Ernest Hemingway Look-Alikes Vie For Victory In Key West Contest

By CBS Miami Team

July 26, 2022

About 135 stocky, bearded men who resemble Ernest Hemingway have converged on Key West to compete in the annual Hemingway Look-Alike Contest that began Thursday night -- the 123rd anniversary of the legendary author's birth.

The three-night competition is a highlight of the island's Hemingway Days festivities, celebrating the literary mastery and exuberant lifestyle of the man who lived and wrote in Key West for most of the 1930s.

Thursday night, cheered by crowds of spectators, aspiring "Ernests" paraded across the stage at Sloppy Joe's Bar, a historic saloon where Hemingway often enjoyed cocktails with friends.

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