As part of her transition into a young woman, Alana Thompson took to Instagram to share a selection of glamorous selfies, in which she's wearing false eyelashes and matching fake talons. "As I should," she confidently captioned the post. As In Touch Weekly noted, one commenter wrote, "I know damn well she is the [Hot Cheeto] girl." The popular slang term, which has certain dodgy racist connotations, according to Urban Dictionary, refers to women who eat Takis, Hot Fries, or Hot Cheetos in public and typically wear hoop earrings, Thrasher sweatshirts, long acrylic nails, and Vans. Rather than taking offense, however, Thompson fired back, "I might be one, but I'm still a bad bleep," adding in a kissy-face emoji for good measure. She previously fought back against accusations that she was dressing too maturely, arguing, "Y'all act like I'm 8."
Thompson also defended her family from accusations of mistreatment and neglect, arguing her sister is doing a great job raising her while their mother is focused on her sobriety, and rightly so. Considering she found fame as a pint-sized pageant queen, it makes sense Thompson knows exactly how to tackle criticism. In fact, as she told Teen Vogue emphatically, "I'm proud of myself for how far I've come." The reality star also notably added, "There are so many folks on my Instagram that do not like my nails or my eyelashes. But I do not care. As long as I like myself, I'm good."
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