‘I Thought You Was Yo Mama’: Reginae Carter’s Photo Derails When Fans Say She Looks Like Toya Johnson

Reginae Carter can’t escape the comments about her strong resemblance to her mother, Toya Johnson.

The 22-year-old dressed as a sexy cow on Halloween and shared pictures of the costume to Instagram on Saturday, Oct. 31. The costume consisted of shorts with a tail, a long-sleeve shirt, cow ears and stockings. All of the components of her outfit mimicked the typical black-and-white coat of a cow. Carter went the extra mile and also decorated her nails and eyelids in black and white.

Reginae Carter rocking her cow costume for Halloween (Photo: @itsreginaecarter/Instagram)

The rest of her look included a pink-painted nose and a pink ombre on her lips. “Milkin’ you hoezzz🐄 #happyhalloween Makeup /body paint @makeupbymeilani @racqnoir made everything I have on #goat,” she wrote in the caption.

Carter received praise from followers through heart eye emojis, fire emojis and compliments ranging from “Gorgeous” to “You been showing out.” People also let her know in the comments that they mistook her for her mother. “Damn I thought you was yo momma,” said one person. “You look just like toya on this pic,” wrote another.

The cow costume was not the only costume Carter had for Halloween. Earlier that same day, she shared a picture from a photo shoot where she wore a two-piece swimsuit with leopard print and a coat decorated with fur. Carter was positioned in a squat looking directly into the camera with her hair gently curled. In the top part of the picture, the words “Lil Nae” were written in pink.

Reginae Carter pays homage to Lil Kim by dressing as her for Halloween. (Photo: @itsreginaecarter/Instagram)

For those familiar with femcee Lil Kim, it was clear that Carter was paying homage to her with the costume. Lil Kim did a similar photo shoot for her first studio album in 1996 called “Hardcore.” In case some people did not fully understand the outfit, Carter added the original photo of Lil Kim.

She wrote, “Happy Halloween from Lil Nae 🥵.”

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