Model Profile – Naomi Campbell

WHO?

Naomi Campbell

WHAT?

Supermodel

WHERE?

Campbell was born in Streatham, London, England. Her mother, Valerie Campbell, was a former ballet dancer of Afro-Jamaican descent. Campbell has never met her father, who left then-18-year-old Valerie two months after the birth of their daughter. He was unnamed on birth certificate and neither Campbell nor her mother have ever publicly revealed his identity. However, sources say he was of Chinese Jamaican descent.

HOW?

At age 15 and while studying ballet at the Italia Conti Academy, Campbell was spotted by Beth Boldt, a former Ford model and head of the Synchro model agency, while window-shopping in Covent Garden.

FAMOUS FOR?

Being the first black supermodel.

Being in George Michael’s “Freedom” video.

First black model to grace the cover of VOGUE magazine in 1998.

Being a diva & her erratic outbursts.

OTHER INTERESTING FACTS

Height:  5ft 9.5 inches (1.77m)

Hair Colour:  Black

Eye Colour:  Brown

Facts provided by wikipedia.com

Images courtesy of naomicampbell.com