Naomi Campbell
Naomi Elaine Campbell (born 22 May 1970) is an English supermodel, singer, actress and business woman who was born in Streatham, a district in Lambeth, London and started her modelling career in the 1980s. She has appeared on over 500 magazine covers.
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| Height | 177.8 cm (5 ft 10 in)[1] |
| Hair colour | Black |
| Eye colour | Dark brown[1] |
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Naomi was one of six models of her generation declared "supermodels" by the fashion world.[3] As the most famous black model of her time,[4] Campbell has been outspoken throughout her career against the racial bias that exists in the fashion industry.[5] Her personal life is widely reported, particularly her affairs with famous men—including boxer Mike Tyson and actor Robert De Niro[6]—and several high-profile assault convictions.[7]
Early life
Campbell is the daughter of Jamaican-born dancer Valerie Morris.[8] In accordance with her mother's wishes, Campbell has never met her father,[9] who abandoned her mother when she was four months pregnant[8] and who went unnamed on her birth certificate.[9] She took the surname Campbell from her mother's second marriage.[8][10]
During her early years, Campbell lived in Rome, where her mother worked as a modern dancer.[6] Following their return to London, she was left in the care of her maternal grandmother, Ruby, while her mother travelled across Europe with the dance troupe Fantastica.[10] At five years old, Campbell was enrolled at the Barbara Speake Stage School[10] and at the age of ten, she was accepted into the Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts, where she studied ballet.[8]
Career
In 1978 Campbell was in the video for "Is This Love" by Bob Marley. When she was 12 she tap-danced in Culture Club's video for "I'll Tumble 4 Ya". In April 1991 Campbell was in the video for "In the Closet" by Michael Jackson. In 1993 Campbell fell over while she walked down the runway for Vivienne Westwood in a pair of foot-high platform shoes. That year she was on the cover of Vogue twice.
In September 1994 Campbell released an album Baby Woman. It has sold over a million copies. A novel that she wrote called Swan was also published.[11]
Campbell was on the cover of Playboy in 2000. In 2011 she was in the music video for "Girl Panic!" by Duran Duran. In 2013 she was a judge on the reality show The Face.
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Campbell at Bill Clinton's inauguration party in 1997
Campbell on the catwalk for Peter Som in 2007
Vivienne Westwood-designed shoes worn by Campbell on display at an exhibition in Sheffield, England
Campbell at the 2008 Cannes Film Festival
Waxwork of Campbell at Madame Tussauds, London
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 DNA Models Naomi Campbell. DNA Model Management LLC. Retrieved 2022-03-03.
- ↑ Naomi Campbell – Model. models.com.
- ↑ Stein, Joel (1998-09-11). "The Fall of the Supermodel". Time (Time, Inc.). . http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,989517,00.html. Retrieved 2011-07-05.
- ↑ Rudolph, Barbara (1991-07-10). "Marketing Beauty and the Bucks". Time (Time, Inc.). . http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,973984-2,00.html. Retrieved 2011-09-05.
- ↑ Pool, Hannah (2007-08-22). Naomi Campbell fights racism in fashion. Guardian News and Media. . http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2007/aug/22/fashion.race. Retrieved 2011-07-05.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Voguepedia – Naomi CampbellVogue.com. Retrieved 2011-07-05.
- ↑ Schmidt, Michael S. (2010-02-03). For Supermodel with a temper, no charges. . https://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/03/nyregion/03naomi.html. Retrieved 2011-07-05.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 Frankel, Susannah (2002-02-16). Naomi Campbell: A model of privacy?. Independent Print Limited. . https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/profiles/naomi-campell-a-model-of-privacy-660862.html. Retrieved 2011-08-05.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Naomi will never know her dad (2005-02-26)ContactMusic.com. Retrieved 2011-08-05.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 Johnson, Angella (2007-10-22). Naomi Campbell's mother on her battle against cancer and how her famous daughter helped her survive. Associated Newspapers Ltd. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-486093/Naomi-Campbells-mother-battle-cancer--famous-daughter-helped-survive.html. Retrieved 2011-08-05.
- ↑ Naomi Campbell - Voguepedia. Retrieved 2011-09-15.