It was a flashback to NYC in the 1990s.<\/p>\n
A sea of hunks wearing backwards hats, suits and cut-off shirts took over Washington Square Park on Sunday for the first-ever John F. Kennedy Jr.<\/a> lookalike contest.<\/p>\n As Lenny Kravitz\u2019s 1991 hit \u201cIt Ain\u2019t Over Until It\u2019s Over\u201d blasted through speakers, seven \u2014 more participants were in the crowd but arrived after the contest started \u2014 JFK Jr. wannabes showed off their preppy, laid back fits, rollerblading skills and impressive heads of hair, to hundreds of googly-eyed women, hoping to be named the Big Apple\u2019s \u201cbiggest hunk\u201d and win a $250 cash prize.<\/p>\n Stamford, Connecticut-native Julian DeVincentis, 31, was the lucky stud who was crowned that title.<\/p>\n Cosplaying a sporty JFK Jr. in a black tank top, matching shorts, dark sunglasses and a backwards hat, the 6-foot-2 Flatiron resident confidently rollerbladed around the massive crowd, flexed his muscles and flashed his pearly whites, reminding NYC women that dating a modern-day John-John isn\u2019t as crazy a pipe dream as they might\u2019ve thought.<\/p>\n Contest winner Julian DeVincentis (L) poses with his friend, who he joked was his publicist for the day, and his winning check. Stefano Giovannini<\/p>\n As the contest\u2019s emcee, organized by the Instagram account @heyhunk_, weaved through the contestants to hear who garnered the loudest cheers from the swooning ladies, it was obvious DeVincentis had won them over.<\/p>\n Assuming the competition would be fierce, the charming 31-year-old told The Post that he knew he had a shot at winning but didn\u2019t actually think he\u2019d take home the life-size check.<\/p>\n Although there were only seven official contest participants, hundreds of excited bystanders watched on Sunday. Stefano Giovannini<\/p>\n \u201cI thought I\u2019d come in second or third, honestly, but to win \u2014 I didn\u2019t think it was going to happen,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n DeVincentis\u2019 uncertainty about the competition might have stemmed from his mom\u2019s response to the pre-contest selfies he had texted her earlier that day. \u201cShe said I did look like JFK Jr., which is funny because about a month ago\u2026 she said, I\u2019m not as handsome as him, which is true, but to say that to your son, it hurt,\u201d the 31-year-old jokingly recalled.<\/p>\n The \u201cGeorge\u201d magazine founder had his own distinctive look, which many of today\u2019s young men are trying to recreate. Lawrence Schwartzwald<\/p>\n But in true JFK Jr. fashion, there\u2019s nothing like a crowd of cameras and smitten women, with thirsty signs that read \u201cWinner to claim prize at my apt,\u201d fawning over you to boost a young single man\u2019s ego.<\/p>\n After DeVincentis was named the winner, droves of giggling women followed him out of the park with cameras in his face. Many were brave enough to shoot their shot. Some reached out to feel his muscular arms. Others just stared and admired him with friends.<\/p>\n The park was filled with single NYC women looking for their modern-day JFK Jr. Andrew Court\/NYPost<\/p>\n DeVincentis stops to take a picture with one of the infatuated women at the contest, Lexie Kaufer. Stefano Giovannini<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s truly an honor to be compared to someone like JFK Jr. I\u2019ve only gotten it once and it was three years ago on the West Side Highway. I was rollerblading and an older gentleman told me I resembled him,\u201d the contest winner explained. \u201cHe [JFK Jr.] was a legend in his own right.\u201d<\/p>\n DeVincentis\u2019s look was inspired by JFK Jr. rollerblading around the streets of NYC in the 1990s. Alamy Stock Photo<\/p>\n DeVincentis and the world\u2019s recent appreciation for the late former president\u2019s son stems from the hit Ryan Murphy-produced FX series \u201cLove Story<\/a>,\u201d which chronicles JFK Jr. (Paul Anthony Kelly)\u00a0and Carolyn Bessette Kennedy\u2019s (Sarah Pidgeon) intense relationship.