2018
23 July 2018
Look-Alike 09
=Pat Lanier, with a fake bull horn protruding from his side, explains to the judges why he should be chosen the winner of the 2018 Hemingway Look-Alike Contest late Saturday, July 21, 2018, at Sloppy Joe's Bar in Key West, Fla. The highlight event of the island city's annual Hemingway Days festival attracted 151 men who vied for the coveted title. Ernest Hemingway lived and wrote in Key West during much of the 1930s. One of Hemingway's most famous books was about the art of bullfighting. FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY (Andy Newman/Florida Keys News Bureau/HO)
23 July 2018
Look-Alike 08
Frank Kramer, left, and Mark McAllister, right, show their looks during the semi-final round of the Hemingway Look-Alike Contest Saturday, July 21, 2018, at Sloppy Joe's Bar in Key West, Fla. The highlight event of the island city's annual Hemingway Days festival attracted 151 men who vied for the coveted title. Ernest Hemingway lived and wrote in Key West during much of the 1930s. FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY (Andy Newman/Florida Keys News Bureau/HO)
23 July 2018
Look-Alike 07
Michael Groover, center, kisses his wife, celebrity chef Paula Deen, right, after he won the Hemingway Look-Alike Contest at Sloppy Joe's Bar Saturday, July 21, 2018, in Key West, Fla. The contest was the highlight event of the island city's annual Hemingway Days festival that ends Sunday, July 22. Ernest Hemingway lived and wrote in Key West during most of the 1930s. FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY (Andy Newman/Florida Keys News Bureau/HO)
23 July 2018
Look-Alike 06
Michael Groover, left, husband of celebrity chef Paula Deen, right, answers a journalist's question after winning the Hemingway Look-Alike Contest Saturday, July 21, 2018, at Sloppy Joe's Bar in Key West, Fla. It was the ninth time that Groover has competed in the contest, the highlight event of the island city's annual Hemingway Days festival that ends Sunday, July 22. FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY (Andy Newman/Florida Keys News Bureau/HO)
23 July 2018
Look-Alike 05
Celebrity chef Paula Deen waves a large photo of her husband Michael Groover while he competes in the Hemingway Look-Alike Contest Saturday, July 21, 2018, at Sloppy Joe's Bar in Key West, Fla. Groover won the contest on his ninth attempt. The competition attracted 151 contestants who were judged on their resemblance to the late author, personality and other variables. Ernest Hemingway lived and wrote in Key West throughout most of the 1930s. FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY (Andy Newman/Florida Keys News Bureau/HO)
23 July 2018
Look-Alike 04
Michael Groover, left, kisses his wife, celebrity chef Paula Deen, right, after competing in the semi-final round of the Hemingway Look-Alike Contest at Sloppy Joe's Bar Saturday, July 21, 2018, in Key West, Fla. On his ninth attempt, Groover won the competition, the highlight event of the island city's annual Hemingway Days festival that ends Sunday, July 22. FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY (Andy Newman/Florida Keys News Bureau/HO)
23 July 2018
Look-Alike 03
Finalists in the 2018 Hemingway Look-Alike Contest, from left, Michael Groover, Jon Auvil, Matt Collins, Jeffrey Peters and Joe Maxey, acknowledge their supporters and try to impress the judges one final time at Sloppy Joe's Bar Saturday, July 21, 2018, in Key West, Fla. Groover, husband of celebrity chef Paula Deen, won the competition on his ninth attempt. FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY (Andy Newman/Florida Keys News Bureau/HO)
23 July 2018
Look-Alike 02
Michael Groover, kneeling, husband of celebrity chef Paula Deen, poses with past winners of the Hemingway Look-Alike Contest Saturday, July 21, 2018, at Sloppy Joe's Bar in Key West, Fla. On his ninth attempt, Groover won the competition, the highlight event of the island city's annual Hemingway Days festival that ends Sunday, July 22. FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY (Andy Newman/Florida Keys News Bureau/HO)
23 July 2018
Look-Alike 01
Michael Groover, left, husband of celebrity chef Paula Deen, right, walks off the stage after competing in the semi-final round of the Hemingway Look-Alike Contest Saturday, July 21, 2018, at Sloppy Joe's Bar in Key West, Fla. On his ninth attempt, Groover won the competition, the highlight event of the island city's annual Hemingway Days festival that ends Sunday, July 22. FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY (Andy Newman/Florida Keys News Bureau/HO)
23 July 2018
Bull Run 05
Dave Hemingway, left, smears birthday cake on Richard Filip after he and fellow Ernest Hemingway look-alikes sang "Happy Birthday" to the famed American author Saturday, July 21, 2018, in Key West, Fla. Dave Hemingway (no relation to the author) won the 2016 Hemingway Look-Alike Contest and Filip was victorious in 2017. July 21 marks the 119th birthday anniversary of Hemingway, who lived and wrote on the island during the 1930s. The fun was a facet of Key West's annual Hemingway Days festival that concludes Sunday, July 22. FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY (Andy Newman /Florida Keys News Bureau/HO)