Rihanna’s take on becoming Dior’s first black campaign star

Following Dior’s confirmation that Barbadian superstar Rihanna had been chosen to front its fourth annual Secret Garden campaign, the 27-year-old singer described her role as the first black face of the French fashion label as a “big deal” for her culture.

While discussing her soon-to-be-released animated movie Home in an interview with MTV News, the multiple Grammy winner touched on the importance of her casting in Dior’s campaign, describing her latest role as “meaningful.”

“It feels fantastic,” she told MTV. “It is such a big deal for me, for my culture, for a lot of young girls of any colour.