- Primary Subject: The origin and creator of the Miranda Priestly meme featured in The Devil Wears Prada 2
- Key Update: The mystery of whether the sequel's standout meme was AI-generated has finally been put to rest.
- Status: Confirmed
- Last Verified: May 4, 2026
- Quick Answer: Artist Alexis Franklin created the meme. Despite its "AI slop" appearance, it was hand-painted to look intentionally doctored, proving the sequel chose human talent over automation.
Fans have been wondering whether the Miranda Priestly meme that was featured in The Devil Wears Prada 2 was generated by AI or created by a human artist.
The highly anticipated sequel to the 2006 classic was finally released in theaters to massive success among critics and audiences. It's been praised for balancing the nostalgia and the social commentary about the modern media landscape, including an anti-AI stance.
One of the film's prominent moments is a brief moment when Andy Sachs sees a Miranda Priestly meme on social media that appears to have been made by AI. This prompted questions among fans on whether it was indeed AI-generated or not. Now, we have the answer.
Is The Devil Wears Prada 2's Miranda Priestly Meme Made by AI?
Artist Alexis Franklin revealed on Instagram that she created the Miranda Priestly meme that was featured in The Devil Wears Prada 2, shooting down the speculation that it was generated by AI.
She shared that the filmmakers commissioned her to create the artwork for the movie.
"I got to paint this at the request of David Frankel for The Devil Wears Prada 2 (it shows up in the movie 👀). Absolutely no disrespect to Queen Meryl, but this is something I would’ve painted in my free time, so when they asked me to do this it was nothing but fun," Franklin wrote in the caption.
In another post on X, Franklin doubled down on confirming that she made the meme artwork and praised the studio for hiring a human artist.
She explained that she intentionally made the artwork with a meme-looking style and "readable as clearly doctored and fake" as part of the joke.
"I posted this on Instagram yesterday and got flooded with comments of relief that this gag in The Devil Wears Prada 2 was created by an actual human (me), so I figured I’d also post it here because I think these companies should get their flowers when they hire an artist," Franklin wrote.
"Obviously it looks AI-esque because I was hired to create a meme, not necessarily a painting, and since the image would not be on screen long, I kind of deployed a “logo” state of mind — it needed to be immediately readable as clearly doctored and fake, because that’s the joke—so I didn’t go heavy on the brush strokes or “artistry” of it. But the response to this has been so interesting."
The artist added, "'You nailed the AI slop of it!' is such a harrowing compliment."
Since then, fans online have praised The Devil Wears Prada 2 for deciding to hire a human artist to create the meme, and they saw it as proof that people are still craving for human-made artworks.
What is The Devil Wears Prada 2 About?
Almost 20 years after making their iconic turn as Miranda, Andy, Emily, and Nigel, Meryl Streep, Anne Hathaway, Emily Blunt, and Stanley Tucci return to the fashionable streets of New York City and the sleek offices of Runway Magazine in the eagerly awaited sequel, The Devil Wears Prada 2.
The film reunites the original main cast with director David Frankel and writer Aline Brosh McKenna, and introduces an all-new runway of characters, including Kenneth Branagh, Simone Ashley, Justin Theroux, Lucy Liu, Patrick Brammall, Caleb Hearon, Helen J. Shen, Pauline Chalamet, and B.J. Novak. Tracie Thoms and Tibor Feldman also reprise their roles from the first movie.
It was recently released in theaters worldwide. It ended up grossing $234 million in its global opening weekend at the box office, making it one of the biggest hits this year already.
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