Elizabeth Holmes look-alike contest in San Francisco, Digi Mart USA News (San Francisco, California): Saturday saw a horde of Elizabeth Holmes lookalikes converge on San Francisco’s Lafayette Park, joined by a few hundred spectators, for a look-alike contest inspired by A24’s new meta-documentary hit You Can See Everything. A plastic surgery resident at Stanford University took home top honors.
According to the San Francisco Chronicle, approximately two dozen would-be Elizabeth Holmes competed in the contest, which was organized by a handful of residents in their 20s. Organizers said a Partiful listing for the event received 1,000 RSVPs almost as soon as it went live, after a similar turnout at a New York edition held last month.
The event also included a contest for the best Nathan Fielder look-alike, the on-screen co-director of You Can See Everything. Organizers secured Think Jerky, the Texas jerky brand that makes a memorable cameo late in the film after Holmes reports to prison, as a sponsor.
“The jerky is everything,” attendee Kristyn Braden told the Chronicle.
Stanford University plastic surgery resident Sierra Stingl was selected as the contestant who most closely resembled the disgraced Theranos founder. According to the Chronicle, the 30-year-old Stingl has also received Stanford funding to develop a medical device.
“It’s a little eerie, given my background,” Stingl told the Chronicle of her victory.
In remarks captured by KRON4, organizer and co-host Tanvi Kaur described the event as the good kind of weird. “Historically, SF has been a place for weird people, creative energy, and a lot of really cool ideas,” Kaur said.
“I feel like we are losing a little bit of that spark, so our whole mission is to bring that fun and audacity back to the city. I think we need more audacity.”
