Eidos has just unveiled this picture of the lucky young lady who has the enviable job of being the next Lara Croft model.
20 year-old Karima Adebibe is from from Bethnal Green, London Town, and, on first assessment, eases into Lara’s tight-fitting top, shorts and chastity-belt combo rather well.
Karima, according to an Eidos press release, is “...set to be catapulted into the world of superstardom after being cast from thousands of hopefuls in an international search to fill the shoes of one of Hollywood's biggest stars”.
“Karima has all the assets needed to accurately portray the world’s favourite female action hero” said Matt Gorman, Brand Controller for Tomb Raider. Fnarr, fnarr etc. What he really means is something along the lines of 'Look at her amazing tits, lads!'
Karima follows in the tradition of Nell McAndrew, movie-Lara Angelina Jolie and a load of other Lara models whose names we’ve already forgotten and can’t even be bothered to google. Oh okay! Lucy Clarkson, Rhona Mitra, Vanessa Demouy and Lara Weller – all now residing in the ‘where are they now?’ file.
Karima, who was the lucky overall winner of the worldwide competition to become Lara, says: “It’s probably been the most exciting thing that’s ever happened to me. I pinch myself and I still can’t believe it! I remember the last day of auditions and leaving the Eidos offices with feelings of uncertainty. The competition was high and I knew the final decision would be difficult. I was so anxious when I received the call and almost couldn’t believe what I was hearing when they told me I was going to be the new face of Lara Croft. I'm so glad I made it, I'm so glad to be here!”
Competitions, for the cynical observers amongst you, are the new ways of organising job auditions so that you don’t have to pay your new employee as much as they are actually worth.
Being Lara Croft, according to Karima, means embodying the “...epitome of British class, beauty and strength,” and apparently, “being proficient in many languages and … highly educated Lara has been created to fulfill the ultimate fantasy character for both men and women. Lara's got it all.”
Well, she’s certainly been created to fulfill the ultimate fantasy character for men, but SPOnG doesn’t know of many female friends, other than perhaps a few rug-munching wannabe adventuresses, who share our fantasies about Lara and, by extension, this poor young underpaid model you see here.
Karima goes on to dish out some more model-like platitudes about how much she wants to travel and about her new dream job with Eidos. When asked if her personality is similar to Lara Croft in any way, she answers: “As well as indulging my feminine side, I’m also a tomboy at heart who loves to be challenged in sport and adventure. I always welcome the opportunity to travel and discover new cultures. I also liken myself to Lara with my dry sense of humour, I think we like to give our men a hard time!”
So, she’s a ball-breaker. For this she will lose one point. She also claims that Tomb Raider was, “one of the first computer games I ever played…with my sister, and we were addicted to it! Unfortunately I don't get to play as often as I would like these days.”
What SPOnG imagines she is actually saying to the Eidos PR department is more like something along the lines of: “I don’t really like games but I’ll say this if you say it sounds good, sure!”
There is some disagreement in the SPOnG office as to whether or not her head is too small for her body, but overall she has scored a solid 9, losing only one point for liking to play heartless mind-games with her men. The bitch!
Expect to see tasteful photoshoots featuring Karima in all the leading style magazines very soon, and less tasteful photoshoots featuring Karima in the various jazz mags for teenagers that pass off as ‘lifestyle magazines’ even sooner.
Lara Croft Tomb Raider: Legend is released on April 7 in Europe and April 11 in North America on PlayStation 2, Xbox and PC, with Xbox 360 and PSP versions to follow shortly after, check the official website here.
20 year-old Karima Adebibe is from from Bethnal Green, London Town, and, on first assessment, eases into Lara’s tight-fitting top, shorts and chastity-belt combo rather well.
Karima, according to an Eidos press release, is “...set to be catapulted into the world of superstardom after being cast from thousands of hopefuls in an international search to fill the shoes of one of Hollywood's biggest stars”.
