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SO shares a few familiar Jamaican faces who’ve descended on Paris for the 2024 Olympics!

From media personality Yendi Phillipps, her husband Omar McFarlane, and children Isaiah and Israel; Olympian Asafa Powell and his wife Alyshia Miller-Powell, to
Bravo TV’s Real Housewives of Dubai (RHOD) reality star Lesa Milan and her sons, Maximillian and Sebastian. Here’s a round-up of who we spotted.

Real Housewives of Dubai reality star and entrepreneur Lesa Milan and her sons Maximillian (right) and Sebastian were stylishly patriotic as they created memories at the iconic Stade de France. IG/@lesa.milan

Because what’s a lunch date to Palais de Tokyo’s hip eatery Bambini without an Eiffel Tower ussie with Alyshia Miller-Powell and her Olympian hubby Asafa Powell? IG/@millerpowell_alyshia

Model Alyshia Miller-Powell’s Eiffel Tower shot is picture-perfect!IG/@millerpowell_alyshia

#ViewsFromParisIG/@millerpowell_alyshia

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On flag duty was Ibikeye Charlotte Naphtali Junior

Media personality Yendi Phillipps’s Paris tour included a shot at the iconic Arc de Triomphe, which she shared with her daughter Israel...IG/@yendizzle

Speech-language pathologist Ann-Merita Golding joined members of the Rootsrider band (from left) Darin Guermonprez, Stanley Clementina, and Mo Ali for a photo op.Naphtali Junior

From left: Scotiabank Head of Marketing, North and Central Caribbean Tonya Russell; Jamaican Olympic 800m athlete Natoya Goule-Toppin; and Jamaica Olympic Association CEO Ryan FosterNaphtali Junior

Hittin’ the ‘To Di Worl’ pose were (from left) Organising Committees for the Olympic Games Assistant CNO Amelie Kloos, Deirdre Vermerris, and Chiara Daniel.Naphtali Junior

President of the Jamaica Olympic Association (JOA) Christopher Samuda and Olympic discus thrower Samantha HallNaphtali Junior

Greek pole vaulter Manolo Karalis celebrated his bronze medal at the Puma House Jamaica Independence Day celebration on August 6.Naphtali Junior

...and a photo op at the Louvre Pyramid that looks like it belongs on a cover of a magazine!IG/@yendizzle

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