How many Chalamets does it take to cheer a city up? The rise of the celebrity lookalike contest

As doppelgangers of Jeremy Allen White, Paul Mescal and Dev Patel compete across the country, organizers say contests bring wholesome fun to a negative news cycle

When Miles Mitchell’s friends saw fliers scattered across New York City last month advertising a Timothée Chalamet lookalike competition, they urged the 21-year-old college senior from Staten Island to enter.

Soon, Mitchell found himself at his local Goodwill store, purchasing an outfit resembling the one worn by Chalamet’s Willy Wonka character.

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