenes-17.jpg?resize=640,360&amp;quality=75 640w, https:\/\/lede-admin.defector.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2024\/10\/timotheechalametcontest-scenes-17.jpg?resize=1280,720&amp;quality=75 1280w, https:\/\/lede-admin.defector.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2024\/10\/timotheechalametcontest-scenes-17.jpg?resize=768,432&amp;quality=75 768w, https:\/\/lede-admin.defector.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2024\/10\/timotheechalametcontest-scenes-17.jpg?resize=1536,864&amp;quality=75 1536w, https:\/\/lede-admin.defector.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2024\/10\/timotheechalametcontest-scenes-17.jpg?resize=1024,576&amp;quality=75 1024w, https:\/\/lede-admin.defector.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2024\/10\/timotheechalametcontest-scenes-17.jpg?resize=2048,1152&amp;quality=75 2048w, https:\/\/lede-admin.defector.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2024\/10\/timotheechalametcontest-scenes-17.jpg?resize=1280,720&amp;quality=75 1280w, https:\/\/lede-admin.defector.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2024\/10\/timotheechalametcontest-scenes-17.jpg?resize=2560,1440&amp;quality=75 2560w, https:\/\/lede-admin.defector.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2024\/10\/timotheechalametcontest-scenes-17.jpg?resize=1440,810&amp;quality=75 1440w, https:\/\/lede-admin.defector.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2024\/10\/timotheechalametcontest-scenes-17.jpg?resize=2880,1620&amp;quality=75 2880w\" sizes=\"100vw\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Everyone is eager for a selfie. (Heather Chen\/Defector)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>That evening, we returned uptown to the office of the <em>Columbia Daily Spectator<\/em>, where we had our regular Sunday shifts as student journalists. When it came to the one question people really wanted to ask us\u2014<em>Did you see Timoth\u00e9e?<\/em>\u2014all we had was a disappointing answer. We weren\u2019t the only ones. In the park, Kristin overheard someone else in the crowd. \u201cI have a question,\u201d they said. \u201cDid you guys see the real Timoth\u00e9e? Can someone Airdrop me the video so I can say that I saw him?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>With one of us literally running off to cover the competition as it moved, and the other getting stuck at the back of the crowd, both of us missed the man himself. 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