Influencer pretends to fly Emirates business class and gets caught
Oceane El Himer, French model and reality star, drew international attention for a photo taken on a flight [...]
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Oceane El Himer, French model and reality star, has attracted international attention for a photo taken on an Emirates flight. In fact, the 27-year-old woman posted a shot on her Instagram channel while proudly posing in a booth Emirates Business Class. Moments later, however, a passenger took a photo of her in flight while she was seated in an Economy seat. A genuine snub for the French TV star and an opportunity for many haters to go wild on her profiles.
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The incriminating photo
The social snapshot, the flight in Economy and the comments
The woman did not go unnoticed, and one user shared a photo of the woman while sitting in economy (and without a mask), Oceane El Himer has been flooded with negative comments and criticism. The snapshot generated over 100 thousand reactions, but also prompted the model to block the comments.
This is not the first time a web star has chosen to show off a life of luxury by deceiving her followers. A tactic that now more and more users are discovering and consider counterproductive to the character's success.
Oceane El Himer's response and return to business class.
The woman responded to the image on Snapchat, defending her decision and saying that "there is no shame in traveling in economy class. I took several flights, took a picture and uploaded it. I'm not the kind of girl who likes to show her money -- yes, I traveled in economy and business. So what? Much more serious things are happening in life." Oceane El Himer's revenge came after a few days. In fact, on Instagram she posted another photo in Emirates Business Class stressing that this time the flight had been paid for. For the occasion she did not hesitate to show her middle finger in the company of her sister, also a famous model and influencer.
The precedent of Lil Bow Wow
Several other Twitter users compared the case to that of the rapper Lil Bow Wow. In 2017, he had posted a photo of a luxury car in front of a private plane with the caption, "Travel day." The Instagram post indicated that the rapper was at DeKalb-Peachtree Airport in Georgia. Not long after posting the shot, a Snapchat post came out stating that the rapper was actually on a commercial flight at the same time he posted the other image. Instagram fans even managed to trace the original post back to a stock image of a Florida limo company. In that case, rapper Lil Bow Wow had added a filter to make it more believable.
