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St Thomas Stars in DIRECTV’s new Hannah Davis Ad Spots

By: Caribbean Journal Staff - April 9, 2015 - 11:02 am

Above: Hannah Davis in St Thomas

By the Caribbean Journal staff

After concluding its campaign with Rob Lowe, DIRECTV has brought its latest ad campaign to the island of St Thomas in the US Virgin Islands.

Frequent DIRECTV pitchwoman Hannah Davis stars in the new spots, which were filmed on Lindquist Beach in St Thomas. (The talking horse is voiced by Jemaine Clement)

It represents a homecoming for Davis, who was actually born in St Thomas.

Davis has appeared in campaigns for fashion houses around the world, including Victoria’s Secret and Ralph Lauren, among others.

See a full spot below:

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