Elaine Thompson-Herah named Christian Dior brand ambassador
National 100m women’s record holder, Elaine Thompson-Herah has been named among 15 female athletes selected as brand ambassadors for luxury fashion house, Christian Dior.
Thompson-Herah, who is set to open her 2024 season at this weekend’s Prefontaine Classic at Hayward Field at the University of Oregon, is the only Caribbean athlete to make the list.
The deal marks her first partnership with a global fashion house. She also has deals with Puma and FLOW.
Joining the Jamaican sprinter as part of the Christian Dior team are US soccer star Alex Morgan, Hawaiian surfer Carissa Moore, swimmer Emma McKeon and Japanese fencer Misaki Emura.
A series of portraits of the newly-minted ambassadors will be displayed at Le Café Dior in La Galerie Dior at the brand’s historic flagship in Paris from July 24 to September 9.
