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He’s been crowned Dicaprio’s doppelgänger.
It was Leos galore in New Jersey on Saturday as lookalikes for a DiCaprio lookalike contest battled it out on stage for a $50 cash prize.
Among the seven contestants from places like Philadelphia and Providence was Nick Fine, 21, who was eventually crowned the winner. The swarthy local confessed to The Post he was thrilled to be likened to the handsome Academy Award-winning heartthrob.
“It’s an absolute honor. I’m just very grateful I came to the pier this morning. I’m a big Leo fan, love his movies,” smiled Fine, who went on to name “Shutter Island” as his favorite DiCaprio flick.
The contest, which took place at Pier A Park in Hoboken and drew in a crowd of 40, was organized by a group of college friends.
Hoboken resident Colleen Flickinger, who works as a public relations specialist, concocted the idea to celebrate her pal Margaret Pfeifle’s 25th birthday — a play on the fact that DiCaprio, 50, has a habit of dumping his girlfriends once they turn 25.
“Leonardo DiCaprio never dated anyone above 25, so for many, many years, that was the joke, so, when Margaret was turning 25, we just kind of were inspired by that, and we were like, ‘How funny would it be if we had a look alike contest?'” Flickinger, also 25, explained.
“It was a complete joke. I printed out maybe 10 fliers, and then we posted it [on social media] and that’s when it kind of took off.”
“Hopefully it’s good for a laugh if nothing else,” Pfeifle, the birthday girl, added.
When only one contestant — who had seen it advertised on social media — showed up, the girls started recruiting potential contestants in the park.
They ended up finding five Leo lookalikes. [The seventh contestant, who had also learned about it on social media, arrived later.]
“I’m kind of shocked how many people that look like Leonardo DiCaprio are walking around the park.” Flickinger said.
As fate would have it, Fine, who incidentally lives across from the park, happened to be strolling by with his friends.
“Actually a friend of mine was recruited, and then I got looped into it, and they said that they would cheer for me, so it all worked out, I guess. It is amazing,” he gushed.
“I was just eating breakfast like two seconds ago, I came out to the pier for a second.”
Joining him in the competition were Michael Stewart, 47, a local retired iron worker, David Flanigan, 26, an underwriter from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, John Santos, 22, a jack-of-all trades from Providence, Rhode Island, and Eric Stylianidis, 22, a consultant who resides in the Big Apple.
Each contestant was asked to introduce themselves and were judged by the amount of applause they received.
When it was Fine’s turn, he simply stated, “I’m Nick, I live across the street. Leo is an absolute man rocket.”
After the first round, it came down to two contestants, Fine and Flanigan.
Then the crowd was asked to applaud again, and Fine was awarded the honor.
Soon after he was named the victor, he revealed what he’d be doing with his $50 winnings.
“I’m gonna go get a few beers, probably within the next 30 minutes,” he said.
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