'No one's coming close to this face card': Zayn Malik lookalike competition draws flak from One Direction star's fans

A Zayn Malik lookalike competition was organised on November 17 at Hernandez Park in Brooklyn where several men who bore an uncanny resemblance to the former One Direction member turned up in large numbers. However, unlike the uberly successful Timothée Chalamet lookalike contest held late last month, where the Dune star also made an appearance, the recent event failed to impress netizens.

Zayn Malik lookalike competition's winners announced!

The official X handle of Pop Base, a page dedicated to covering all things pop culture, shared the winner of the Zayn Malik lookalike contest, but the post was met with severe criticism, with many One Direction fans highlighting how these men did not look even remotely similar to the singer. Many also pointed out how Cameron Dallas, an American model who once famously copied Zayn's look, did not turn up at the competition. Several netizens also noted that this competition has reaffirmed their belief that there will be no other Zayn Malik.

Fans react to Zayn Malik lookalike competition

One user wrote, "are the lookalikes in the room with us right now...?"

"So when is the competition starting?" another user wrote on X.

"No one's even coming close to this face card. everyone there can just go home and save themselves some time. there is only one Zayn Malik," wrote a third user.

Another Zayn fan wrote, "Seeing the contestants of that Zayn Malik lookalike contest hurt but that just goes to show that this man's beauty is one of a kind."

"I can't even get mad at the fact that none of the Zayn Malik lookalike contest contenders really looked like him i mean look at the material... you only see a face card like this once in a lifetime no one's ever gonna come close," another X user noted.

Stay tuned for the Zendaya lookalike competition!

After Timothée Chalamet, a Zendaya lookalike competition will be held on November 20th in Oakland, California.

The reasons behind the appeal of celebrity lookalike contests may be unclear, but one thing is certain: they draw massive crowds. The immense popularity of these events reveals a deep-seated fascination with celebrity culture; however, its impact remains unexplored.