Leah Kateb In Crochet Bikini Urged To ‘Stop With The Weird Poses’

Leak Kateb’s pose by a jeep in Hawaii triggered comments about how she was standing. The “Love Island USA” season 6 runner-up had to defend herself in the comments. But despite the few critics in the comments, the consensus was she was “a sight to behold.”

In the post captioned “back on island time,” Leak Kateb stood beside the driver's side of a white jeep in a crochet bikini. The top had a bright red base, designed with daisy and strawberry motifs.

She wrapped a white crochet sarong over the matching bikini bottoms. The double stack of bracelets on both wrists kept the look simple, yet chic. She was “serving island vibes and jeep dreams.”

Fellow “Love Island USA” season 6 cast members, including her besties Serena Page and LaNa Craig, and boyfriend Miguel Harichi, hyped her up in the comments. Fans didn’t hold back their thoughts either.

“You are so pretty,” they began, ushering in praises. “Should be illegal to be that beautiful,” a fan hyped. “Leah, I’m in love with you,” another confessed.

Without mincing words, one user asked, “Why does she stand like that?” Someone else flat-out told her to “stop with the weird poses.” “You’re naturally beautiful, so stop with the weirdness,” they continued.

Leah Kateb didn’t take this sitting down. She fired back, asking rhetorically, “Bro, I’m literally standing?” Then followed up with, “How about you stop with the weirdness. I’m not hunchback and I never will be. Get over it.”

The poses in question drew eyes to her toned figure. In the first slide, she leaned on the open jeep door, arm lifted to rest on the car frame, hip cocked to the side, and her legs set in a casual stance. The pose elongated her frame.

In the second shot, she placed her hands on her head, elbows angled outward, while she looked away in what might seem like an unaware photo. Again, her toned figure stole the spotlight.

The third shot was similar to the first one. While a couple of users criticized the pose, one fan couldn’t fathom “how someone can be this perfect.” Kateb standing up for herself against the troll was a testament to her unshakeable confidence.

On August 12, Leah Kateb shared another hot beach look with fans to celebrate her 26th birthday. She looked every bit of a goddess in a gold-toned monokini.

The one-piece gave an ample view of her cleavage and torso, accentuating her hourglass figure. The gold chain around her waist and her long, wavy hair that flowed around her shoulders, combined with the sun-kissed glow, made her look “unreal.” “How are you a real person?” an astonished fan mused.

Roughly a year after the 2024 “Love Island USA” season, Leah Kateb officially began a role as the Re-Founder and Chief Creative Officer of Skylar, a clean fragrance brand.

Fans caught her excitement when she shared the news on Instagram in July. “We’re so proud of you,” one wrote. Many showed support, vowing to buy anything Kateb creates.

Leah Kateb is currently in a committed relationship with Miguel Harichi, her fellow contestant from the show. The couple seems to have navigated post-villa life successfully and has been together for over a year now.

Kateb told PEOPLE in a 2024 interview that they live together in her apartment, adding that Harichi was in the process of relocating from London to Los Angeles, where she lives. She also shared a date night snap on her Instagram earlier this month, indicating that they’re still going strong.