The enormous success of Barbie gaveMargot Robbie the kind of recognition only a few actors of her generation can even dream of achieving. The level of household recognition Robbie commands makes her one of the most unforgettable faces.
No wonder her iconic stature has made her the "Face" of Chanel N°5, the most famous women’s perfume in the world. Robbie has been an ambassador for the French luxury house since March 2018.
The 34-year-old takes over from French actor Marion Cotillard, who has been the face of the perfume since 2020. A campaign featuring Robbie was released by Chanel to coincide with the announcement.
“The world’s most unforgettable face? The face of a woman who wears N°5 is perhaps a bit more unforgettable than others. Such a face now belongs to Margot Robbie, the new ambassador for N°5,” wrote Chanel on their official Instagram page.
With this, Margot joins an impressive legacy of ambassadors, including Lily-Rose Depp, Audrey Tautou, Gisele Bündchen, and Brad Pitt, who was the scent’s first-ever male spokesperson.
Chanel N°5 was created by perfumer Ernest Beaux in Grasse, a town on the French Riviera, in 1921. Coco Chanel met him during a holiday in the South of France and wanted to create a fragrance that would bear her name. She challenged him to make a perfume that would “smell like a woman, not like a rose.” Upon settling on a particular scent, Coco Chanel said the concoction “was what I was waiting for… a woman’s perfume, with the scent of a woman.” The fragrance officially debuted, along with her new collection, on the 5th day of the 5th month of 1921, making the iconic perfume over 100 years old!