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Rihanna to become new face of French fashion house Christian Dior

Barbados-born singer Rihanna will appear in an upcoming video and print ad campaign for Christian Dior, the French fashion house confirmed Friday.

The 27-year-old Umbrella singer will feature in upcoming Versailles ad campaign

Singer Rihanna, 27, will appear in an upcoming video and print ad campaign for Dior this spring, the French fashion house confirmed Friday. (Carlo Allegri/Reuters)

Rihanna has a new gig: representing Christian Dior.

The storied French fashion house said Friday that the 27-year-old musical superstar will appear in an upcoming video and print ad campaign filmed in Versailles and slated to run this spring.

Rihanna turned heads when she arrived at the 2015 Grammy Awards in this pink number. (Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)
A spokeswoman for Dior would not comment further on Rihanna's new involvement with the company. The spokeswoman spoke on condition of anonymity because company policy does not allow her to be publicly named.

The bold, Barbados-born Rihanna is a regular at fashion shows from New York to Paris.