90 Day Fiancé: Miona Bell’s Most Controversial Instagram Photos

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While Miona Bell has not been acting too offensively on 90 Day Fiancé season 9 thus far, her behavior on social media has raised a serious question of blackfishing. Many viewers feel that Miona blackfishes to appear racially ambiguous or Black on social media and in real life. After old photos of the Serbian woman emerged that showed Miona with pale skin and naturally straight hair, many 90 Day Fiancé fans have called out several of Miona's social media photos from over the years.

Miona appears alongside her rumored husband, Jibri Bell, during 90 Day Fiancé season 9. Many viewers were under the impression that Miona, like Jibri, was partially Black after seeing her promotion photos. However, viewers quickly discovered that the Serbian woman was not. The viewer's revelation led to many fans judging Miona before the season even began. While Miona has come across as spoiled during 90 Day Fiancé season 9, she hasn’t been as offensive as viewers first feared. However, her blackfishing online has still angered many fans.

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Like catfishing, blackfishing involves someone presenting themselves as something they are not. Many viewers believe Miona, who has traveled the world, uses cosmetics, hair extensions or wigs, and photo editing to appear Black. This practice is considered harmful because it commodifies the Black experience. Many people, including celebrities, engage in blackfishing to profit off of aspects of the Black experience without having to experience any of the downfalls such as oppression. Blackfishing is considered a form of racial appropriation that many people find to be deeply unacceptable. Therefore many 90 Day Fiancé fans have taken Miona's