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Influencer slammed for modeling her eye-popping figure in front of Panama earthquake ruins

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Reyes, R. (2026, October 13). Influencer slammed for modeling her eye-popping figure in front of Panama earthquake ruins. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/10/13/world-news/influencer-gracie-bon-faces-backlash-after-posing-in-front-of-panama-earthquake-ruins/

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Gracie Bon, a Panamanian influencer with over 11 million Instagram followers, faced criticism after posting pictures of herself near earthquake ruins in Panama following a 7.7-magnitude quake that destroyed nearly 900 homes. Many social media users accused her of exploiting the disaster for personal gain and questioned whether posing there was necessary or respectful. Bon defended her actions by saying she wanted to raise awareness and provide aid, not pose for attention, and showed herself delivering water to victims as part of her efforts.

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Gracie Bon, a plus-sized Panamanian influencer with 11.9 million Instagram followers, faced severe backlash on social media after posting photos of herself modeling near ruins caused by a 7.7-magnitude earthquake in Panama. The earthquake devastated nearly 900 homes across the country, and critics accused Bon of exploiting the disaster for personal gain. Her past criticism of another influencer, McLauren, who couldn't fit into sports cars due to her size, added fuel to the fire. Many users on Instagram condemned her actions, questioning whether it was necessary to pose amidst such destruction. Bon maintained that she intended to show the true aftermath of the earthquake and denied posing for glamour shots.

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A plus-sized Panamanian was slammed on social media after she posted pics of herself modeling in front of the ruins of homes decimated by Friday’s massive 7.7-magnitude earthquake. asserted

she → slam → earthquake

Gracie Bon took a glamor shot surrounded by the devastation that took out nearly 900 homes in the Central American nation. asserted

that → take → nation

Bon, who previously criticized McLauren because she couldn’t squeeze her 55-inch caboose into their sports cars, drew immediate backlash from people accusing her of trying to make a national crisis all about her. asserted

she → criticize → her

“It’s one thing to report on the situation in the country, but quite another to create content based on other people’s misfortunes!” one Instagram user wrote. asserted

user → report → misfortunes

“Momma, don’t you understand that for the message to get through, you don’t need to be in the picture?” another user pointed out. asserted

user → understand → picture

Was it necessary to pose?” another person asked. asserted

person → pose → ?

“I can’t believe she actually asked someone to take pictures of her in front of someone’s destroyed house,” one user added about the tone deaf decision. asserted

user → believe → decision

Bon, however, claimed to her 11.9 million Instagram followers that she was not posing in the photographs — and that she wanted to convey the real aftermath of the earthquake. “I am not posing. asserted

I → claim → earthquake

I simply decided to post a picture of myself in it,” Bon said in a follow-up post following the backlash. asserted

Bon → decide → backlash

“My intention was to help with resources and find some families that I could help rebuild their homes,” she added. uncertain

she → help → homes

Start your day with all you need to know Morning Report delivers the latest news, videos, photos and more. asserted

Report → start → news

The 225-lb. model also defended her actions by posting a pic of her carrying a case of water to disaster victims. asserted

her → defend → victims

She said she is also donating to reconstruction — so critics should butt out. asserted

critics → say → reconstruction

One commenter, however, hit back and pointed out that Bon could’ve provided aid to the impacted families without turning it into content on social media. uncertain

Bon → hit → media

“When everything you do is turned into advertising for your own benefit, that’s what bothers many people,” the user wrote. asserted

user → do → people

“You can do good things without having to constantly post everything on social media for attention.” asserted

You → do → attention

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