<\/p>\n \u201cI did binge it [\u201cLove Story] the last few days. I totally enjoyed it,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n Other participants said their girlfriends, who are fans of the show, ran out to buy JFK Jr.-inspired clothes just so their boyfriends could enter the contest. \u201cShe bought this entire outfit,\u201d one said amongst the noisy crowd, pointing to his smiling lady.<\/p>\n Austin Flynn was one of the seven contestants who channeled their inner hunk on Sunday afternoon. Stefano Giovannini<\/p>\n The show\u2019s popularity has helped reimmerse the couple as both cultural and style icons, inspiring a fashion renaissance for baby-faced youngsters like Jack Silane.<\/p>\n Accompanied by his sister, who nudged him to partake in the contest, the 19-year-old told The Post that he agreed to it because he\u2019s always admired the hunk\u2019s style.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019ve always followed the Kennedy family\u2019s story. And when I started getting into fashion more, JFK Jr. has always been my style [inspiration],\u201d Silane explained, as nearby women gawked at him, whispering, \u201cHe should\u2019ve won.\u201d<\/p>\n America\u2019s prince was known for his cool, laid-back prep boy style. Corbis\/VCG via Getty Images<\/p>\n Jack Silane didn\u2019t need much convincing to partake in the contest, as he told The Post that he already dresses like JFK Jr. in everyday life. Stefano Giovannini<\/p>\n The Manhattanite hopes the show\u2019s popularity inspires men of his generation to put more effort into how they dress, much like America\u2019s prince did.<\/p>\n \u201cI really don\u2019t like it when I see people not putting effort into their clothes, or they\u2019re just wearing sweats, especially among guys. It seems like there\u2019s a lower bar and I really want to raise it,\u201d the 19-year-old pointed out.<\/p>\n Other young gents like Enir Radoncic, 24, who weren\u2019t able to officially enter the contest because it started ahead of schedule, thanks to a nearby protest making its way through the park, were shocked by the massive turnout of thirsty women.<\/p>\n Enir Radoncic (second from the left) got stuck in the massive crowd, preventing him from officially participating in the contest \u2014 but there was no shortage of eager women wanting to pose with him. Stefano Giovannini<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s funny and a bit awkward. I don\u2019t know how to feel about it,\u201d Radoncic bashfully told The Post as hordes of women surrounded him, taking pictures from every angle like he was a piece of meat and they hadn\u2019t eaten in days.<\/p>\n In a sea of Kangol hat-wearing men with bikes in tow, enjoying the attention of enamored bystanders, there were a slew of women, like Courtney Koleda, channeling their inner Bessette Kennedy<\/a>, hoping to find their own love story, just more subtly.<\/p>\n Courtney Koleda told The Post she\u2019s always been a big fan of JFK Jr. and CBK, even before the show came out.<\/p>\n \u201cMy parents grew up in NYC in the \u201990s, so this [JFK Jr. and CBK] was their royal family. When I was nine years old, I was grocery shopping with my mom and she said, \u2018Let me show you something,\u2019 and she pulled out a picture of Carolyn. She was like, \u2018You need to look [and dress] like this,’\u201d the 23-year-old blonde appropriately dressed in a Bessette-Kennedy-inspired outfit made up of a black turtleneck, Levi\u2019s jeans, dark boots and small oval-shaped sunglasses, recalled to The Post.<\/p>\n \u201cMy mom had my wedding planned from when I was a little kid. She would say, \u2018We\u2019re taking a road trip to Georgia. We\u2019re going to the island,’\u201d she explained, referencing the intimate 1996 secret ceremony the famous couple had on\u00a0Cumberland Island, Georgia<\/a>.<\/p>\n Despite not finding her own JFK Jr. on Sunday, Koleda is proud to see her fellow Gen Zers joining her on the Kennedy bandwagon.<\/p>\n