Rihanna has signed up to be an official ambassador for tourism in her ہوم country of Barbados. The 23-year-old R'n'B سٹار, ستارہ will be the face of the مقبول holiday destination for the اگلے three years, having secured a marketing deal with officials at the Barbados Tourism Authority. In a press release گیا کیا پوسٹ on the authority's Facebook page, Barbados' Minister of Tourism, Richard L. Sealy, said, "In the hearts of every Barbadian, Rihanna is known as the girl down the road, but to the world she has become a musical sensation and social phenomenon. "She is a great ذریعہ of national pride to Barbados and we are thrilled to enter into this formal partnership to promote Barbados as a leading tourist destination." And Rihanna echoed his excitement. "Barbados is a place like no other and one of the reasons for this is the spirit and national pride of our people," she کہا in a statement. "I want each and every visitor to this beautiful island to experience what makes this destination different from all others and that is the spirit and warmth of my fellow Barbadians."