When and where was Naomi Campbell born?
Naomi Elaine Campbell was born on the 22nd of May 1970 in Lambeth, South London. Her mother, Valerie Morris, was a Jamaican-born dancer who raised Campbell largely on her own.
Questions about Naomi Campbell
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What was Naomi Campbell the first black model to do?
Campbell was the first black model to appear on the cover of French Vogue (August 1988), the first to open a Prada show (1997), the first to open the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show (1996), and the first black model on the cover of Vogue Russia (September 2000). In 1989 she also became the first black model on the cover of the September issue of American Vogue.
Who were the supermodels known as the Trinity?
The Trinity was the name given to Naomi Campbell, Christy Turlington, and Linda Evangelista, who together formed the most recognisable and in-demand modelling trio of their generation by the late 1980s. They later joined Cindy Crawford, Claudia Schiffer, and Kate Moss to form the group known as the Big Six.
Why was Naomi Campbell banned from being a charity trustee?
In September 2024, Campbell was banned from serving as a charity trustee in the UK for five years following an investigation into Fashion for Relief. The Charity Commission found that between April 2016 and July 2022 the charity spent only 8.5 percent of its income on charitable grants and made unauthorised payments, including covering Campbell's stay at a five-star hotel in Cannes and related personal expenses. A total of £345,000 was recovered and donated to Save the Children Fund and the Mayor's Fund for London.
What was Naomi Campbell's role in the blood diamond trial?
In August 2010, Campbell testified at the trial of former Liberian president Charles Taylor. She stated that in 1997 she received diamonds from unknown men she believed were sent by Taylor, and that she passed them to Jeremy Ractliffe, then director of the Nelson Mandela Children's Fund. Ractliffe did not donate them, suspecting they were illegal, and handed them to police shortly after Campbell's testimony.
What was Naomi Campbell's album Babywoman and how did it perform?
Babywoman was an R&B studio album released by Campbell in 1994, named after designer Rifat Ozbek's nickname for her and produced by Youth and Tim Simenon. It was commercially successful only in Japan, where the single "Love and Tears" reached number 40 on the charts. Critics mocked the album, which inspired the creation of the Naomi Awards.