Australian pop duo The Veronicas have denied appearing in a viral video showing two women refusing to pose for a selfie at Paris Fashion Week. Viewers had mistaken the women for singers Lisa and Jessica Origliasso, prompting the sisters to respond publicly.
The women in the footage were Snehal and Jyoti Babani, fashion personalities known for appearing together at runway events. The video was shared by fashion influencer Aleksandra Drier during the recent Paris Fashion Week period. The exact day the exchange was filmed has not been independently confirmed.
Viral selfie request sparks mistaken identity
In the clip, Drier approaches two similarly dressed women and asks to take a photograph with them. One replies, 'Not with us. You can take a photo of us'.
The exchange drew criticism because the sisters declined to pose alongside Drier but allowed her to photograph them. The footage does not establish why they declined the request, and it does not show a longer discussion that might explain their decision.
The women were subsequently identified as Snehal and Jyoti Babani, not the Australian musicians. Their coordinated outfits and similar appearance appear to have contributed to confusion among people watching the short clip.
Comments reproduced in published coverage show how the mix-up spread. One viewer asked, 'Is that The Veronicas?' Another wrote, "Not me thinking this was The Veronicas." A third commented, "I thought it was them for sure."
Those responses reflect confusion among individual viewers; they do not establish that The Veronicas were involved in the encounter. The original Instagram comment permalinks have not been independently located.
The Veronicas respond to the video
The Veronicas addressed the mistaken identification through their shared Instagram account. Their response, reproduced in published coverage, read: 'PSA: NO THIS IS NOT US. YES we will ALWAYS have a photo with you.'
The duo also commented separately, 'We thought this was AI'. The original Instagram post and comment thread were not independently accessible for direct verification of the text or its punctuation.
The denial drew a clear line between the singers and the women in the footage. Lisa and Jessica Origliasso were not shown refusing Drier's request, and there is no evidence that either singer participated in the filmed exchange.
The Australian sisters perform together as The Veronicas and are known for songs including 'Untouched' and '4ever'. Their resemblance to the women in the video became the reason they were drawn into discussion of an incident involving other people.
Who are Snehal and Jyoti Babani?
Snehal and Jyoti Babani are sisters with fashion-focused social media profiles. They regularly attend fashion events wearing coordinated designer outfits, and photographers have documented their appearances at Paris Fashion Week over several seasons.
Getty Images editorial photographs identify both women outside Chanel's show in Paris on Oct. 6, 2025. Other licensed street-style images show the sisters at Hermès during Paris Fashion Week in March 2025 and at Chanel in March 2026.
These independently captioned photographs support their identification as established fashion-week attendees. They do not establish the date on which Drier filmed the selfie request.
The pair have also been described in entertainment coverage as having nearly 80,000 Instagram followers. Because the account and the date of that count have not been independently verified, the figure is not being presented as a confirmed current total.
Claims about their family wealth and their father's business interests have been omitted because those details are not necessary to explain the recorded interaction or the mistaken identification.
Online criticism focuses on the refusal
Some commenters criticised the sisters' response to Drier. Published coverage reproduced one remark saying, 'These sisters need some real humbling,' while another asked, 'Who are they? wtf even Princess Diana didn't act like this.'
A separate commenter wrote, 'it doesn't cost anything to be good human beings'. These are individual social media reactions, not evidence of a broader public consensus. The original comment links have not been independently verified.
Neither the short video nor the comments establish the sisters' reasons for declining a joint photograph. The footage shows the request, the response and the option to take a picture of the pair instead.
The Veronicas, known for songs including "Untouched" and "4ever", denied being the women in the video after social media users mistakenly identified them.
