Maelle David! Remember that name, folks! Haiti’s Olympics team got cited as one of the Olympics Opening Ceremony’s Top 3 Best Dressed by a Yahoo style writer. Maelle Figaro David is the fashion designer behind the team’s much-discussed style.

Here are some things you should know about her.

1. Maelle David was born in Port-au-Prince Haiti and currently operates out of Petionville.

Above: Team Haiti at Rio, sporting the get-ups created by Maelle Figaro David. Photo Credit: AFP

2. The designer is a graduate of Centre D’etudes Secondaires, a school based in Haiti.

3. She previously dressed former beauty queen Anedie Azael for the Miss Haiti Universe pageant. David designed a traditional costume for the one-time-Miss-turned-entrepreneur.

4. David initially launched her company Maelle David Creations in the late 1990s, and celebrated her 17th year in the fashion design business this past February.

5. She designed a line of clothes for curvy women that she exhibited at Runway Haiti, Haiti Fashion Week, and Islands of the World Fashion Week.

We’re sure that having a spotlight on her for such a global event will bring this designer even more business and notoriety.
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