Beijing: Jamaica's Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce roared to an unprecedented third women's 100 metres world title in a flash of green braids to emulate countryman Usain Bolt yesterday.


Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce reacts after crossing the finish line at the Beijing National Stadium yesterday. Pic/Getty Images

The double Olympic champion, wearing a band of yellow flowers in her green-dyed hair, clocked 10.76 seconds to win easily in Beijing, a day after Bolt blazed to glory in the men's 100m.

'Walking garden'
"I like it when I'm chirpy and happy so I decided to do my hair green," said Fraser-Pryce, waving her matching green and yellow fingernails. "I got my sunflowers too — I was like a living, walking garden. I didn't know I was the first woman to have won three world titles but, hey, that's awesome!" she added. "There was too much emotion, coming back to where it all started in 2008. I was just 21 and nobody knew who I was — I didn't know who I was at that time."


Fraser-Pryce competed wearing a band of yellow flowers in her green-dyed hair. Pic/AFP