Woman claims she was banned from Bumble for being ‘too hot’

A social media influencer and Playboy model who was booted from Bumble has claimed she was banned for being “too beautiful”.

A Playboy model claims she has had her photos removed by a dating app for being “too beautiful”.

Tahlia Paris, 24, from Los Angeles, California, joined Bumble after her last relationship ended.

The Playboy model has been single for four years and was hoping that online dating would be the solution to finding a man to spend her life with.

After setting up her profile, Tahlia – who is a successful influencer and OnlyFans creator – claims she received an email from the dating app informing her several photos had been removed by moderators, and she believes it’s because she looked “too hot” in them.

“The photos I posted very were basic. One was a selfie of myself, one was a picture a friend of mine had taken at the beach,” Tahlia said.

“I tried to keep it very PG and not model-esque at all.

“I wanted guys to not stop at my profile because I’m a professional model but because I was just another average girl looking to date.

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Tahlia Paris claims she was banned by Bumble for being ‘too hot’. Picture: Jam Press

However she said she’d only been on the app a few hours when her “normal” photos – which are a stark contrast to the racy ones she shares online – were removed.

Tahlia joined Bumble after struggling to meet people amid the coronavirus pandemic and was hoping to find companionship through the app.

“It’s really hurting my odds in the dating app world,” she said, adding she was “fully clothed” in all of the images.

While Tahlia’s Bumble was real, the model has been targeted by catfishes using her pictures in the past, which is why her profile was eventually shut down.

“At first I was upset when they closed my account because why should I have to suffer because others have made fake accounts of me?

“But at the same time I was a little relieved because online dating for the first time was a little bit nerve-racking.”

“I’ve had guys in the past solely try to hook up with me because of my presence on social media,” she continued.

“When turned down, a few of their responses were like, ‘But wait, you model for Playboy’ – as if that was something that made it easier to have sex with me.”

The Playboy model said she only uploaded ‘PG’ photos of herself. Picture: Jam Press

The influencer, who has 890,000 followers on Instagram, said there are several ‘impersonation’ accounts of her all over the social media platform. One has nearly half a million followers.

“They make their money by stealing my photos and using my name to fraudulently sell stuff online – everything from ‘used lingerie’ to dodgy diets and workout plans.

“When these people don’t receive the items they paid for they would email me personally with death threats, asking me to give them whatever they had ordered.”

After all she has been through during her short-lived stint on Bumble, Tahlia isn’t sure if the dating app world is for her.

“Online dating has never really been something I’m into but in these circumstances, I thought I’d try it and it didn’t work out. Maybe it’s for the best.

“I would have to start all over with a new account and I’m not sure it’s worth it at this point.

“For now I’m at a standstill with dating sadly, but hopefully things will open soon so I can get back out into the normal dating world.”

She said she only wanted to try online dating because COVID had made it hard to meet people. Picture: Jam Press

A spokesperson for Bumble said their policy for acceptable images has been forged through lengthy feedback from users.

“In 2016, we banned shirtless bathroom mirror selfies in response to feedback from our Bumble community – and after our research showed that profiles including those kinds of photos were the most swiped left on,” the spokesperson said.

“As part of that overall policy, our photo guidelines prohibit photos of people indoors wearing swimsuits or underwear.

“Swimsuit photos are acceptable if you’re outside by the pool or on the beach as you’re in a natural setting to be wearing a swimsuit.”