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Tyla's Sporty Nike Look Went Viral, And She Had The Best Response To People Editing The Photos

Mychal Thompson
·2-min read

You know Tyla.

Tyla in a backless dress poses indoors, looking over their shoulder. Others are visible in the background
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She's been making waves with her 2024 self-titled album, gaining popularity for the amapiano sound (a South African house-soul hybrid music genre).

Tyla in stylish, cut-out dress holding a trophy and speaking at an award ceremony podium
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Her 2023 hit "Water" earned her a Grammy for Best African Music Performance and set her up as an artist to watch.

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So, it's no surprise that she went mega-viral once she arrived at Super Bowl LIX.

Football players from two teams, Eagles and Chiefs, are on the field during a game, with some players standing and one on the ground
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Tyla rolled up to New Orleans in a black and white Nike fit that had people calling her "iconic and extremely stylish."

Twitter: @TylaClub

Tweet praising Tyla for her iconic and stylish fashion sense, calling her a "fashionista queen"

But apparently, when the photos started going viral, Tyla quickly pointed out they were making a few unnecessary edits.

Football players from opposing teams on the field during a game, with some players interacting and others observing
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Posting to her X account, Tyla wrote, "Stop face tuning pls," possibly referring to the edited still photos circulating the internet. "I don't need that shit <3 thnx."

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For context, she posted photos of herself on her Instagram stories, and you can spot the difference:

Person with short hair and elegant makeup wearing layered jewelry and a white top, sitting in a car
@tyla / Instagram: @https://www.instagram.com/tyla/?hl=en
Tyla wearing draped, edgy fashion with a top and layered pieces, standing in a stylish pose indoors
Tyla wearing draped, edgy fashion with a top and layered pieces, standing in a stylish pose indoors
Person posing in edgy, deconstructed fashion with bold cutouts, facing partially away, suggesting a confident, avant-garde style
Person posing in edgy, deconstructed fashion with bold cutouts, facing partially away, suggesting a confident, avant-garde style

@tyla / Instagram: @https://www.instagram.com/tyla/?hl=en

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The fans were quick to run to Tyla's defense:

"Face tuning? Ain't your face what people tune theirs too?" one fan wrote.

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Tyla had a hilarious response when a fan responded, "we been trying to tell them sista... i fear you just gon have to deal with it."

Person covering their face with a pink bow hairband while another looks on; overlay text reads, "the comments plz it hurts so bad."

Tyla responded, "Like, At least gimmi some ass or smthn. Leave the face aloneee."

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This makes me wonder how many "facetuned" photos that haven't been called out are circulating the interwebs.

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