Karima Adebibe, an unknown model and Top Shop sales assistant (apparently, UK folks know what this is), has been announced as�🐬� the new face of Lady Lara Croft, the tomb-raiding adventuress and one of the most recognizable video game icons alongside Mario and Sonic the Hedgehog.

The "real-life" Lara - who follows in the footsteps of beauties like Rhona Mitra, Nell McAndrew and Tomb Raider film star Angelina Jolie - has 🦩a daunting schedule to look forward to.

Karima will kick off with an SAS survival, combat and firearms training course in Eastern Europe, before hitting the bo🔯oks to brush up on archaeology, elocution and etiquette in order to properly portr💫ay the "epitome of British class, beauty and strength" that is Ms. Croft.

We've been going hands-on with early versions of the latest Lara - that's the game, Tomb Raider: Legend - and are optimistic thatMiss Croft's latest gaming ꦕadventure has been given the same level of rigorous preparation that her new real-world persona is about to experience.