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25-year-old beauty queen experiences emotional distress after fake Instagram profile impersonating her posts fake topless photos and promotes sex line

Jul 1, 2025Knutsford, United KingdomSource

Summary

A beauty queen named Tabitha Bennett was harassed online after trolls created a fake Instagram profile impersonating her and posting fake topless photos to promote what appeared to be a sex line. The fake profile included a phone number linked to a venue where she was hosting a charity dinner as part of the Miss England competition. The harassment also involved sending abusive messages to other beauty queens and Miss England organizer Angie Beasley. Cheshire Police confirmed they were investigating the online harassment but had not made any arrests. Tabitha expressed frustration with Instagram for not removing the fake account, claiming it did not breach their community standards. The incident has caused her emotional distress, leading to tears and fear, and has raised concerns about the lack of action from both Instagram and law enforcement.

Incident Details

Domain
Addiction & Mental Health
Harm Types
Harassment
Mechanism
contact
Platforms
Recipient
IndividualTabitha Bennett
Dimensions
psychologicalreputationalautonomy

Who Was Affected

Age
Young Adult
Gender
Female
Group
Women & Girls