63 Facts About Naomi Campbell

Naomi Campbell was the first black woman to appear as a model on the covers of Time and Vogue France.

Naomi Campbell hosted the modelling-competition reality show The Face and its international offshoots.

Naomi Elaine Campbell was born on 22 May 1970 in Lambeth, South London, to Jamaican-born dancer Valerie Morris.

Naomi Campbell took the surname "Campbell" from her mother's second marriage.

Naomi Campbell spent her early years in Rome, Italy, where her mother worked as a modern dancer.

From age three, Naomi Campbell attended the Barbara Speake Stage School and at age 10 she was accepted into the Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts, where she studied ballet.

In 1978 at age 8, Naomi Campbell made her first public appearance in the music video for Bob Marley's "Is This Love".

Naomi Campbell tap-danced in 1983 in the music video for Culture Club's "I'll Tumble 4 Ya" and "Mistake number 3", in 1984.

Naomi Campbell had studied dance from age 3 to 16, and originally intended to be a dancer.

In 1986, while still a student of the Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts, Naomi Campbell was scouted by Beth Boldt, head of the Synchro Model Agency, while window-shopping in Covent Garden.

In January 1990, Naomi Campbell, who was declared "the reigning megamodel of them all" by Interview, appeared with Turlington, Evangelista, Cindy Crawford and Tatjana Patitz on a cover of British Vogue, shot by Peter Lindbergh.

In 1993, Naomi Campbell twice appeared on the cover of American Vogue; in April, alongside Christy Turlington, Claudia Schiffer, Stephanie Seymour and Helena Christensen, and again, solo, in June.

Naomi Campbell fell on the Vivienne Westwood 1993 Fall catwalk in foot-high platform shoes, which were later displayed at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London.

In 1995, Naomi Campbell walked in the second-ever Victoria's Secret Fashion Show and graced the show's catwalk seven times.

In 1997, Naomi Campbell became the first black woman ever to open a Prada show.

Naomi Campbell continued modelling, both on the catwalk and, more frequently, in print.

In 2011, Naomi Campbell appeared with Liya Kebede and Iman on the cover of the 40th-anniversary issue of Essence.

Naomi Campbell performed with Kate Moss and other supermodels in the closing ceremony of the 2012 Olympic Games, where they modelled haute couture to represent British fashion.

In March 2013, Naomi Campbell appeared on the inaugural cover of Numero Russia.

Naomi Campbell became involved in reality television through the modelling competition The Face and its international offshoots.

Naomi Campbell hosted the British version of the show, which aired on Sky Living later that same year, and The Face Australia, which ran on Fox8 in 2014.

In 2014, Naomi Campbell covered the May issue of Vogue Australia, the September issue of Vogue Japan, and the November issue of Vogue Turkey; the latter two were special editions celebrating Naomi Campbell and fellow supermodels.

Naomi Campbell covered the Vietnamese, Singaporean and the 35th anniversary Latin American edition of Harper's Bazaar.

In 2014, Naomi Campbell was named TV Personality of the year by Glamour Magazine.

In 2015, Campbell signed on as a recurring character in the Fox drama Empire as Camilla Marks, a fashion designer and love interest to Hakeem Lyon, portrayed by Bryshere Y Gray.

In October 2015, Naomi Campbell was featured in a two-episode arc in American Horror Story: Hotel, as a Vogue fashion editor named Claudia Bankson.

In 2016, Naomi Campbell was cast as a recurring character Rose Crane, mother of Alexandra Crane played by Ryan Destiny, and wife of Ronald Crane played by Lenny Kravitz, in Fox newest musical drama Star.

In 2016, Naomi Campbell appeared in the music video for Anohni's single "Drone Bomb Me".

In June 2018, Naomi Campbell received the Fashion Icon award by the Council of Fashion Designers of America.

In 2019, Naomi Campbell received the first beauty contract of her career, with NARS Cosmetics.

The 50th episode of No Filter with Naomi Campbell premiered on 16 March 2021, featuring guest Jean Paul Gaultier.

