Saturday saw a horde of Elizabeth Holmes converge on San Francisco's Lafayette Park alongside a few hundred spectators for a look-alike contest inspired by A24's new meta-documentary mega hit You Can See Everything. A plastic surgery resident at Stanford University took home top honors.
As the Chronicle reports, approximately two dozen would-be Elizabeth Holmes turned out to do battle in a contest organized by a handful of 20-something SF residents.
Inspired by the turnout at a New York edition that took place in last month, organizers say a Partiful listing for the look-alike contest received 1,000 RSVPS almost as soon as it went live.
The event also saw a contest held for the best Nathan Fielder look-alike, ensuring You Can See Everything's on-screen co-director wasn't missing from the afternoon's festivities.
Incredibly, organizers managed to secure an impressively fitting sponsor for the whole affair: Think Jerky, the Texas jerky brand who makes a memorable cameo late in the film once Holmes has reported to prison.
“The jerky is everything,” attendee Kristyn Braden told the Chronicle.
Ultimately, Stanford University plastic surgery resident Sierra Stingl was selected as the contestant who most closely resembled the disgraced Theranos founder. Amazingly, per the Chronicle, the 30-year-old Stingl has also received funding from Stanford 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 celebrated the event for being 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."
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