Vasana Montgomery, one of the cast members of Love Island USA Season 8, was dropped from the show ahead of its premiere. She has reportedly been receiving backlash after she got embroiled in a racial slur controversy.Montgomery is a Salon owner from Beaverton, Oregon. She is an Advanced Aesthetician & PMU brow artist who runs Vanity Square Studios, as per her LinkedIn account. Shortly after Peacock announced the Season 8 cast of the reality dating series on May 29, old private videos of Vasana started resurfacing on the internet, showing her using the N-word.In one of the videos, the 25-year-old is sitting in a car rapping along to a song that uses the word. In another clip, she is at an arcade with a friend who is playing a shooting game. Vasana says something along the lines of:“Knock knock, n****”The viral video seems to be a playful banter between her and a friend while they are at the gaming zone.All about “Love Island USA” cast member Vasana Montgomery as she comes under fire amid her racial controversy Vasana Montgomery has ignited a public interest after she was reportedly removed from Love Island USA Season 8 just days before its premiere. Videos of Vasana using a racial slur were widely circulated online after an Instagram page, known as The Reality Rundown, posted her videos on its account.She was announced as one of the 12 contestants on the Peacock reality TV show. According to a Variety report, the young entrepreneur introduces herself as a “full package.” She added:“I think I am the full package. I own a business; I live alone; I have a dog. If you were to ask my friends what my type is, they’d show you the world map.” View this post on Instagram Instagram PostVasana Montgomery is the owner of Vanity Square Studios, which was voted best in the Willamette Valley in 2025. It was nominated in three categories, according to Vasana’s Facebook post. The beauty parlor specializes in lashes, brows, and tattoos.Vasana mentioned on the official website of Vanity Square Studios:“This journey has been such a learning process, and I feel incredibly blessed to have amazing tenants and employees join my team along the way. Together we offer permanent makeup, customized facials, lash extensions, bridal makeup, tattoos, and professional lash training classes.”Vasana Montgomery graduated from the Spectrum Advanced Esthetics in 2019 as a two-time honor roll student. She later attended Ink Theory Tattoo School for tattoo training. She started her first business in a small room in Turner, Oregon, which expanded into Vanitu Square Studios.Over the years, Vasana Montgomery has excelled in the beauty and wellness industry as an advanced aesthetician, permanent makeup (PMU) artist, and entrepreneur.Vasana has not publicly responded to her removal from Love Island USA. Many have criticized her for using the racial slur. Others are calling for accountability and debating whether the controversy will impact the upcoming season.This is the second time Love Island USA has kicked someone off the show. In Season 7, which aired in 2025, Yulisa Escobar was removed from the villa after podcast clips surfaced showing her using the N-word. A month later, Cierra Ortega was also removed for using a racial slur against Asian people, as reported by The Statesman Journal. Besides Vasana, the eleven remaining contestants on the Love Island USA include Aniya Harvey, Beatriz Hatz, KC Chandler, Kenzie Annis, Melanie Moreno, Sincere Rhea, and Trinity Tatum among the list of women. Bryce Dettloff, Gabriel Vasconcelos, Sean Reifel, KC Chandler and Zach Georgiou are among the men on the show.Love Island USA has been produced by ITV America in association with Lifted Entertainment and Motion Entertainment and distributed by ITV Studios.