Naomi Campbell

Naomi Elaine Campbell (London, May 22, 1970) is a British actress, businesswoman and supermodel prominent both on the catwalk and in print advertising since the late 1980s. She has occasionally worked as an actress and singer. Discovered at age 15, she was declared one of the six supermodels of her generation by critics.

Career

His first public appearance was in Bob Marley's video, Is This Love. In August 1989 she appeared on the cover of Vogue Paris, the first Afro-British woman to do so, after her friend and mentor, Yves Saint Laurent, threatened to withdraw all her advertising from the publication after that she refused to put Campbell, or any other black model, on her cover. In addition to Vogue Paris, Campbell also became the second black model after Donyale Luna to appear on the cover of the British edition of Vogue, replacing her fellow model black Veronica Webb, who reportedly refused to work with the magazine, at Vogue Japan, Time magazine and then Vogue China. Campbell also appeared at Victoria Secret's walking as one of the 'Angels'.

He opened the Fashion Cafe in New York with Elle Macpherson and Claudia Schiffer. She also posed for Playboy magazine and in a series of lesbian erotic photos with Madonna for the singer's book, Sex.^{[citation required]}

She is a successful singer; Her album Baby Woman achieved sales of more than a million copies (mostly in Japan) and she participated in Vanilla Ice's single "Cool as Ice." She had previously appeared in the music video Freedom' 91, by George Michael, although she was only doing playback along with other models. She has also appeared in other videos for artists such as Michael Jackson and Jay-Z. In late 2004 she had a highly publicized relationship with singer Usher, although in 2005 their relationship appeared to have ended. In 1992, she was selected by People magazine as one of the 50 Most Beautiful People in the World. Campbell also co-wrote the novel Swan. She later published a book of photographs titled Naomi; She is of very distant Chinese ancestry.

In 2008 Naomi bombed an attack on the fashion industry, as racist, in an interview in Glamour German edition, "You know, the president of the United States may be black, but as a black woman, I am still an exception in this business. I always have to work harder to be treated equally, [...] In the past, there were more opportunities for black models, but the trend towards blonde women has become extreme again. In magazines, on the catwalk, I see blonde, blue-eyed models everywhere."

Naomi is one of the most important models in the history of the industry, becoming the best-known black model worldwide, an icon of the 90s and late 80s. She has appeared in countless publications, she was one of the first muses of Versace and YSL, among other important designers, she has been one of the most versatile models in the industry, being able to do different types of work, not just fashion and haute couture., but also taking erotic photos, calendar photos, etc.

At 42 years old, he participated in his last fashion show in Milan. She also appeared in some images for Cavalli's advertising campaign in which she dresses in animal prints full of explosives and striking colors, while in others she wears flapper style models typical of the golden 20s. Naomi She was photographed by photographer Steven Meisel, who has chosen the 59 Digital Studios in New York as the setting for the session. In 2019 she was recognized with the Fashion Icon Award at the Royal Albert Hall in London.

The case of The Daily Mirror

In February 2002, photographs were published in the Daily Mirror newspaper showing Naomi Campbell leaving a London Narcotics Anonymous meeting. In March 2002, Campbell sued the newspaper, citing violation of confidentiality, while receiving drug addiction treatment. The Mirror claimed that the photographs were of public interest, since until then Campbell was not known to be a drug addict. The court ruled in Campbell's favor and the Mirror was ordered to pay £3,500 in damages (although legal costs are thought to have been around £500,000). In October 2002 the Mirror won a court appeal, arguing that the photographs were in the public interest. Campbell was ordered to pay the Mirror's legal costs, around £350,000. However in May 2004 the House of Lords overturned the appeal in a vote of 3 to 2, which reinstated the Court's original decision, and he was re-awarded £3,500 and £350,000 legal costs. The paper's legal cost is thought to exceed £1,000,000. This case is also thought to be a turning point in the consideration of privacy that celebrities must have.

On August 5, 2011, he testified as a witness at the International Criminal Court in The Hague in the trial against the former President of Liberia, Charles Taylor, for the illicit trade in blood diamonds within the Sierra Civil War. Lioness. He declares that he received some small, dirty stones from people close to the dictator.

Personal life

In May 2021 he announced the birth of his daughter. In June 2023 he announced the birth of his second child.

Fragrance

Since 1999, Naomi has launched sixteen fragrances for women on the women's perfume market through her eponymous perfume house, with the company Procter & Gamble.

Legal issues

2000

In 2000, Campbell pleaded guilty in a Toronto court to a 1998 assault on Georgina Galanis, his then assistant. Campbell had allegedly assaulted Georgina Galanis with a phone in a hotel room and threatened to throw her out of a moving Peugeot. Under a plea deal, the complaint was dropped in exchange for her expressing remorse; Campbell also paid Galanis an undisclosed sum and agreed to attend anger management classes.

2004

In March 2004, the House of Lords overturned a ruling by the Court of Appeal and awarded Campbell damages in the amount of £3,500, upholding an earlier ruling that his rights to privacy had been breached by the Daily Mirror, after the publication of photographs of her leaving a Narcotics Anonymous clinic.

