90 Day Fiancé: Yara Zaya Is Looking Different After Weight Loss (Her Recent Transformation In Pictures) (2024)

90 Day Fiancé star Yara Zaya’s before and after photos reveal how much weight loss and weight gain have changed her over the years. Yara is a 27-year-old from Ukraine who came to the U.S. from Kyiv to marry Jovi Dufren in 90 Day Fiancé season 8. Yara was instantly declared the franchise’s fashionista – she looked like a model and dressed like one too. Yara wasn’t happy in her relationship with Jovi because of his job keeping him away for months and his interest in strip clubs and drinking. The couple also sought therapy on 90 Day: The Last Resort in a successful stint.

Yara never wanted to live in New Orleans when she moved to the U.S. The couple kept themselves busy with their travels, which was a mutual hobby, but at the back of their minds, they always kept thinking of where they could move with their baby. Jovi and Yara settled down in Miami, Florida in 2024. Yara is running her successful fashion brand, Yara Zaya Shop, while their daughter Mylah has been enrolled in school. Amid all the positive changes, Yara has also found time to focus on health and fitness and take care of her body.

How Yara Looked In Her Childhood

Yara Zaya's "All Natural" Rare Throwback Photos

Yara has been accused of changing her face in the photos she uses on social media by using Photoshop and filters. Yara hasn’t stopped using them despite fans slamming her but did try to prove them wrong by posting throwback photos. In March 2023, Yara posted pictures of herself as a child on Instagram. In one, Yara wore a white dress resembling a bridal gown and stood next to her mother Olga. Yara explained she was 16 years old in the photo and mentioned it was “all natural.” A different photo was of baby Yara next to a red car.

How Yara Looked Before 90 Day Fiancé

Yara Before Coming To America

When Yara debuted on 90 Day Fiancé season 8, some videos of her appearances in multiple Ukrainian reality TV shows had gone viral online. One such show that Yara was a part of was called Fashion To The People (via u/auraQ8/Reddit) in which a 19-year-old Yara admitted she wanted to date rich men and foreigners. Yara’s hair and makeup were much different back then, making her look almost unrecognizable. She admitted to getting a nose job on a different show called Love Online (via TET TV) after her boyfriend Rafael from Barcelona broke up with her.

Yara During Her Fiancé Season 8 Debut

Yara In Her First Ever 90 Day Fiancé Season

Yara was a changed person when she began filming 90 Day Fiancé season 8 in 2020. Jovi had mentioned that Yara was into beauty and makeup, but she became an entrepreneur once fans started to appreciate what Yara wore on the show. The Ukrainian fashionista wore her hair long and straight for the season. She wasn’t loved by all because of her elitist attitude and criticism of her New Orleans neighborhood. Yara was fresh-faced and liked using brighter colors for her eyes and lips. She wasn’t experimenting with her hair as much, but things started changing soon.

Yara Welcomed Her Baby With Jovi In 2020

Yara Wowed With Her Post-Baby Body

Yara had realized she was pregnant with Jovi’s baby a few weeks after she arrived in the U.S. The couple had to pre-pone their wedding date to Valentine's Day 2020, so Jovi could juggle easily between his work and duties as a new father. Yara’s pregnancy weight had started showing on her face during her interviews and that’s how most fans had theorized she was going to become a mommy soon. However, her social media photos were recent and revealed that Yara had bounced back to her pre-pregnancy body shape and weight quickly after giving birth.

How Yara Lost Her Baby Weight

Yara's Weight Loss Secrets Revealed

Yara has been asked if she underwent any post-pregnancy surgery. In February 2023, a fan wanted to know if Yara got a tummy tuck, possibly something Loren Brovarnik got as a part of her natural mommy makeover. However, Yara told the fan “No.” She revealed that she worked out when she was pregnant (via TVSeasonSpoilers) and that she worked out in the gym and also did some everyday running. Yara also rode a bicycle when she was pregnant with Mylah. Yara has endorsed certain products that help her manage her weight and keep her bloated tummy looking flat.

How Yara Doesn’t Gain Weight Even On Vacation

In March 2023, Kimmy_robinson_66 reposted a few Stories that Yara had shared on her Instagram talking about her weight loss. Yara was in Turkey with Jovi and baby Mylah and the family was heading out for dinner. Yara wore a striped white and black shirt with white jeans and pulled the waistband while doing a little twirl to show how much weight she had lost even when she was traveling and eating “so much Turkish meat and sweets and stuff.” Yara explained it was because the food she was eating was “natural” with no preservatives and “no nothing.”

Yara Gained Weight Due To Stress

She's Managed To Shed It All Off

Yara had been off social media in May 2024, perhaps because of her moving to a new city and setting up her new apartment with Jovi. She addressed how she hadn’t posted anything for a long time and that during her hiatus she had also gained eight pounds. Yara claimed her weight gain was due to stress. Stress makes Yara’s anxiety go haywire, and she ends up losing sleep as a result. Yara devised a plan to lose weight by doing what she knows benefits her body in the best way. She shared her weight loss plans with fans and has been following them to the T.

How Yara Looks After Her Weight Loss

Yara's Revealing Her Miami Makeover

Yara told 90 Day Fiancé viewers she loses weight by just cutting sugars and alcohol from her diet. She needed to get her sleep back on track as she was just sleeping two or three hours a day. Her sleep cycle is back to normal. Yara’s secret hack to lose weight “super quick” is to drink celery juice every morning and eat healthy. Her mornings now start with a cup of celery juice fresh from the juicer and not with coffee. Yara is back on Instagram and now posting regularly, including her usual updates from the gym.

Source: Yara Zaya/Instagram, u/auraQ8/Reddit, TET TV/YouTube, TVSeasonSpoilers, Kimmy_robinson_66/Instagram, Yara Zaya/Instagram

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90 Day Fiancé is a reality TV series that follows the trials and tribulations of Non-U.S. citizens who travel from abroad each season to meet their potential spouses utilizing a K-1 visa. This three-month visa gives the pair 90 days to determine whether or not their romantic and life goals are aligned before they're forced to return home unmarried. Drama and tension unfold as the couples navigate the tricky dynamics of international marriage.

Seasons

10

Network

TLC

Streaming Service(s)

TLC GO

Cast

Shaun Robinson , Mike Youngquist , Nicole Nafziger , Azan Tefou

Release Date

January 12, 2014

Franchise(s)

90 Day Fiancé

Directors

Rogue Rubin , Kevin Rhoades , Jessica Hernandez

Showrunner

Kyle Hamley

Main Genre

Reality