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Less than 4% of men in the United States are over 6-foot-2. Of that small percentage, even fewer likely have a collection of tote bags, an affinity for back pocket-sized literature and the kind of suaveness and charm that appeals to the masses. Jacob Elordi, the unequivocal heartthrob of the generation, has set a high standard for hot boys <\/a>to come. A one-of-a-kind man, there probably isn\u2019t another quite like him, but we figured we might as well try to find one if he exists at the official Jacob Elordi lookalike contest at Reverchon Park on Friday night. It\u2019s boots-on-the-ground journalism.\u00a0<\/p>\n A group, mostly consisting of young women under 30, crowned the man closest to the \u201cunicorn\u201d features of Elordi, the nation\u2019s communal future husband.<\/a> <\/p>\n Marcello Pelton, an Italian transplant getting his master\u2019s degree in international relations at Southern Methodist University, was declared the winner. Now, does he look like the spitting image of Elordi? No, even he doesn\u2019t think so. But he is 6\u20194, and sometimes that\u2019s enough. He also cooks, runs Iron Man races and speaks fluent Italian if anyone\u2019s counting.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cI feel honored,\u201d Pelton said to the Observer following his victory. \u201cIt\u2019s always nice being compared to a very attractive celebrity. I had an enjoyable time. I cannot smile anymore, because I think it might fall off.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n Sign up for the Arts & Culture newsletter to get the latest stories delivered to your inbox<\/p>\n THANK YOU!<\/p>\n You’re all set.<\/p>\n CLOSE\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n After winning, hordes of young women crowded Jacob 2.0 for pictures, as if he were the real Australian superstar. Pelton took home $50 (which he plans to spend on a tank of gas), an Oscar-shaped award to remember his greatest accomplishment in life thus far and the ego boost of the century.\u00a0<\/p>\n