2005

In March 2005, Campbell allegedly slapped his then assistant Amanda Brack and hit her in the head with a BlackBerry. Campbell's spokesman, Rob Shuter, denied the incident had happened. In July 2006, Brack took legal action against Campbell, alleging that Campbell had verbally and physically abused her on three occasions. Brack accused Campbell of assault, battery and causing emotional distress in the incidents that began a month after she began working for her in February 2005. Campbell responded with another lawsuit for an unknown amount. Italian actress Yvonne Sciò claimed that Campbell left her "covered in blood" after an altercation at a hotel in Rome, due to the fact that she had worn the same dress as Campbell. Sciò claimed: "She punched me in the face. She was like Mike Tyson. & # 34;

2006

On March 30, 2006, in New York, Campbell was arrested for allegedly assaulting her Chilean housekeeper with a jewel-encrusted cell phone, resulting in her bloodied head requiring several stitches. She was charged of assault in the second degree, a serious crime that carries a minimum sentence of one year and a maximum of seven years in prison. On September 28, 2006, Campbell failed to attend a required court appearance in New York, and the The judge ruled that he would order his arrest if he refused to go to court the following week.

On 25 October 2006, Campbell was arrested in London on suspicion of assault; she was released on police bail. On November 14, 2006, another former Campbell housekeeper, Gaby Gibson, began a new court case against Campbell for unspecified damages, accusing her former employer of being a "violent super-bigot." On November 15, 2006, Campbell appeared in criminal court in New York for his assault charge from March 2006. His defense attorney and the prosecutor told the judge that they were still "in the process of drawing up charges." a possible agreement with the prosecutor's office in the case.

2007

On January 16, 2007, Campbell pleaded guilty to one count of reckless assault against his housekeeper Ana Scolavino; She was sentenced to five days of community service and ordered to attend two days of an anger management course. Additionally, she was ordered to pay medical bills of $363 (£185) to Scolavino who required four stitches after the incident. According to a report on CNN, Campbell blames her temper on lingering resentment toward her father. for abandoning her as a child.' On March 19, 2007, Campbell began mopping floors at the New York Department of Sanitation. On August 20, 2007, New York Supreme Court Justice Michael Stallman issued a decision and order denying Campbell's legal attempt to exclude Gaby Gibson's references to her well-known history of "chronic abusive and violent conduct toward her employees." Judge Stallman reasoned that "if proven, Campbell's reports of conduct" could result in her being able to prove that she was 'senseless or scandalous' to justify the punitive damages sought by Campbell's former housekeeper.

2008

On 3 April 2008, Campbell was detained inside Heathrow Terminal 5 on suspicion of assaulting a police officer after one of her suitcases had gone missing. Campbell was subsequently banned from flying globally. with British Airways by the airline. She was charged with three counts of assaulting a police officer, which carries a maximum sentence of six months in prison and a fine of up to £5,000, a charge of disorderly conduct punishable by a fine. up to £2,500, and one count of using threatening, abusive words or behavior towards cabin crew, which comes with a maximum penalty of £1,000. On 20 June 2008, Campbell pleaded guilty to four of the five charges. against her, while the Crown Prosecution Service reduced one of the charges of assaulting a police officer. Campbell was sentenced to 200 hours of community service. Campbell alleged that British Airways staff called her "golliwogg supermodel" in the incident.

2012

At the end of the year she was attacked by some individuals when they were trying to rob her, suffering a torn ligament.

Filmography

• Freedom (music video by George Michael) (1990)
• The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Linda Carter (1990)
• Cool as Ice (1991)
• In the Closet (Michael Jackson musical video) (1991)
• Erotica (musical video of Madonna) (1992)
• The Night We Never Met (1993)
• Ready to Wear (1994) (Change)
• Unzipped (1995) (documentary)
• Miami Rhapsody (1995)
• To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar (1995)
• Catwalk (paper) (documentary)
• Girl 6 (1996)
• Invasion of Privacy (1996)
• Beautopia (1998) (documentary)
• An Alan Smithee Film: Burn Hollywood Burn (1998)
• Trippin' (1999)
• Prisoner of Love (1999)
• Ali G is on the loose (2002)
• Sexual revolution (video musical Macy Gray (2001)
• Change clothes (2003) Jay-Z feat. Pharrell
• Fat (2004)
• The Call (2006) (short subject)
• Karma, Confessions and Holi (2006)
• Nasty girl, biggie smalls (music video)
• Ugly Betty (2008)
• "Girl Panic!" - Duran Duran (2011)
• "Empire" - Camilla (2015)
• American Horror Story: Hotel - Claudia (2015)
• "Drone Bomb Me" - Anohni (2016)
• Kevyn Aucoin. The Star Maker - She herself (2017)
• I feel pretty - Helen (2018)
• Very Ralph - She herself (2019)
• Brown skin girl (2020) - Beyoncé