Model Denies Trying to Fool Instagram Followers By Darkening Her Skin

A popular model and influencer on Instagram is being accused of deceiving her 250,000 followers by darkening her skin. Emma Hallberg, 19, is white, but some are claiming she has been darkening her skin tone to look black in an effort to gain followers. The Swedish model was exposed when a Twitter user posted starkly different side-by-side images that appear to show Hallberg with different skin tones. She denies that she's trying to fool her followers, saying she gets naturally tan in the sun.