"Next weekend, New Yorkers especially enamored with the relationship (and with JFK Jr. himself) should make their way to Washington Square Park, where a JFK Jr. lookalike competition is set to take place. There's a $250 cash prize for the contestant who most resembles JFK Jr.-dubbed "the biggest hunk" on the flyer-and while it doesn't say this explicitly, we wouldn't be shocked if a swarm of single women started lining up the night before in search of a real-life Camelot."
"This isn't the first competition of this kind to take over NYC (a Heated Rivalry contest popped up in Washington Square Park just a few weeks ago, for example), but this one feels a bit more electric-perhaps because the Kennedy mystique never really fades or because JFK Jr. and Bessette-Kennedy died so tragically and prematurely in 1999, freezing them in time as America's eternal "it" couple."
Ryan Murphy's recent series about JFK Jr. and Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy has sparked renewed cultural fascination with the couple and the Kennedy family. Following this surge in interest, a lookalike competition featuring JFK Jr. impersonators will take place in Washington Square Park on March 8 at 1pm beneath the iconic arch. The event, hosted by the Instagram account Hey Hunk, offers a $250 cash prize for the contestant most resembling JFK Jr. This competition reflects the enduring Kennedy mystique and the couple's status as America's eternal "it" couple, particularly given their tragic deaths in 1999 that preserved their legacy in the public imagination.
Read at Time Out New York
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