By: William D. Slicker
In 2024, Britain’s Fanvue held its first influencer pageant. The approximately 1,500 entries from 70 countries were narrowed down to 10 finalists.
Romania’s contestant was Aivana Rainbow, who had rainbow colored hair and was an advocate for the LGBT community. She had 300,000 Instagram followers.
Bangladesh’s entry was Eliza Khan. She is all about Gen Z trends. She had 13,000 Instagram followers.
From Turkey, there was Asena Ilik, who was a car enthusiast. She had 29,000 followers on Instagram.
Also from Turkey was Seran Ay, who performed jobs traditionally considered male jobs. She had 13,000 Instagram followers.
India’s entry was Zara Shatavari who advocates for healthcare for the masses. She had over 5,000 Instagram followers.
One of France’s contestants was Anne Kerdi who weaves narratives to paint the future. She had 10,000 Instagram followers.
Brazil’s entry was Ailya Lou, described as a “Japanese-Afro-Brazilian artist.” She had over 10,000 followers on Instagram.
The second runner-up came from Portugal. Olivia C is described as a Portuguese model exploring the new frontiers of truth. She had 11,000 Instagram followers.
The first runner-up was another French contestant. Lalina Valina. Like many other contestants, she promoted inclusion. She had over 95,000 Instagram followers.
The winner was from Morocco. Kenza Layli. She wanted to be a transformative force to challenge norms and create opportunities. She had more than 193,000 followers on Instagram.
What all of these beautiful women had in common is that none of them were real. They were all AI generated.
They follow in the footsteps of other AI generated influencers such as 24 year old AI Alba Renai of Spain who became a host of Super Secretos providing exclusive content from Supervivients which is the Spanish version of the Survivor TV show; or 21 year old AI Emily Pellegrini who with over 562,000. Instagram followers is one of the most followed AI influencers in the world. Both Alba and Emily were created in 2023.
All of this generates the question of whether the Miss AI Pageant will replace the Miss Universe and Miss USA pageants, or does the Miss AI pageant only cultivate unrealistic beauty using fake women.
Mr. Slicker drew upon the following articles for material for this article:
Hart, Jordan, See who was crowned ‘Miss AI’ in the first-ever beauty pageant for AI influencers, Business Insider (July 8, 2024).
Schneid, Rebecca, How the ‘Miss AI’ Beauty Pageant, Made Up of AI Generated Women, is Dividing Opinion, Time Magazine, (June 28, 2024).
Katz, Leslie, World’s First AI Beauty Pageant Names 10 Finalizes, Forbes (June 3, 2024).
