As a supermodel, NaomiCampbell writes her own rules. Now, as a new mother, she’s intent on doing the same, as she explains to Sarah Harris.
More than three decades on, she remains great friends with them all. “Yes, we have a group chat,” she says. Cindy was the first to meet her daughter when she was just a few days old, Christy visited when she was less than two weeks old and Linda is yet to meet her, likely busy since announcing her US legal claim last September that Zeltiq’s CoolSculpting procedure, which claims to reduce fat, left her “brutally disfigured”. “She’s a strong woman and I think she’s very brave,” says Naomi.
It explains her long-standing commitment to social responsibility and a no-holds-barred approach when it comes to speaking up for herself and for others, to be a force for change and to demand greater Black representation in an industry long criticised for its lack of diversity. Since the 1990s, she would think nothing of cold-calling brands, designers and editors about their casting choices. “I would call anyone who would pick up the phone.
She has become a mother figure to a younger generation of Black models currently enjoying huge success, such as Adut Akech and Ugbad Abdi, who are part ofnow, finally, dominating fashion and shifting beauty ideals. Does she wish this movement was possible back then? She pauses. “Everyone’s journey is written. This is my journey, this is how it’s written,” she says, thoughtfully.
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