Laurie Hernandez dons her pearly whites alongside her numerous Olympic gold medals, as the face of Crest’s newest commercial.
April 4th, Laurie Hernandez, Olympic gymnast and gold medalist, celebrated her Crest and Orgullosa ambassadorship at the 2017 Hispanicize in Miami, Florida.
Laurie received the Latinovator Award, for bringing home the Olympic gold and silver medal in gymnastics. Also at the age of only 16, she became the youngest winner of season 23 of Dancing with the Stars.
Crest, in partnership with Orgullosa, created their newest commercial centered around a day in the life of Laurie Hernandez. The new commercial is geared towards inspiring and empowering young, Latina women as Laurie has done.
I recently spoke with Laurie to discuss her newest position as brand ambassador for Crest and Orgullosa.
Crest is gearing their newest commercials towards highlighting the success of Hispanic women. How does it feel to know that they want you to be the face of such a campaign?
It feels absolutely amazing. Being able to work with Crest and Orgullosa, it’s definitely an honor. They have this hashtag, #smilebeatsanything, and it makes me so excited because I am trying to reinforce positivity and smiling. And grabbing the best from everything. And enjoying every moment. I feel like they understand that. It’s such an honor to be apart of this commercial.
I understand there is a hashtag associated with your new commercial, #smilebeatsanything. What does that hashtag signify for you?
It signifies positivity. It also signifies just having the right mindset, to starting your day off with a smile. And being able to be confident, in the way that you look, and the way that you can feel about yourself in the days ahead.
What is a day in the life of Laurie Hernandez like?
I am definitely traveling a lot. So a lot of the times its getting on planes and traveling to places where I am doing press tours. And right now, I am at Hispanicize. And that’s in Miami. And that’s pretty exciting.
I have watched you on Dancing with the Stars and you are the youngest winner to ever be on the show. Was it difficult learning how to transition from gymnastics to ballroom?
It was very difficult, honestly. By the end of the 11 weeks that we went on the show, I finally understood ballroom dancing and then it was over. So I was really disappointed, but I definitely want to still do ballroom dancing. The transition was hard because as a gymnast you’re barefoot all the time, and so having to dance in heels, I kept stepping on my partner and kicking him and whatnot.
Do you have anything to say to Simone Biles while she competes in Dancing with the Stars?
I think it would just be to embrace the moment, because it goes by really fast.
You have inspired many little girls everywhere with your story and journey to the Olympics. How does it feel to know that little girls everywhere see you as their role model?
It feels amazing. I definitely take it as a really big responsibility on my shoulders, to make sure I am inspiring this next generation of kids. To help them try something new and be open-minded, because I feel like we could use a little motivation in this generation. I mean I am really proud of everything. And also being partnered with Crest and Orgullosa is just kind of jumpstarting the next thing. So I can’t wait.
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