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Joss Stone Minds the Gap

Joss Stone is super-duper diggin' on the Gap.

The 17-year-old soul sensation has been tapped to replace Sarah Jessica Parker as celebrity spokeswoman for the clothing purveyor, beginning with the Gap's summer line.

The Gap said Monday that Stone would team with a series of models to hawk the company's new white denim line.

Stone, who was nominated for three Grammy Awards at this year's ceremony, including Best New Artist, accounted for two of the 50 best-selling albums in the world last year, with The Soul Sessions and Mind, Body & Soul.

Though she walked away from the Grammys empty-handed, Stone nonetheless left an indelible impression when she teamed with a bald-headed Melissa Etheridge (who had just completed treatment for cancer) for a searing tribute to Janis Joplin.

Parker, who turns 40 on Friday, has been the face of Gap for the last three seasons, flitting through television commercials and beaming up from print ads like the anti-Carrie Bradshaw. (Who, of course, would never have been caught dead in anything but designer duds.)

With the Sex and the City star's spokesmodel tenure coming to an end, the company said it was unlikely to bring another celeb aboard for multiple campaigns.

"While Gap will always seek partnerships with celebrities, musicians and rising stars, we don't have any future plans to sign a single person to a multiseason deal like the unique and special relationship we enjoyed with Sarah Jessica," a Gap spokesperson said in a statement.

Parker won't exactly be left destitute minus her modeling gig. Earlier this month, Ferris Bueller's missus signed a two-year deal with HBO to develop and produce series and long-form programming.

She also recently announced the upcoming release of her signature fragrance, due to launch this fall.

However, Parker's not quitting her day job just yet. She appears in the upcoming comedy Strangers with Candy, starring Amy Sedaris, which was well-received when it premiered at Sundance.

She's currently shooting the Christmas-themed romantic comedy The Family Stone with Diane Keaton and Claire Danes. Next up, she'll star with Matthew McConaughey in Failure to Launch.

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