If you’ve been following the saga of When George Met Amal, you might remember that I covered some photos of Amal’s sister Tala last August. In that post, I called Tala “Pippa-esque.” Tala is Amal’s younger sister, and Tala has been around for every step of Amal and George’s courtship, apparently. I’m pretty sure Tala lives full-time in London, and her “job” seems to be just as socialite-y as Pippa Middleton. Tala was just in NYC last week visiting her big sister and their parents. Tala got photographed a lot and she seemed to enjoy it. Since there were so many photos of her last week, People Magazine decided to do a blatant PR-plant story on how Tala is the “new Pippa Middleton.” Well I never! The main part of the story:

Just like her sister, Tala’s got some serious style. The meal may have been an intimate family occasion, but Tala looked glamorous enough for a night on the red carpet in a white ensemble (complete with a sexy slit) finished off with a pair of sleek snakeskin boots.

That’s just one of her killer outfits. She’s also been spotted sporting a Moschino purse, wearing an on-trend fringe skirt and owning a straw cowboy hat on the sidewalk. Amal’s younger sister is practically her twin, too: Their resemblance give away their connection instantly (just like Kate and Pippa!), and they both have long, thick raven hair. She may be her sister’s double, but Tala’s got an identity that’s all her own. On her LinkedIn, she says she’s an events planner and branding specialist (remember that other celeb event planner?)

When she’s not turning heads on the streets of Manhattan, Amal’s globe-trotting sibling calls Singapore home. She’s married to Singaporean businessman Nagi Hamiyeh, with whom she has a daughter, Mia. They may not always be living on the same continent, but Amal and Tala’s bond is still super-tight. At her sister’s 2014 wedding, Tala took on all the traditional maid of honor duties (Amal elected not to have an official maid of honor because of the small guest list) – and her daughter Mia was the flower girl.

“Tala is a jewel,” an Alamuddin relative tells PEOPLE. “She’s a giver. And very close with Amal.”

[From People]

Much like the Middleton sisters, I feel like Amal and Tala struggle with their casual clothes. Much like the Middleton sisters, the Alamuddin sisters put a lot of focus on hair. Much like the Middleston sisters, the older one frequently gets the “cat that got the cream” face. Much like the Middleton sisters, I feel like Amal and Tala might have some passive-aggressive issues. And much like Amal, I feel like George Clooney’s press people are trying to make Tala “happen.” Why? Does Tala’s events-planning business need some hype?

Photos courtesy of Pacific Coast News.