A Moroccan influencer has been shortlisted for a new beauty pageant. However, this Instagram influencer and the nine other contestants share a very interesting feature: they are not real. The frontrunners for the first Miss AI beauty pageant are all AI-generated. The recently published shortlist includes AI influencers from all over the globe. Representing Morocco is Kenza Layli, who boasts 192k followers on Instagram. Through her content, the Moroccan AI-generated influencer can earn «an estimated £750 per post and, with an output of over 20 a month, could rake in a cool £15k a month», The Sun reported. «The level of detail the creator has gone into in each and every image, from the clothing down to the backgrounds, is outstanding and truly deserving of a place on the shortlist», said Aitana Lopez, one of the biggest AI-generated influencers and one of the judges to help designate Miss AI. «We were equally impressed with Kenza's message and her ability to engage such a substantial audience tied to Moroccan society and women's empowerment in the Middle East. She illustrates the power of AI creators to deliver powerful messages to the world», Lopez added. The competition will be hosted in a virtual realm, with other judges such as AI-generated influencer Emily Pellebrini, head judge of Miss Great Britain and pageant historian Sally-Ann Fawcett, and marketing expert Andrew Bloch. The beauty pageant is the first contest of the World AI Creator Awards (WAICAs), in partnership with creator content website Fanvue. «We estimate there are around 10,000 AI creators across the world, but what the awards have done is uncover creators none of us were aware of that have compelling backstories, along with talented creators behind them creating content for their fans», Fanvue Co-Founder Will Monange told The Sun. The winner will receive a prize package worth over £15,000, while the coveted Miss AI crown will earn almost £4,000 in cash, in addition to promotion on the Fanvue platform and help to grow their reach and revenue on social media.
