Chanel announces new ambassador

Chanel has named its new ambassador, Canadian-Ugandan actress Whitney Peake. The 20-year-old will represent Coco Mademoiselle and is the first black actress in the company’s history to be the face of the fragrance. Before her, the ambassadors of Coco Mademoiselle were Kate Moss and Keira Knightley. Whitney is the star of the Gossip Girl reboot and the movie Hocus Pocus 2. In a statement, the company called the actress “the epitome of today’s youth,” adding that her “curiosity, self-confidence, lack of prejudice echo the temperament of a young Coco Chanel.”