The rise of artificial intelligence (AI) is starting to shake up the social media landscape. Despite the many divergent views on the impact and ethics of AI, a UK-based creator platform, FanVue, has come up with world’s first AI Beauty Pageant for AI creators. Judges for the competition have named Zara Shatavari, from India as one of the top ten finalists to compete for the crown. She is a digital creator with thousands of followers on her Instagram profile. But there’s more to know about the AI-generated ‘digital diva.’ So, who is Zara Shatavari? Here, we bring you everything you should know about the Miss AI candidate who is all set to compete in the global AI beauty pageant competition.

A quick scroll through her Instagram profile will reveal her healthy and fashionable lifestyle. There are pictures of her bouncing on a yoga ball, experimenting with traditional Indian fashion aesthetics, running outdoors, recreating Bollywood actors’ fashionable looks, and more.

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Who Is Zara Shatavari?

Through her social media profile, Shatavari calls herself as a warrior a PCOS and depression warrior. She also has a website where she ‘writes’ blogs on health and the latest fashion trends. Based in Noida, Uttar Pradesh, she takes immense pride in her country’s customs and traditions. Her interests include travel, fashion and food, but with a touch of healthy eating. Shatavari is the creation of Rahul Choudhry, a co-founder of an Indian mobile ad agency, who describes himself as a “digital media maven.”

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“AI is here to help humans, and Zara's purpose is to spread awareness. She has a celebrity-like aura because we noticed people tend to follow celebrities and join their causes,” Choudhry was quoted saying in reports.

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World’s First AI Beauty Pageant

The AI Beauty Pageant contest is the brainchild of UK-based creator platform FanVue. Miss AI is the first-ever beauty pageant for AI influencers. They selected ten semi-finalists from different countries, who will compete for the top-three spots that offer USD 20,000 in total as the prize money. The beauty pageant is not only limited to beauty, but also assesses the causes each of these AI influencers support.

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The AI beauty contestants will be judged by a panel of four judges that also includes two AI-generated judges, Aitana Lopez and Emily Pellegrini. The remaining two judges are Andrew Bloch, a PR advisor and Sally-Ann Fawcett, a beauty pageant historian and author.

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