‘I’m offended’: People are not happy about this Beyoncé wax figure

Jul 20, 2017

Twitter users have been left baffled by Madame Tussauds' wax figure of Beyoncé – and honestly, it's not hard to see why.

Originally unveiled in 2014, the waxwork was recently returned to the New York museum after a stint in Orlando, Florida.

After Madame Tussauds' announced the return of Queen Bey this week, Twitter users were quick to point out that the wax figure's skin tone appeared to be several shades lighter than that of Beyoncé's.

@Beyonce is back and "Running the " here in @nycwax! Be sure to come by and see her before she leaves in September! #FamousFun pic.twitter.com/y7L1x5KtqS

— Madame Tussauds NY (@nycwax) July 12, 2017

What do you think?

Many disappointed fans listed a number of other celebrities with whom the figure shared a greater likeness.

Nah. It's Kate Hudson. pic.twitter.com/TmszfGUa56

— Terry Pheto (@TerryPheto) July 19, 2017

Is this Lindsay Lohan?

— VzA (@ValerieComplex) July 19, 2017

That's actually a white woman, I believe the child of Katie Perry and Bob Mackie

— Robert J. Marks (@robjmarks) July 19, 2017

This is a cross of Britney Spears, Rita Ora, and Iggy. This is definitely not #bey pic.twitter.com/iBhGkYPC3Y

— Moxie (@whitchMoxie) July 20, 2017

Speaking to the Press Association, a spokeswoman for Madame Tussauds said:

“At Madame Tussauds, our talented team of sculptors take every effort to ensure we accurately colour match all of our wax figures to the celebrity being depicted,” she said.

“Lighting within the attraction combined with flash photography may distort and misrepresent the colour of our wax figures which is something our sculptors are unable to account for at the production stage.”

And it looks like this isn't the first time sculptors have missed the mark.

Following Madame Tussauds' reveal, Twitter was flooded with other examples of wax museums failing to capture Bey's fierceness.