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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| Born | Naomi Elaine Campbell 22 May 1970 |
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| Years active | 1978 – present |
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| Children | 1 |
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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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| Genres | R&B[3] |
| Instruments | Vocals |
| Labels | Epic |
Naomi was one of six models of her generation declared "supermodels" by the fashion world.[4] As the most famous black model of her time,[5] Campbell has been outspoken throughout her career against the racial bias that exists in the fashion industry.[6] Her personal life is widely reported, particularly her affairs with famous men—including boxer Mike Tyson and actor Robert De Niro[7]—and several high-profile assault convictions.[8]
Early life
changeCampbell is the daughter of Jamaican-born dancer Valerie Morris.[9] In accordance with her mother's wishes, Campbell has never met her father,[10] who abandoned her mother when she was four months pregnant[9] and who went unnamed on her birth certificate.[10] She took the surname Campbell from her mother's second marriage.[9][11]
During her early years, Campbell lived in Rome, where her mother worked as a modern dancer.[7] 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.[11] At five years old, Campbell was enrolled at the Barbara Speake Stage School[11] and at the age of ten, she was accepted into the Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts, where she studied ballet.[9]
Career
changeIn 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.[12]
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.
References
change- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "DNA Models Naomi Campbell". DNA Model Management LLC. Archived from the original on 13 November 2021. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
- ↑ "Naomi Campbell – Model". models.com.
- ↑ "Naomi Campbell - Artist Profile - Singersroom - R&B Singers". Singersroom. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
- ↑ Stein, Joel (11 September 1998). "The Fall of the Supermodel". Time. Time, Inc. ISSN 0040-781X. Archived from the original on 14 November 2007. Retrieved 5 July 2011.
- ↑ Rudolph, Barbara (10 July 1991). "Marketing Beauty and the Bucks". Time. Time, Inc. ISSN 0040-781X. Archived from the original on 24 April 2009. Retrieved 5 September 2011.
- ↑ Pool, Hannah (22 August 2007). "Naomi Campbell fights racism in fashion". The Guardian. Guardian News and Media. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 5 July 2011.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 "Voguepedia – Naomi Campbell". Vogue.com. Archived from the original on 9 August 2014. Retrieved 5 July 2011.
- ↑ Schmidt, Michael S. (3 February 2010). "For Supermodel with a temper, no charges". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 5 July 2011.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 Frankel, Susannah (16 February 2002). "Naomi Campbell: A model of privacy?". The Independent. Independent Print Limited. ISSN 0951-9467. Archived from the original on 24 August 2011. Retrieved 5 August 2011.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 "Naomi will never know her dad". ContactMusic.com. 26 February 2005. Archived from the original on 9 September 2009. Retrieved 5 August 2011.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 Johnson, Angella (22 October 2007). "Naomi Campbell's mother on her battle against cancer and how her famous daughter helped her survive". Daily Mail. Associated Newspapers Ltd. Retrieved 5 August 2011.
- ↑ "Naomi Campbell - Voguepedia". Archived from the original on 9 August 2014. Retrieved 15 September 2011.