{"id":10401,"date":"2024-11-19T04:59:40","date_gmt":"2024-11-19T09:59:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/multi.nycnewsnetwork.com\/eastnewyork\/?p=10401"},"modified":"2024-12-28T07:56:15","modified_gmt":"2024-12-28T12:56:15","slug":"bushwicks-maria-hernandez-park-echoes-with-cheers-as-zayn-malik-look-alike-contest-takes-center-stage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nycnewsnetwork.com\/eastnewyork\/bushwicks-maria-hernandez-park-echoes-with-cheers-as-zayn-malik-look-alike-contest-takes-center-stage\/","title":{"rendered":"Bushwick\u2019s Maria Hernandez Park Echoes with Cheers as Zayn Malik Look-Alike Contest Takes Center Stage"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>By: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bkreader.com\/writers\/moses%20jeanfrancois\">Moses Jeanfrancois<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The screams heard on Sunday afternoon at Maria Hernandez Park in Bushwick was reminiscent of a One Direction concert.<\/p>\n<p>Keeping up with the ongoing trend of hosting look-alike contests, Brooklyn had its\u00a0first competition that focused on\u00a0<a class=\"ga ga-ext\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/zayn\/?hl=en&amp;utm_source=bkreader&amp;utm_campaign=bkreader%3A%20outbound&amp;utm_medium=referral\" rel=\"noopener\" data-ga-category=\"OutboundLink\" data-ga-action=\"OutboundLink\" data-ga-label=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/zayn\/?hl=en\">Zayn Malik<\/a>, a singer and previous member of the boy band One Direction. Originally started by Anthony Potero, a content creator, the success of a\u00a0Timothee Chalamet <a class=\"ga ga-ext\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/timothee-chalamet-lookalike-dune-7acc6bda7612cb72eca31d2cc0106028?utm_source=bkreader&amp;utm_campaign=bkreader%3A%20outbound&amp;utm_medium=referral\" rel=\"noopener\" data-ga-category=\"OutboundLink\" data-ga-action=\"OutboundLink\" data-ga-label=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/timothee-chalamet-lookalike-dune-7acc6bda7612cb72eca31d2cc0106028\">look-alike contest<\/a>\u00a0in Manhattan in October has spilled over for similar events.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"file-3838273\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vmcdn.ca\/f\/files\/bkreader\/files\/zayn_07.JPG;w=960\" alt=\"zayn_07\" \/><figcaption>Contestants begin to line up for the contest. Photo by Moses Jeanfrancois<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Brooklyn&#8217;s contest was hosted by Bushwick residents Jazmine Arnold and her cousin Savannah Neely.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe just made a flier. We were just joking and then a lot of people came,\u201d said Arnold.<\/p>\n<p>Details about the contest was spread through social media, with a link leading back to the Instagram account \u201c<a class=\"ga ga-ext\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/qhio.anon?igsh=MWRzdXQzdTV5Mm0xdQ==&amp;utm_source=bkreader&amp;utm_campaign=bkreader%3A%20outbound&amp;utm_medium=referral\" rel=\"noopener\" data-ga-category=\"OutboundLink\" data-ga-action=\"OutboundLink\" data-ga-label=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/qhio.anon?igsh=MWRzdXQzdTV5Mm0xdQ==\">QHIO.ANON<\/a>,\u201d\u00a0shared by Arnold and Neely.\u00a0The<a class=\"ga ga-ext\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DBsSOfwthzX\/?igsh=aGFpaDEwcWpjczQ0&amp;utm_source=bkreader&amp;utm_campaign=bkreader%3A%20outbound&amp;utm_medium=referral\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-ga-category=\"OutboundLink\" data-ga-action=\"OutboundLink\" data-ga-label=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DBsSOfwthzX\/?igsh=aGFpaDEwcWpjczQ0\">\u00a0flier<\/a>\u00a0stated the contest winner would receive a free tattoo by hel.heart, Arnold\u2019s roommate.<\/p>\n<p>Promptly around 3:00pm, Arnold and Neely asked for all the Malik impersonators to line up as a crowd of over 200 watched with excitement.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"file-3838271\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vmcdn.ca\/f\/files\/bkreader\/files\/zayn_010.JPG;w=960\" alt=\"zayn_010\" \/><figcaption>Lineup of Zayn Malik look alikes. Photo by Moses Jeanfrancois<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Anson Smith, a runner-up in the competition, said he made the trek from Boston to attend the event after learning about\u00a0it through friends and <a class=\"ga ga-ext\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/popcrave\/status\/1857490273544126485?s=46&amp;t=8zODbebTDof2Tr929jycjQ&amp;utm_source=bkreader&amp;utm_campaign=bkreader%3A%20outbound&amp;utm_medium=referral\" rel=\"noopener\" data-ga-category=\"OutboundLink\" data-ga-action=\"OutboundLink\" data-ga-label=\"https:\/\/x.com\/popcrave\/status\/1857490273544126485?s=46&amp;t=8zODbebTDof2Tr929jycjQ\">social media<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was kind of a joke one night, \u2018Oh let&#8217;s go to the Zayn Malik look-alike contest\u2019 \u2026 and now we&#8217;re here.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>To determine a clear winner among 13 contestants, Neely and Arnold ran the contest bracket style, and broke ties with\u00a0audience cheer.<\/p>\n<p>The winner was Shiv Patel, a New York resident,\u00a0who went into the contest as a later addition.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis was the real election, and this was real democracy\u00a0and people\u2019s voices were heard today,\u201d said Kelly McCarthy, who watched the\u00a0contest with\u00a0scorecards and a reference photo of Malik.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"file-3838269\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vmcdn.ca\/f\/files\/bkreader\/files\/zayn_01.JPG;w=960\" alt=\"zayn_01\" \/><figcaption>Attendees hold up signs, cheering for lookalikes. Photo by Moses Jeanfrancois<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Other attendees held posters asking the competitors\u00a0on a date, while others watched intently while videotaping the entire event.<\/p>\n<p>Post award ceremony, dozens from the crowd swarmed the winner, hoping to get a picture.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI feel great. I&#8217;ve been waiting for this day since high school,&#8221; said Patel, 29, who will now be able to get his 12th tattoo after his win.<\/p>\n<p>Unlike Chalamet, who crashed his own look-alike contest, Malik did not attend the event.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By: Moses Jeanfrancois The screams heard on Sunday afternoon at Maria Hernandez Park in Bushwick was reminiscent of a One Direction concert. Keeping up with the ongoing trend of hosting look-alike contests, Brooklyn had its\u00a0first competition that focused on\u00a0Zayn Malik, a singer and previous member of the boy band One Direction. 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