Beyonce fans are finding her new wax statue unrecognisable. While the Texas Hold Em singer isn't new to criticism for altering her appearance to match Eurocentric beauty standards, fans are concerned with Musée Grévin, the Madame Tussauds of Paris, for taking a similar approach with whitewashing. “???????? I DON’T KNOW WHO THE F*** THIS IS OR SUPPOSED TO BE! But it ain’t MY QUEEN! ????????♂️????????????♂️???? This is a WHITE WOMAN!,” one fan lamented while another wrote, “now Beyoncé may be lightskin but this is insane.
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” A post shared by Grévin Paris (@grevin_paris) The criticsim didn't stop there as another user pointed out her unrecognisable features, noting that the museum “whitewashed and failed to get her features right.” A third user also joined in, saying. "Who the hell is that supposed to be??” This isn't the first time Beyoncé's wax statue has been made to look unrecognised as fans raised similar concerns over face hair and too light skin tone in 2017 when her wax statue was unveiled at Madame Tussauds New York.
The museum released a statement to Page Six to defend their artistic process. “At Madame Tussauds, our talented team of sculptors take every effort to ensure we accurately color match all of our wax figures to the celebrity being depicted. “Lighting within the attraction combined with flash photography may distort and misrepresent the color of our wax figures which is something our sculptors are unable .