Woman Claiming to Have Matched With Zohran Mamdani on Hinge Says Don’t Dismiss ‘Medium-Sized Kings’

Now that Zohran Mamdani has won the New York City mayoral election, some of his alleged former Hinge matches are coming out of the woodwork.

The 34-year-old mayor-elect — who met his wife, illustrator Rama Duwaji, on the popular dating app — will make history as the first Muslim and South Asian mayor of NYC. It’s also been said that he’ll be the first NYC mayor to have met his wife on Hinge.

After the Democrat beat out Independent Andrew Cuomo and Republican Curtis Sliwa in the November 4 race, some of his former dating prospects appear to be looking for their 15 minutes of fame.

In one TikTok currently accumulating hundreds of comments, a woman claiming to have matched with Mamdani is revealing why she rejected him.

“Randomly remembered the time I matched with Zohran Mamdani on NYC Hinge a few years ago but didn’t reply to him because his height was listed as either 5’11 or 5’10 and younger me knew that meant he was most likely 5’9,” she wrote over a video of herself looking in the mirror.

“Present me appreciates that he was more honest than most guys on there,” she added, captioning the post: “This is your sign to not dismiss the medium-sized kings, ladies.” (It is currently unclear how tall the politician actually is.)

In the comments section, fellow TikTokers had a lot to say about the social media user calling attention to herself after Mamdani’s historic win.

“Please give me attention,” one user wrote in all caps, while another said, “How do I make this all about myself.”

One user simply commented, “Looks like he dodged a bullet.”

While many of the comments similarly called out Mamdani’s alleged former Hinge match, one noted how her life could have been different if she gave the democratic socialist a chance.

“Girl you could have been the first lady of New York City and had Mira Nair as a mother in law!” one person wrote. “You better find that time machine quick.”

The Daily Mail reports that other people claiming to have matched with Mamdani before he fell in love with Duwaji have expressed their regret on TikTok for not pursuing things further.

Mamdani and wife Duwaji, 28, became engaged in October 2024 and were married in February 2025 in a civil ceremony at New York City Hall.

The mayor-elect — who received 50.4 percent of the vote, defeating former Governor Cuomo at 41.6 percent and Republican Sliwa at 7.1 percent — has publicly opened up about how he met his wife.

“There is still hope in those dating apps,” Mamdani told The Bulwark podcast during his campaign.