Swedish model Elsa Hock is facing backlash over her ‘disrespectful’ costume after she transformed into Princess Diana for Halloween on Thursday.
The blonde beauty, 35, shocked fans when she posted a series of snaps to her Instagram page, embodying the late Royal who was tragically killed in a car crash in Paris on August 31, 1997.
Elsa donned a replica of the iconic ‘Revenge Dress’ that Diana wore on the night Prince Charles admitted to his affair with Camilla, now Queen consort.
At the time, the Princess wowed everyone in the Christina Stambolian black silk crepe cocktail gown with an asymmetric ruched bodice and side sash.
She teamed it with her sapphire, pearl, and diamond choker – which matched her engagement ring – and scarlet nails.
Swedish model Elsa Hock (left) is facing backlash online for her ‘disrespectful’ costume after she transformed into Princess Diana (pictured right in 1994) for Halloween on Thursday
Elsa donned a replica of the iconic ‘Revenge Dress’ that Diana wore on the night Prince Charles admitted to his affair with Camilla, now Queen consort
The model looked the spitting image of Diana in the photoshoot, even making sure the snaps were taken against a similar backdrop as she copied her walk.
She donned a similar bracelet to the one the Princess wore, finishing off the look with a pointy pair of black heels and a short blonde wig.
Elsa wrote in the captions of her posts: ‘Wishing you an ICONIC Halloween’ and ‘The people’s princess’.
However, some people have taken issue with the Halloween costume, dubbing it as ‘disrespectful’ and ‘horrible’.
Taking to X to reply to viral tweets about the images, unimpressed fans wrote: ‘It risks trivializing her legacy and the challenges she faced. Costumes should be fun, not a reminder of someone’s tragic life.’
‘Kinda disrespectful’ (sic).
‘Can we please stop these imitations of princess Diana and let her soul rest in peace…’
‘Questionable choice, but she pulls it off beautifully.’
The model looked the spitting image of Diana in the photoshoot, even making sure the snaps were taken against a similar backdrop as she copied her walk
She donned a similar bracelet to the one the Princess wore, finishing off the look with a pointy pair of black heels and a short blonde wig
Elsa also shared some black and white snaps as she embodied Princess Diana
The Princess (pictured) wowed everyone in the Christina Stambolian black silk crepe cocktail gown with an asymmetric ruched bodice and side sash
However, some people have taken issue with the Halloween costume, dubbing it as ‘disrespectful’ and ‘horrible’
In the caption, she referred to Diana as ‘The People’s Princess’
‘Disrespectful.’
‘So Princess Diana cosplay for a Halloween party is horrible.’
On Instagram, commenters wrote: ‘Beautiful but unethical towards Diana’ and ‘Isn’t this a little disrespectful’.
A third wrote: ‘I love you Elsa but I don’t think it’s appropriate, you always look amazing though.’
But not everyone took issue and some people praised the model instead, writing: ‘Elsa Hosk dressed as Princess Diana in her iconic “revenge dress” for halloween — SHE WON!!!’
‘elsa hosk as princess diana for halloween, so iconic!!!’
‘Omg she did her justice!’
‘Oh I can’t believe what I see. This is fantastic!!’
‘Wooowwww you look just like her’
‘I THOUGHT THESE WERE THE ORIGINALS’
‘The most iconic look I’ve ever seen on Halloween.’
The costume has already garnered a lot of attention on social media – both positive and negative
Lots of people found the choice of costume to be ‘disrespectful’ to the late Royal
Others loved it, including famous faces such as Hailey Bieber, Gigi Hadid, and Vanessa Hudgens
Famous faces such as Hailey Bieber, Gigi Hadid, and Vanessa Hudgens, also expressed their amazement at the costume, commenting praise on Elsa’s Instagram post.
In September, Elsa shocked her Instagram followers with a very racy post.
The Swedish model posed in some very skimpy satin and lace lingerie for the brand I Am Gia.
The blonde beauty flashed the flesh in her tiny underthings while in an office setting alongside male model Jordan Barrett.
The photo shoot was meant to be raunchy as Elsa sat at a desk that had the title plate ‘CE HOE,’ a naughty spin on CEO.
‘Your new C.E.HOE @iamgia,’ wrote Elsa in her caption.
Fans went wild for the look saying ‘oh lord’ and ‘she is wild’ in the comments box with one follower even sharing, ‘Wish she came in my office, pun intended.’
Her pals Kendall Jenner, Candice Swanepoel, Lori Harvey and Amelia Hamlin hit the like button.
In September, Elsa shocked her Instagram followers with a very racy post
The Swedish model posed in some very skimpy satin and lace lingerie for the brand I Am Gia
Elsa modelled for Victoria’s Secret, appearing in the brand’s annual fashion show from 2011 to 2018.
She also posed for Dior, Dolce & Gabbana, Ungaro, H&M, Anna Sui, Lilly Pulitzer and Guess.
And she has landed on the covers of Vogue and Elle.
The highlight of her career has been working for VS. She opened the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show in 2016 and wore the Swarovski outfit in 2017.
She was chosen to wear the Dream Angels Fantasy Bra in the 2018 Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show held in New York City.
The bra, worth $1 million, was designed by Atelier Swarovski.
Elsa has been in a relationship with British businessman Tom Daly since 2015 and their daughter was born in February 2021.
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