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Saturday 20 August 2011

Rihanna Named Cultural Ambassador for Barbados

After bringing international attention to Barbados by participating in the traditional Bajan festival as the carnival queen, Rihanna has been signed to a three year deal exclusively by the Barbados Tourism Authority to promote the island.

The BTA announced,
"We are proud to announce that musical sensation and social phenomenon Rihanna has partnered with the Barbados Tourism Authority as an exclusive promotional partner for three years."

13 comments:

sakara said...

d tin fit am well, maybe when she goes completely naked next festival, she'll attract more tourists and d govt wl give her the presidency..osi oda

Anonymous said...

who says sex does not sell

Anonymous said...

national ashawo

1976ad said...

Good for her

Galore said...

@shakara,,,,ur mouth too wor wor,,infact ur mouth dey smell,,infact ur mouth don saawaaa...........shay you dont know that,,,what Rihana wore was nt just to show her body purposely,,this is a traditional ceremony observed every season in her home town........so make u shaaraap@shakara,,,,ur mouth too wor wor,,infact ur mouth dey smell,,infact ur mouth don saawaaa...........shay you dont know that,,,what Rihana wore was nt just to show her body purposely,,this is a traditional ceremony observed every season in her home town........so make u shaaraap

Anonymous said...

Linda its obvious u dont like rihanna. prolli cos u know she's hot competition for ur god beyonce. quit hating on a girl ur almost a decade older than abeg. she's doing what works for her

Anonymous said...

@galore,nw i c u are gullible,tradition or no tradition,u fit dres lyk dis.?na wetin dat rihana want do b4,dat tradtn na xcuse

sakara said...

@ anon7:15AM....haba let me answer d ignoramus hicocompus idiot of galore na....so becuase they r celebrating tradition she has to go naked? was she the only one @ d festival, abi we didnt see d so called 'festival' on d TV...all am saying is she's given this title 'cause she was bold enough to expose her vital organs for general/public consumption....I can see u galore wl one day see nothing wrong when one of ur daughters come out like this on d pretex that its calabar carnival, eyo festival or shanti carnival....ewu

Lady Jaye said...

@Sakara - actually, it is COMMON to see women dressed like this for carnivals ALL ACROSS the Caribbean. EVERY YEAR. Rihanna was exposing just as much as probably 90% of the women and men who will be going on parade on carnival day. Just because you don't do that where you're from gives you no license to insult her.

Anonymous said...

ladyjaye there's a difference btw Rihana nd those 90% women u talked about.....she's a public figure that younger ones look up to...i'll not even trade words wt u here, 'cause u need to hear what Joan Rivers called her n fashion police....i rest my case...& hey i dont see any insult here, we r all just expressing our opinions..u dont v to buy it...but ts freedeom of typing...innit????

Anonymous said...

@Sakara.......no dey show urself for public. This is a normal outfit during their festival .

me i know say i no fit wear am but thats me. I have been to a couple of these them festival and the outfit no dey cover anything for body and even the dance (**cough , lets not even go there)

When i was to Uni in yankee , even the "born again" christians when they preach the bible, I see them dey wear such one the festival day

Alicia says... said...

Rihanna always says that she is not anybody's role model, so she does what she wants with her life. so saying younger ones look up to her, she doesnt care.

chillysauce said...

Sakara, You have very limited knowledge and unfortunately, u aint ashamed to display it.Don't be thinking that the world revolves around u & nothing should be different. So riri 'jumping crop ova bim' and they r making it look like she was in the streets dressed like that alone? i think u should try and accept and tolerate other ppl's culture. it is theirs. You need to google "carnival" and get out of ur box.
u r talking about her displaying 'vital organs for public consumption', which one of her vital organs did u personally consume????
Have u seen d zulus? those virgins that dance around topless? you can google that too.
All she did was a bit of culture, and till u attend it, or google it, u wldn't understand. She wasnt dancing around naked. This particular occassion is very much her culture and most of d women dress like that too. London carnival is coming up this month, u can come and witness a very small aspect of it.
I can't wear it, not part of my ibo culture, but it is hers. appreciate.
The worst kind of people r those that don't know, and refuse to learn!

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