Miss AI
{{Short description|International beauty pageant}}
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| first = 2024
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| current_titleholder = Kenza Layli
| titleholder_represents = Morocco
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| website = {{URL|https://miss-ai.webflow.io|miss-ai.webflow.io}}
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Miss AI is an annual international artificial intelligence beauty pageant run by the British company Fanvue.{{cite news |last=Mahdawi |first=Arwa |title='Miss AI' is billed as a leap forward – but feels like a monumental step backwards |work=The Guardian |date=2024-04-23 |url=https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/apr/23/miss-ai-artificial-intelligence-models-gendered-beauty-norms |access-date=2024-11-17}} It is the first beauty pageant for AI-generated personas.{{cite web|last=Veltman|first=Chloe|title=Fake beauty queens charm judges at the Miss AI pageant|website=NPR|date=9 June 2024|url=https://www.npr.org/2024/06/09/nx-s1-4993998/the-miss-ai-beauty-pageant-ushers-in-a-new-type-of-influencer|access-date=26 December 2024}}
History
Miss AI's inaugural contest was organized by Fanvue as a part of the World AI Creator Awards (WAICAs) in 2024.{{cite magazine|last=Schneid|first=Rebecca| title=How the 'Miss AI' Beauty Pageant, Made Up of AI-Generated Women, Is Dividing Opinion|magazine=Time|date=7 July 2024|url=https://time.com/6993650/ai-generated-women-miss-ai-beauty-pageant-contestants/|access-date=26 December 2024}} The winner is selected by a panel of judges which consists of both humans and AI-generated individuals.{{cite web| title=AI Technology news: World's first 'Miss AI' beauty pageant announced, 2 AI-generated judges part of panel | website=Deccan Herald | date=17 April 2024 | url=https://www.deccanherald.com/technology/worlds-first-miss-ai-beauty-pageant-announced-2-ai-generated-judges-part-of-panel-2982285 | access-date=17 November 2024}}
The Moroccan virtual influencer Kenza Layli was crowned with the inaugural title while Lalina Valina and Olivia C remained the first and second runners-up respectively.{{cite web | title=Artificial Intelligence beauty pageant era is here: Kenza Leyli crowned world's first 'Miss AI' | website=The Indian Express | date=12 July 2024 | url=https://indianexpress.com/article/lifestyle/life-style/miss-ai-beauty-pageant-kenza-leyli-pics-9448714/ | access-date=17 November 2024}}
Competition
The creators are eligible to take part in this competition as long as the models are entirely AI-generated and have a social media presence.{{cite web | last=Chaturvedi | first=Amit | title=World's First "Miss AI" Contest To Judge Winner On Beauty And Social Media Clout | website=www.ndtv.com | date=16 April 2024 | url=https://www.ndtv.com/feature/worlds-first-miss-ai-contest-to-judge-winner-on-beauty-and-social-media-clout-5452442 | access-date=17 November 2024}}
The judges evaluate contestants' three main categories – Beauty, Tech, & Social clout and rank them according the overall points earned from these categories.{{cite web | last=Katz | first=Leslie | title=World's First AI Pageant To Judge Winner On Beauty And Social Media Clout | website=Forbes | date=15 April 2024 | url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/lesliekatz/2024/04/15/first-ai-beauty-pageant-to-crown-winner-based-on-looks-and-social-clout/ | access-date=17 November 2024}} The Guardian commented that "AI models take every toxic gendered beauty norm and bundle them up into completely unrealistic package".
Winners
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|2024 |{{Country|Morocco}} | Myriam Bessa |{{cite web | last=Palumbo | first=Jacqui | title=The first Miss AI has been crowned — and she's a Moroccan lifestyle influencer | website=CNN | date=11 July 2024 | url=https://edition.cnn.com/2024/07/11/style/miss-ai-pageant-winner-kenza-layli/index.html | access-date=17 November 2024}} |
References
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External links
- [https://miss-ai.webflow.io/ Official website]
Category:International beauty pageants