(KRON) -- Over the weekend, three San Francisco residents hosted a unique competition.
San Francisco's Lafayette Park was littered with black turtlenecks, laptops, red lipstick, blonde hair and awkward remarks for the Elizabeth Holmes and Nathan Fielder lookalike contest.
The competition was hosted by @threegirlsinsf and was inspired by the recently released A24 documentary “You Can See Everything,” directed by Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim.
Elizabeth Holmes and Nathan Fielder make several appearances in SF… kinda
Fielder is a Canadian comedian, director, and writer most famous for the TV series “Nathan for You” and “The Rehearsal.”
FILE - Nathan Fielder, creator and executive producer of the television series "The Rehearsal," arrives at the 86th annual Peabody Awards May 31, 2026, at the Beverly Wilshire in Beverly Hills, Calif. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, File)
After competing in multiple challenges, including business and marketing pitches, staring contests, and a dance-off, two people emerged as San Francisco's very own Nathan Fielder and Elizabeth Holmes lookalikes.
Sierra Stingl and Alex Kesin were crowned the “most A24-approved,” including a crown, headphones, and bragging rights, of course.
Alex Kesin and Sierra Stingl pictured after winning the Nathan Fielder and Elizabeth Holmes lookalike contest. Photo: KRON4/Anne Armstrong
Kesin said that he sees similar competitions on social media all the time, but this was the first time he figured he would have a chance to win.
"I think I have had a little bit of a field advantage compared to my competitors, which is that I grew up watching Nathan Fielder. I have been watching him since I was in elementary school, really." said Kesin
He also attributed his success to his mannerisms, saying some characteristics came naturally, but others he had to put on an act.
"When I looked at the field of people who were competing, I felt like, how many of these people are going to go the extra mile and be in character," said Kesin.
During the dance-off portion of the contest, he went all in by recreating a viral clip of Fielder dancing to Shakira's viral hit, "Hips Don't Lie."
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Alex Kesin dancing during the Elizabeth Holmes and Nathan Fielder lookalike contest.
Alex Kesin making a marking pitch during the Elizabeth Holmes and Nathan Fielder lookalike contest.
Alex Kesin talking with fellow competitor.
When he is not competing in lookalike competitions, Kesin writes and works on a podcast that covers the history of biotech companies and drug development. An eerie similarity to his newly elected lookalike.
"It lined up in a funny way where Nathan, his background is not biotech but he ended up making a movie about a controversial person in the biotech world. I, on the other hand, this is all I do: I talk about these kinds of people," said Kesin.
In the newly released documentary, Fielder follows Elizabeth Holmes, the CEO of health technology company Theranos, in the days leading up to her 11-year federal prison sentence after she was convicted of defrauding investors in her biotech company.
Holmes has deep Bay Area roots. She reportedly lived in San Francisco's Marina District and went to Stanford for a short stint before dropping out to focus on her biotech startup based in Palo Alto.
"Living in San Francisco, you meet Elizabeth Holmes' all the time, in the wild. It's sort of the nature of living here; you have the really good and also the not-so-great," Kesin said
