Entitled influencer model tries to crash her sister's all-expenses paid trip to Egypt for work, not understanding how customs works: 'What's yours is mine!'

Author image for Ben Weiss
Ben Weiss • Writer and Editor
Mar 5, 2025 8:00 AM EST

Leave it to the influencers of the world to try and get an all-expenses paid trip to Egypt for archeological research despite having no experience in that area. 

Look, while we cannot begrudge anyone for wanting a free trip, it takes a special kind of person to feel entitled to one, especially when there are hard-working, qualified individuals who deserve it. Mind you, this was not one of those zero-eligibility-required free contests. This was primarily a work-related trip with specifications and requirements that this influencer simply did not possess. 

Keep scrolling below for the full story of how she tried to sneak her way onto the plane against all odds?

Advertisement
  • 01
    Cheezburger Image 10475780096
    via Unsplash+ (Getty Images)

    The image does not depict the actual subjects of the story. Subjects are models.

  • One cannot help but feel sympathy for the influencer's sister, who was offered the archeology trip with her fellow graduates from college. This influencer not only wanted to get in on the trip because she thought an Egyptian backdrop could be beneficial for her social media posts, but she also wanted to take her sister's place entirely. Of course, this audacity is deeply intertwined with toxic family dynamics, and their parents were actively counterproductive when it came to finding a solution. The best part of the whole debacle is that the influencer hadn't considered the fact that her name was not on the plane ticket and she wouldn't be able to get past customs…

  • 02
    On November 2019, me and a couple of my friends who I will call Hailee, Rose and Rachel were given an opportunity to travel to the Valley of the Kings in Egypt. Note that we are archeology graduates.
    via AriaAc
  • 03
    While our families and friends were excited and proud of us of being able to go on this trip, Rachel's family did not feel the same way. Rachel's younger sister who I'll call Lisa was the golden child of her family,
    via AriaAc
  • 04
    anything she wanted, her parents gave to her, while Rachel had to take out a student loan to pay for college, Lisa's parents paid for her tuition only for Lisa to drop out two years in. Instead, Lisa chose to try and build a career being a model and "influencer" on Instagram.
    via AriaAc
  • 05
    When Rachel mentioned that she was going to Egypt with us, that our plane tickets and accommodation have been already taken care off for archeological fieldwork, Lisa got jealous as she felt that a trip,
    via AriaAc
  • 06
    taking photos of herself in Egypt for Instagram would help "launch" her modelling career. That said, their parents demanded that Rachel give her tickets to Lisa as they felt Lisa was more deserving of it, to which Rachel obviously said no, it
    via AriaAc
  • 07
    was already paid for by the foundation specifically for her and our group who were trained to do this kind of work, etc.
    via AriaAc
  • 08
    According to Rachel, she's had back-and-forth arguments with her family leading up to the trip, that she eventually just left home and moved in with her boyfriends (now husband) apartment.
    via AriaAc
  • 09
    I held on to our plane tickets as we were all to meet up at my dad's place in the morning before we head off to the airport. At the time, I still lived with my dad.
    via AriaAc
  • 10
    That said, as me, Rachel, Hailee and Rose were at my place, just hanging out and getting ready, the car of Lisa and their mom pulled up as they came knocking on my door.
    via AriaAc
  • 11
    Apparently, they were demanding one more time that Rachel give her ticket to Lisa. Lisa even had a couple of bags with her as well.
    via AriaAc
  • 12
    Before I continue, just to give you a better understanding of Lisa and Rachel's family and why they may behave or think this way.
    via AriaAc
  • 13
    Cheezburger Image 10475779584
    via Marissa Grootes
  • 14
    Rachel is the only one in her family who has actually finished college, Rachel pretty much took care of herself for much of her childhood as her parents were too fixated on Lisa, their parents moved to Los Angeles from Florida to try and become actors but failed, moved up here for
    via AriaAc
  • 15
    some reason and now their dad works as a truck driver and their mom, I think works at a grocery store. Rachel's family treated formal education and academia in general as a joke, and didn't
    via AriaAc
  • 16
    really support the idea of anyone going to college until Lisa decided she wanted to try going to college herself, as previously mentioned.
    via AriaAc
  • 17
    Hailee then interjected, interrupting them and pointing out again, that this was not a vacation, this was an archeological trip and we were going there to do actual work.
    via AriaAc
  • 18
    Hailee went on point out that its Rachel's name on the plane ticket and on our accommodation in Luxor, so she asked Lisa and her mom questions like "how do you
    via AriaAc
  • 19
    think Lisa is going to get on the plane", "who will Lisa be travelling with in Egypt" and "where will Lisa be staying there"?
    via AriaAc
  • 20
    Apparently, Lisa (despite not being friends with us at all) and her mom expected the rest of us (me, Hailee and Rose) to just somehow convince customs to let her through and get on the flight, as well as expecting us to look after and accompany Lisa.
    via AriaAc
  • 21
    I should also note, that apart from Rachel, nobody in her family ever travelled on a plane before, Lisa and their mom have never been overseas and the only international travelling their dad ever did was driving trucks to and from Mexico. That said, I'm
    via AriaAc
  • 22
    guessing this is why they don't seem to know how plane tickets or customs work, but that's just my assumption.
    via AriaAc
  • 23
    I then pointed out to Lisa that if she really wants to go to Egypt, she could just buy her own tickets to Egypt and book her own accommodation. However,
    via AriaAc
  • 24
    Lisa said she didn't want to do any of that and she wanted Rachel's place in our trip as she wanted all the expenses to be paid for and for us to accompany her as she didn't want to travel by herself.
    via AriaAc
  • 25
    Lisa and her mom eventually left after seeing that trying to argue and force her way into our trip was not getting them anywhere, with the four of us (me, Hailee, Rachel and Rose) flying off to Egypt.
    via AriaAc
  • 26
    After the dig at the Valley of the Kings, we did get to go and do touristy stuff such as touring Cairo and seeing the Pyramids of Giza.
    via AriaAc
  • 27
    As for Lisa, while she still posts a lot on Instagram, she seems to have given up on a modelling and/or influencer career as she's now just working in a warehouse.
    via AriaAc
  • 28
    EDIT: I make it a point to print out paper copies of the tickets as I prefer using paper rather than just showing them my phone and needless to say, yes, we all had our passports and visas (except Lisa who had a passport, sure but I'm certain didn't have a visa).
    via AriaAc
  • 29
    Snow_Character • 4h ago I hate the awful "what's yours is mine" mentality. I deal with it all too much at my job. Rachel worked her a off for this trip, she deserves this trip. Lisa can kick rocks and sit on a pine cone.
    via AriaAc
  • 30
    Pretend-Wind-6132 3h ago . Lol, I bet Lisa didn't even have a passport and thought she could use Rachel's. That's even if she realised she needed a passport.
    via AriaAc
  • 31
    StrictShelter971 3h ago • Too bad you all didn't take pictures and post on Instagram just to dig at your friend's sister.
    via AriaAc

Want More? Follow Us and Add Us as a Preferred Source on Google.

Tags

egypt work flight model influencer entitled people karma trip influencers airplane entitled people
Scroll Down For The Next Article