Cosmopolitan México faces criticism after putting influencer Arielle Charnas on cover

Influencer Arielle Charnas is under fire yet again after she was the cover star of Cosmopolitan México​'s September 2020 issue.

A number of people took issue with the magazine for placing a white woman on its cover.

E! reporter Lilliana Vazquez called the decision "problematic" and said, "It's the biggest issue of the year from an ad revenue standpoint, but it's also the issue that kicks off Hispanic Heritage Month."

Vazquez explained, "A magazine that is supposed to reflect, and beautifully reflect, the nuance [of] how different we all are within our borders of Mexico and the Latinx community was choosing to give that opportunity to somebody that had no discernible connection to the Latinx community."

Charnas, 32, has blocked dissenters on social media, including Vazquez after she asked the Something Navy blogger to explain why she believed she was "deserving" of being the cover star.

Charnas is no stranger to controversy, especially during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Buzzfeed has called her "the face of privilege in the age of the coronavirus"

She spoke out in April after fans criticized her for using her connections to get a coronavirus test, with some even suggesting she faked the result. She and her family then fled to the Hamptons with her nanny after testing positive.

Charnas firmly denied she faked her results and wrote on Instagram, "I've been accused of falsifying my own test results which is unequivocally untrue." She added, "I am not writing this to make excuses and I am not searching for validation."

And last year, she feuded with Mean Girls actress Amanda Seyfried on Instagram, after she posted a bikini picture that was deemed "tone-deaf" by commenters, including the actress and one of her friends.

Cosmopolitan México has since released a statement: "We appreciate (from our heart) the comments that you have left. Without a doubt, they are of GREAT value/help for us to consider the kind of content that might be of interest to you. We're proud to be able to count on all of you and know that you are here to share your thoughts. Honestly, thank you very much."