Naomi Campbell

Naomi Campbell is a British fashion model known for her role in the late-1980s and 1990s supermodel era, landmark magazine covers and advocacy for greater racial diversity in fashion. Her career has received institutional recognition from fashion organizations and the Victoria and Albert Museum.

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About Naomi Campbell

Profile information current to 2026-08-22.

United Kingdom · Fashion model · 1 affiliation

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Known for: Fashion modelling; Fashion-industry diversity advocacy
Country: United Kingdom

Fashion model

At a glance

Campbell signed with a modelling agency in 1985 and became a prominent figure in international runway and editorial fashion.
She appeared on a landmark British Vogue cover in 1987 and became the first Black model to appear on the cover of Paris Vogue in 1988.
Her public work has included participation in the Black Girls Coalition and later advocacy for greater racial diversity on fashion runways.
Campbell received the CFDA Fashion Icon Award in 2018 and was named Fashion Icon at The Fashion Awards in 2019.

Background and entry into modelling

Campbell was born on 22 May 1970 in London, England. After early stage-school, television and music-video work, she signed with a modelling agency in 1985.

Fashion career and landmark covers

Campbell emerged as a leading model during the late-1980s and 1990s supermodel era. In December 1987, she appeared on a British Vogue cover described by the National Portrait Gallery as the first to feature a Black British model; in August 1988, she became the first Black model to appear on the cover of Paris Vogue. Her contribution was later recognized with the CFDA Fashion Icon Award in 2018, The Fashion Awards' Fashion Icon honor in 2019 and the V&A exhibition NAOMI: In Fashion, which opened in London in June 2024.

Diversity advocacy

The V&A documents Campbell's advocacy for greater equity in fashion, including her participation in the Black Girls Coalition in 1989 and her later efforts to promote racial diversity on runways. This work forms a significant part of her public role beyond modelling.

Fashion for Relief regulatory proceedings

Campbell served as a trustee of Fashion for Relief, an England-and-Wales charity examined in a statutory Charity Commission inquiry. A five-year disqualification from charity trusteeship and specified senior charity-management roles took effect on 29 May 2024. Campbell appealed, alleging that she had been deceived by another trustee and referring to alleged forgery and impersonation; the reviewed sources confirm a hearing in June 2026 but do not establish a final tribunal decision as of 22 August 2026.

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Fashion for Relief Trustee

Timeline

1970-05-22 Born in London, England.
1985 Signed with a modelling agency after early stage-school, television and music-video work.
1987-12 Appeared on the cover of British Vogue in a cover described by the National Portrait Gallery as the first featuring a Black British model.
1988-08 Became the first Black model to appear on the cover of Paris Vogue.
1989 Joined the Black Girls Coalition, according to the V&A's account of her diversity advocacy.
2018 Received the CFDA Fashion Icon Award.
2019 Named Fashion Icon at The Fashion Awards 2019.
2024-06-22 NAOMI: In Fashion opened at the V&A in London; the exhibition ran through 6 April 2025.

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Current context

A Charity Commission disqualification order took effect on 29 May 2024, disqualifying Campbell for five years from acting as a charity trustee or holding specified senior charity-management roles in England and Wales. Campbell appealed the order. Associated Press reported an appeal hearing in June 2026, and no final tribunal judgment was located in the reviewed sources as of 22 August 2026.

Biographical facts

Naomi Campbell was born on 22 May 1970 in London, England.
The V&A documents Campbell's fashion-industry equity advocacy, including her participation in the Black Girls Coalition in 1989 and later work promoting runway diversity.
The Charity Commission identified Campbell as a trustee of Fashion for Relief during its statutory inquiry.