The Veronicas' PR disaster as they are mistaken for 'mean' heiresses who refused to take a photo with a fan at Paris Fashion Week: 'Crazy slander'

Australian pop star twin sisters Lisa and Jessica Origliasso have been forced to defend themselves after being mistaken for a pair of rich heiresses. 

The singers, who perform as The Veronicas, were tagged by dozens of fans after a video went viral showing two women, who strongly resemble the Origliasso siblings, refusing to take a photo with a fan at Paris Fashion Week. 

The clip in fact showed Indian socialites Snehal and Jyoti Babani, a pair of lookalike sisters, often mistaken for twins, who have made their name as influencers on their shared Snejyo Instagram account.   

Serbian fashion influencer Aleksandra Drier approached Snehal and Jyoti outside a runway show, asking for a selfie, only to be refused. 

'Not with us. You can't take a photo with us,' one of the sisters replies.  

The video of the encounter, shared on Aleksandra's Instagram page, inspired anger from social media users. 

'These girls are very mean!' wrote one person, while another branded them 'rude'.

'These sisters need some real humbling,' commented someone else, while another said, 'Who are they? WTF, even Princess Diana didn't act like this.'

A large number of the comments mistook the women for The Veronicas, with many tagging the sisters. 

'Not me thinking this was The Veronicas,' wrote one person, while another asked: 'Is that The Veronicas?' 

'Dude are you sure they aren't The Veronicas?' said someone else, with one more saying, 'Geez I was fooled. I thought it was The Veronicas.'

'They really said "Untouch(ed)" lol,' wrote another person, referencing The Veronicas' hit song, Untouched. 

The Veronicas stepped in, commenting under the clip to make it clear they are not the women seen in the video. 

'PSA: NO THIS IS NOT US. YES we will ALWAYS have a photo with you,' the Origliasso sisters wrote in the comments section. 

They also shared the video on their official Instagram, again clearing up the confusion. 

That didn't stop the rumour spreading online, with fans of The Veronicas flooding the comments section trying to clear their name. 

'Definitely not @theveronicas because they are HOTTER!' wrote one person, while another said, 'This is CLEARLY not The Veronicas'.

'This is crazy slander on Jess and Lisa. I wanna have a word with whoever these imposters are,' someone else said. 

Snehal and Jyoti Babani are social media sensations who rose to viral fame with their matching, head-to-toe designer looks from high-end brands like Hermès and Chanel. 

While people think they're twins because of their perfectly coordinated outfits, Snehal is older and they actually have a 15-month age difference. 

The fashion enthusiast sisters grew up in Mumbai, where they're still based, and got their first pair of Chanel earrings in middle school - since then, they've gone viral for their maximal, unique looks. 

They are the daughters of Indian fragrance mogul Mahesh Babani, who is chairman of Privi Specialty Chemicals Limited, where they work in the marketing and finance departments. 

The sisters have previously said that while they share their designer outfits on social media, they don't pay attention to the response and have a rather unbothered approach to the comments.

If one of their 'authentic and individualistic' outfits goes viral, it's 'purely organic and unintentional.'