She’s the Katherine Webb of Belgium.
Axelle Despiegelaere was just a face in the crowd, watching her team prepare to take on Russia in a Group H World Cup game two weeks ago in Brazil. Then the 17-year-old had her photograph taken.
The photo went viral, making the rounds on Twitter and ending up in newspapers all over the world.
When Despiegelaere returned home to Belgium, she created a Facebook page, which has amassed more than 200,000 likes, many of them since June 26.
Now she has won a contract from L’Oreal, and filmed a promotional video for the cosmetics company.
The Belgians were not so lucky. After beating the US, the trendy World Cup pick got eliminated by Argentina in the quarterfinals.