Rihanna’s seven-year-old doppelganger has landed her first major modeling contract, just weeks after earning viral fame when the singer posted her picture online.

Ala’a Skyy Baytops, seven, has been signed up by natural hair care company The Mane Choice, less than one month after Rihanna shared her photo with followers on Instagram, where it received a staggering 7.4 million likes.

The job is no doubt the first in a long line of opportunities for the Roanoke, Virgina-based tween, who wowed dozens of A-listers with her remarkable resemblance to the 31-year-old singer – including supermodel Tyra Banks, who launched a search to track Ala’a down, while promising to help her launch her career.  

Modeling: Ala’a Skyy, Rihanna’s seven-year-old doppelganger who went viral when the singer shared her image, landed her first modeling gig

Hair: The stunning child, pictured, was snapped up to become a model and ambassador for hair care brand The Mane Choice, which specializes in natural hair products

Knots: With her newfound Instagram fame, Ala’a, left, shared this Rihanna-inspired hair look over the weekend

Double take: Ala’a first shot to fame when Rihanna shared this image of her on Instagram, and said she ‘almost dropped her phone’

Ala’a was recently announced as an ambassador for The Mane Choice, a hair-care brand focused on natural texture.

The photogenic youngster attended Beauty Con in Los Angeles with the brand over the weekend, where she met fans and posed for selfies while promoting the company’s products.

At the event, she also debuted a knotted bun hair style, referencing a look worn by Rihanna just last week in Barbados.

‘Not only does she have an amazing attitude and work ethic at such a young age, she also loves her hair,’ The Mane Choice CEO and founder Courtney Adeleye told Allure. ‘She understands the benefits of using great products. It’s amazing!’

Sharing the news to Instagram, where she has attracted over 140,000 followers in the blink of an eye thanks to Rihanna’s endorsement, Ala’a thanked the singer for helping launch her modeling career in the first place.   

Proud mom: Aspiring Virginia-based model Ala’a Skyy poses with her mom Bria Baytops

Twins: Ala’a, left, met fans and posed for selfies while on modeling duty at Beauty Con as people couldn’t get over her similarities to Rihanna, right

Young: Although Ala’a is only seven, she has always expressed a desire to become a model according to her mom Bria

‘One of the best things you could ever give someone is an opportunity! What you do with that opportunity depends on you,’ she said (mom Bria runs the account).

‘Thank you [Rihanna], I won’t let you down,’ she said in another.

In a video upload, the youth is seen with The Mane Choice products as she expresses her disbelief at her first ever modeling gig.

‘One day you are using your favorite products because you love them and the next day you are using your favorite products and become their newest ambassador at the same time! Dreams really do come true, if you believe you deserve them,’ the caption reads.

Commentors on the post weighed in that Rihanna has ‘literally changed this girl’s life’.

And it doesn’t look like things are going to slow down for Ala’a anytime soon either.

Longtime America’s Next Top Model host and 1990s supermodel Tyra Banks has gotten in touch to personally invite Ala’a to audition for a role in her upcoming project Modelland.

Celebrities: Numerous high profile people commented on Ala’a’s photo when Rihanna shared it to Instagram recently

Fans: Ala’a Skyy quickly attracted 140,000 fans on Instagram after Rihanna shared her image

Model: According to Ala’a’s mom Bria, the youth has already done a photo shoot with model boss Tyra Banks

Baby face: Ala’a, pictured left in 2016, has always had a resemblance to a young Rihanna, pictured right in 2005

Tyra, 45, told the youth via a FaceTime call, ‘The best piece of advice is to really study hard at school and know that modeling will always be there.’

‘So make sure you finish school and make sure that you listen to your mom and get all your schoolwork done,’ Tyra told said. ‘Then once your schoolwork is done, then you can practice your model poses in the mirror. But not until the schoolwork is done.’

Proud mom Bria, who is a nail technician, also told BET.com that Ala’a has already done a shoot for Tyra.

‘She did a photo shoot today. I sent Tyra Banks a DM and we’ll be doing more photo shoots,’ Bria said.

When Rihanna originally shared the photo of her miniature doppelganger, the Umbrella hit maker captioned the image, ‘almost drop my phone. how?’

Over 96,000 people commented on the image and flocked to follow the youngster’s account.

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