Fortunately for Ms. Franco, not being perfect at your job and being utterly and completely marketable are not mutually exclusive. And, as a result, she has reportedly landed a deal with Nike to represent the company’s international interests while wearing their finest athletic apparel.

Now, bear in mind that this appears (like Ufford said) to have little substantial information by which to ascertain that Ms. Franco has been signed. Until you get loose on the Google translator and hit up La Tercera:

According to the newspaper ABC Color, Paraguay, Franco signed a contract with Nike to be the face of campaign advertising signature sportswear. “In February 2009, Nike launched the campaign in Europe as Leryn image, so that the Paraguayan is shown on all the brand stores and in magazines,” says the tabloid.

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Now, I’m not sure exactly how much she’s getting for this deal, but one would think it will probably be a pretty substantial amount of cash.

Of course, as always, there are moral implications here. Is alright for Nike to sign an attractive athlete who may or may not succeed at his/her sport? Doesn’t this sort of reward — simply for being attractive — take away from the hard work that attractive but also talented people, like the lovely Ms. Anna Rawson, do every day?

Maybe. Personally, I’m fine with it; Franco is an Olympic quality athlete, so it’s not like Nike is just picking attractive women off the street. And she’ll sell their product, so it’s probably a good business decision.