90 Day Fiancé: Miona Accused Of Blackfishing After Old Pics Resurface
90 Day Fiancé season 9 star Miona Bell has been called out for blackfishing after old photos of the Serbian beauty were discovered on Instagram. Black Serbs musician Jibri Bell is all set to get married to his partner Miona on 90 Day Fiancé after having met her in Serbia when his band performed there. Jibri, 28, fell for the 23-year-old makeup artist and described how he felt butterflies in his stomach the first time he saw Miona in the audience. Miona and Jibri got engaged in Thailand and, two years later, he’s welcoming her to South Dakota where he’s moved from Los Angeles.
Jibri knows that Miona won’t be able to live her fantasy Kim Kardashian lifestyle in South Dakota in the house he shares with his parents. Plus, Jibri’s mom seems to be hesitant about how well Miona will fare in the household if she wears revealing clothes on Instagram. During this scene between Jibri and his mom, Miona's Instagram profile was displayed on screen for fans. It could have been then that fans found Miona on the social media app. But aside from noticing all the glam influencer poses that Miona struck on Instagram, fans wondered if she was “blackfishing.”
Reddit user Yolka17 discovered a picture of Miona with a male friend in her tagged photos, originally uploaded on @dusankiwii. They posted it while saying Miona looked quite different on Instagram in 2015. In the comments, TLC viewer Jijibaby wrote, “Homegirl is super blackfishing! It’s kinda crazy tbh. She probably doesn’t know that’s a thing though.” SeaLass34 pointed out, “Someone’s had some work done! (Aside from the self tanner).” Meanwhile, CunnyMaggots mentioned that they happened to go through Miona’s Instagram page a week ago. “Some guy asked her if she's mixed and she was like why should I ruin the mystery? People not knowing gets me attention,” they added.
Miona saying that her background is a mystery could be a part of her 90 Day Fiancé plot. Some fans are wondering if Miona has parents or grandparents that migrated to Serbia from another country, which might explain her appearance and her luscious curly hair. After all, fans have yet to see Miona’s introductory interview on 90 Day Fiancé, and all they know now is whatever Jibri has explained about her. However, Miona looking distinctly different in 2022 when compared to her picture in 2015 does add a mysterious element to it all.
It's not new for 90 Day Fiancé cast members to have their throwback photos on social media land them in trouble. Fans recently witnessed Russian 90 Day Fiancé: Before the 90 Days season 5 cast member Alina Kozhevnikova being fired after old racist posts from her Instagram and Facebook accounts were unearthed. Offensive posts were also found on an Instagram profile belonging to Mike Berk. But it seems like Miona is unbothered by the negativity she’s been subjected to, even before her reality TV debut. Fans have yet to see what other secrets Miona is hiding and if she eventually ends up becoming the villain or the hero of her 90 Day Fiancé season.
90 Day Fiancé airs Sundays at 8 p.m. EDT on TLC.
Sources: Yolka17/Reddit, Miona Bell/Instagram, @dusankiwii/Instagram