রিহানা has signed up to be an official ambassador for tourism in her প্রথমপাতা country of Barbados. The 23-year-old R'n'B তারকা will be the face of the জনপ্রিয় holiday destination for the পরবর্তি three years, having secured a marketing deal with officials at the Barbados Tourism Authority. In a press release পোষ্ট হয়েছে on the authority's ফেসবুক page, Barbados' Minister of Tourism, Richard L. Sealy, said, "In the hearts of every Barbadian, রিহানা 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 উৎস of national pride to Barbados and we are thrilled to enter into this formal partnership to promote Barbados as a leading tourist destination." And রিহানা 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 ব্যক্ত 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."