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| Karima Adebibe poses
for the media in London, Feb. 14.
| BEIJING, Feb. 17 -- Karima Adebibe, an unknown clothing shop sales
assistant and model from east London, has become the new face of action hero
Lara Croft.
Adebibe's new job will involve traveling around the world for the next
two years, posing as the fictional tomb raider.
To portray the video game character, Adebibe, 20, will take crash
courses in SAS survival, firing guns and archaeology, as well as elocution and
etiquette lessons, to portray the 11th generation countess.
Angelina Jolie starred as Lara in two film adaptions. Model Nell McAndrew
has also promoted the game.
"This is an incredible opportunity for me and one which I plan to grasp
with both hands," said Adebibe in a statement. "It's a huge challenge to follow
in the footsteps of people like Nell McAndrew and Angelina Jolie, but life is
all about challenges and this is perhaps the biggest one for a model and
actress."
(Agencies/Photo: dayoo.com/163.com)
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