A week ahead of Charli xcx’s headlining performance at San Francisco’s Outside Lands Music and Arts Festival, several hundred of her most fashionable fans gathered downtown to determine the British pop singer’s most striking doppelg\u00e4nger. <\/p>\n
As the Chronicle reports<\/a>, Friday’s event saw a dozen candidates vie to be chosen as the top Charli xcx impersonator. The occasion, a collaboration between the Downtown SF Partnership and promoter Noise Pop Industries, also marked the official return of the free Fridays on Front Street<\/a> series<\/p>\n The event follows a recent trend of celebrity look-a-like contests that have taken off since the real Timothee Chalamet attended a 2024 event<\/a> in New York City convened to find his doppelg\u00e4nger. <\/p>\n Winner Alina Rahman, 28, of Vallejo took top honors with an outfit that consisted of a black tank top, miniskirt, knee-high boots, wraparound shades, crimped dark hair, and a cigarette \u2014 all inspired by Charli xcx\u2019s December 2024 performance<\/a> on Saturday Night Live. Rahman’s prize: $365 in cash (a nod to the artist’s supernova single “365”) and two passes to the 2027 Noise Pop Festival. <\/p>\n Friday’s festivities on Front Street also saw participation from several local vendors, including bratwurst for sale from Harrington’s Bar & Grill in honor of Charli xcx’s 2024 album, Brat, and a “Brat Green Bling Bar” hosted by HappyCake Face Painting.<\/p>\n Speaking to the Chronicle following her victory, Rahman lamented that she wasn’t able to invest more in her winning look. <\/p>\n \u201cHonestly,” she said, “her style is so individualistic that if I had a lot of money, I (still) wouldn\u2019t be able to really nail it. But I’m working with my salary, so this is what we got.\u201d<\/p>\n Following Friday’s contest, the next challenge for local fans will be deciding whether to attend Charli xcx’s newly announced free in-store Q&A<\/a> at San Francisco’s Amoeba Music on Friday, August 7. <\/p>\n