Naomi Campbell signed with Studio71 in August 2020; under this partnership, Studio71 curates her content with regard to ad sales, channel optimization, and brand partnerships across various platforms including YouTube and Facebook.

The public relations firm Sunshine Sachs, hired by Naomi Campbell, committed undisclosed paid editing on Naomi Campbell's Wikipedia page.

On 12 January 2021, Naomi Campbell was appointed as a tourism ambassador by the Kenyan Ministry of Tourism and Wildlife.

In July 2022, Naomi Campbell was awarded an honorary doctorate by UCA in the south of London for her impact on global fashion.

Naomi Campbell executive produced the film Invisible Beauty about Bethann Hardison, which premiered at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival.

On 5 September 2023, Naomi Campbell debuted her new collaboration with PrettyLittleThing during a catwalk show to kick off New York Fashion Week.

Naomi Campbell is featured in the 2023 four-part Apple TV+ docuseries titled The Super Models.

Naomi Campbell has been a special advisor to the music company Gamma, founded by Apple Music executive Larry Jackson, since 2023.

Naomi Campbell appeared in a print and media campaign for the charity's fundraising initiative Fashion Targets Breast Cancer, and she opened a Breakthrough breast cancer research unit in 2009.

In 2005, Naomi Campbell founded the charity We Love Brazil, which aims to raise awareness and funds to fight poverty in Brazil through the sale of fabrics made by local women.

That same year, Naomi Campbell founded the charity Fashion for Relief, which has organised fund-raising fashion shows to benefit victims of Hurricane Katrina in 2005, the Mumbai terrorist attacks in 2008, the Haiti earthquake in 2010, the Japan earthquake in 2011, and the Syrian refugee crisis in 2017.

In 2018 Naomi Campbell held another Relief charity gala and the theme was Race To Equality.

Since 2007, Naomi Campbell has been the honorary president of Athla Onlus, an Italian organisation that works to further the social integration of young people with learning disabilities.

In 2009, Naomi Campbell became a goodwill ambassador for the White Ribbon Alliance for Safe Motherhood.

Naomi Campbell has since joined the charity's patron, Sarah Brown, the wife of former British prime minister Gordon Brown, on several missions to promote maternal health.

In February 2021, Naomi Campbell was a signatory on an open letter decrying Ghana's stance on gay rights.

Naomi Campbell was joined by other signers, like actor Idris Elba and Vogue Magazine editor-in-chief Edward Enninful.

Question was raised as to why Naomi Campbell was described as a UNICEF "envoy" when she held no official role with UNICEF.

Naomi Campbell has been convicted of assault on four occasions between 1998 and 2009.

Naomi Campbell pleaded guilty to assaulting her former housekeeper in January 2007.

Naomi Campbell regards French-based Tunisian fashion designer Azzedine Alaia, whom she met at 16, as her "papa".

Naomi Campbell holds high respect toward record producers Quincy Jones and Chris Blackwell as adopted father figures.

Naomi Campbell first met Mandela in November 1994, after his party, the African National Congress, invited her to travel to South Africa to meet with their leader.

Naomi Campbell had previously donated the proceeds from a photo shoot in Tanzania to the ANC.

Naomi Campbell had relationships with Robert De Niro, Hassan Jameel, Sean "Diddy" Combs, and Usher.

Naomi Campbell's spokesperson responded by stating that she did not recognize the alleged email exchange and could not comment on its authenticity as The Guardian refused to provide her with a copy or evidence of the exchange.

In February 2022, Naomi Campbell confirmed to Vogue that her daughter was not adopted, posing with her child for a photoshoot.

Naomi Campbell shared that her daughter and son were both delivered via surrogate.

In 2002, Naomi Campbell won a breach of confidentiality lawsuit against the Daily Mirror, after the newspaper published a photograph of her leaving a Narcotics Anonymous meeting.

Naomi Campbell testified that the diamonds were given to her as a gift by unknown men that she assumed were sent by Taylor.

Naomi Campbell later gave the diamonds to Jeremy Ractliffe, the then director of the Nelson Mandela Children's Fund, as a donation to charity.

Naomi Campbell was never charged due to her lack of criminal intent.