Wednesday, November 4, 2026
Olandria’s Vixen Halloween Costume Has Everyone Calling Her Mother
Every Halloween some woman shows up as a superhero I’ve never heard of and I go home and read the whole Wikipedia page. Drunk. At four in the morning. This year it was Vixen.
Love Island USA’s Olandria Carthen went as DC Comics’ Vixen for Halloween 2026: a plunging red and orange bodysuit, clawed elbow gloves, a pixie cut and the white tooth totem necklace. A behind-the-scenes clip captioned “oh that’s mother olandria” passed 540,000 views on X.
The clip did 15,000 likes and 1,500 reposts. Comic fans loved that she picked a heroine who doesn’t get a movie (ComicBasics).
Watch: Olandria as Vixen, behind the scenes
Six seconds in the make-up room. Olandria, in Vixen’s red and orange plunging bodysuit, red claw gloves and white tooth necklace, pixie cut, pouts at the camera, points at her chest and throws an arm up like a woman who knows the costume is working.
Olandria Vixen Halloween costume video (0:06)
The Vixen costume, piece by piece
Vixen is Mari McCabe, a supermodel by day who uses the Tantu Totem to borrow the power of any animal. Olandria’s version is a glossy red bodysuit with orange panels, cut low down the front and open at the stomach, red gloves past the elbow with claws, white hoops, a short black pixie and the white tooth collar that stands in for the totem. In the clip she’s in the make-up chair, giving the camera attitude and pointing at her own chest like she’s daring someone to say something.
Confession: I’ve dressed as a cowboy for Halloween every year since 1998 because the hat hides the hangover. Nobody ever called me mother.
She didn’t just put on a costume. She picked a character most people forgot, a Black supermodel superhero, and made the internet look her up. That’s the trick. A sexy costume gets you a like. The right sexy costume gets you a Wikipedia page full of people who weren’t fans yesterday.
— Nico
Who is Olandria Carthen?
She came second on Love Island USA season 7 with Nic Vansteenberghe and hasn’t slowed down since: Sports Illustrated Swimsuit 2026, a Cosmopolitan shoot, a Rolling Stone Africa cover, Variety’s Power of Young Hollywood, and the face of Barbie’s Coachella pop-up as “Bama Barbie” (ELLE).
Sports Illustrated Swimsuit 2026
Variety’s Power of Young Hollywood 2026
Birthday shoot in custom Baby Phat, May 2026
Cosmopolitan, June 2026
FAQ
What was Olandria for Halloween 2026?
DC Comics’ Vixen (Mari McCabe): a red and orange plunging bodysuit, elbow-length gloves with claws, a cropped pixie cut and Vixen’s white tooth totem necklace.
Who is Olandria?
Olandria Carthen is the Love Island USA season 7 runner-up, with Nic Vansteenberghe, and has since modelled for Sports Illustrated Swimsuit and Barbie.
Is Olandria in Sports Illustrated Swimsuit?
Yes, she appears in the 2026 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit issue.
Who is Vixen in DC Comics?
Mari McCabe, a supermodel and superhero introduced in 1981 who uses the Tantu Totem to channel the abilities of animals.
How many views did the Olandria Vixen clip get?
The popbackupp clip captioned “oh that’s mother olandria” passed 540,000 views and 15,000 likes.
— Nico. Next year I’m going as Vixen’s bartender. Somebody has to.
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Clip: behind-the-scenes footage as shared on X. Photos: agencies, magazines and campaign. ScandalPlanet watermark only.
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