Usually, celebrity look-alikes are discovered by people who encounter them on the street or in public places. However, it’s unprecedented for a star to find their own double online.
Singer Rihanna experienced this when she stumbled upon a photo of a young girl on Instagram who bore an uncanny resemblance to her.
Rihanna was so surprised by the resemblance that she shared the photo on her own page, writing, “I nearly dropped my phone. What do you think?”
At first, her followers thought she was joking and had posted a childhood picture of herself. But when they realized it wasn’t her, they were genuinely shocked.
The discovery of this “mini Rihanna” caught the attention of other celebrities as well. Snoop Dogg jokingly asked Rihanna when she had a baby, while Miranda Kerr found the photo so adorable that she commented, “Charming.”
The identity of the girl wasn’t difficult to uncover. Her name is Ala, and she is a young model.
Since being recognized as a mini-Rihanna, Ala’s Instagram following has grown by more than 10,000. It’s likely that she has a bright future in the modeling industry, and her popularity will continue to rise.