“Karima has all the assets needed to accurately portray the world’s favourite female action hero” said Matt Gorman, Brand Controller for Tomb Raider. Fnarr, fnarr etc. What he really means is something along the lines of 'Look at her amazing tits, lads!'
Karima follows in the tradition of Nell McAndrew, movie-Lara Angelina Jolie and a load of other Lara models whose names we’ve already forgotten and can’t even be bothered to google. Oh okay! Lucy Clarkson, Rhona Mitra, Vanessa Demouy and Lara Weller – all now residing in the ‘where are they now?’ file.
Karima, who was the lucky overall winner of the worldwide competition to become Lara, says: “It’s probably been the most exciting thing that’s ever happened to me. I pinch myself and I still can’t believe it! I remember the last day of auditions and leaving the Eidos offices with feelings of uncertainty. The competition was high and I knew the final decision would be difficult. I was so anxious when I received the call and almost couldn’t believe what I was hearing when they told me I was going to be the new face of Lara Croft. I'm so glad I made it, I'm so glad to be here!”
Competitions, for the cynical observers amongst you, are the new ways of organising job auditions so that you don’t have to pay your new employee as much as they are actually worth.
Being Lara Croft, according to Karima, means embodying the “...epitome of British class, beauty and strength,” and apparently, “being proficient in many languages and … highly educated Lara has been created to fulfill the ultimate fantasy character for both men and women. Lara's got it all.”
Well, she’s certainly been created to fulfill the ultimate fantasy character for men, but SPOnG doesn’t know of many female friends, other than perhaps a few rug-munching wannabe adventuresses, who share our fantasies about Lara and, by extension, this poor young underpaid model you see here.
Karima goes on to dish out some more model-like platitudes about how much she wants to travel and about her new dream job with Eidos. When asked if her personality is similar to Lara Croft in any way, she answers: “As well as indulging my feminine side, I’m also a tomboy at heart who loves to be challenged in sport and adventure. I always welcome the opportunity to travel and discover new cultures. I also liken myself to Lara with my dry sense of humour, I think we like to give our men a hard time!”
So, she’s a ball-breaker. For this she will lose one point. She also claims that Tomb Raider was, “one of the first computer games I ever played…with my sister, and we were addicted to it! Unfortunately I don't get to play as often as I would like these days.”
What SPOnG imagines she is actually saying to the Eidos PR department is more like something along the lines of: “I don’t really like games but I’ll say this if you say it sounds good, sure!”
There is some disagreement in the SPOnG office as to whether or not her head is too small for her body, but overall she has scored a solid 9, losing only one point for liking to play heartless mind-games with her men. The bitch!
Expect to see tasteful photoshoots featuring Karima in all the leading style magazines very soon, and less tasteful photoshoots featuring Karima in the various jazz mags for teenagers that pass off as ‘lifestyle magazines’ even sooner.
Lara Croft Tomb Raider: Legend is released on April 7 in Europe and April 11 in North America on PlayStation 2, Xbox and PC, with Xbox 360 and PSP versions to follow shortly after, check the official website here.
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king skins 15 Feb 2006 11:56
1/4
nice lips :)
TigerUppercut 15 Feb 2006 12:46
2/4
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tyrion 15 Feb 2006 13:46
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king skins wrote:
nice lips :)
I didn't think her shorts were that short.
Or that tight!
Joji 15 Feb 2006 14:13
4/4
Sure, she's cute and stuff, but I really think that Eidos have to can this Lara model promo stuff and concentrate on making the damn game.
Having several models at a show is one thing but a single model for one game is a little cheesy now. It's almost saying to everyone this is all we make, TR.
Why is it cheesy? Because we all know that Lara has more outfits than that, that will cover her up more, but we'll most likely never see them on her new model.
Having several models at a show is one thing but a single model for one game is a little cheesy now. It's almost saying to everyone this is all we make, TR.
Why is it cheesy? Because we all know that Lara has more outfits than that, that will cover her up more, but we'll most likely never see them on her new model.