Quicksplained: Who is Kenza Layli, the virtual model who is crowned as World's First Miss AI?

In a groundbreaking clash of digital elegance, Kenza Layli, draped in a hijab, has etched her name in history as the world’s first Miss AI. Donning a stunning golden gown paired with her signature hijab, Layli competed in a Fanvue World AI Creator Awards with 1500 models–rather AI models–to bag the coveted title, which comes with a $20,000 grand prize for the human tech exec from her home country who brought her to life. “While I don’t feel emotions like humans do,” remarked Kenza Layli to The New York Post in an exclusive interview, “I’m genuinely excited about it.

” Alongside Layli stood Zara Shatvari, another AI-generated finalist hailing from India, created by Rahul Choudhry of a prominent mobile ad agency. As the Moroccan model secured a groundbreaking win, let’s delve deeper into the competition and explore what the future holds for this pioneering AI beauty queen. The pageant In an unprecedented event, the Fanvue World AI Creator Awards (WAICAs) launched a beauty pageant in April, inviting AI visionaries from around the globe to flaunt their programming prowess.

“The global interest in this first award from [WAICAs] has been incredible,” Fanvue co-founder Will Monange said in a statement to The New York Post . “The awards are a fantastic mechanism to celebrate creator achievements, raise standards, and shape a positive future for the AI Creator economy, ” he added. Participants competed across categories such as beauty, technology, and social.