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Naomi Campbell is a British model who became one of the most prominent and influential figures in the fashion industry. She is significant for her pioneering role in breaking barriers for Black models on the international runway and in high fashion during the 1980s and beyond.
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Naomi Campbell (born 22 May 1970) is a British model. Scouted at the age of 15, she established herself among the top three most recognisable and in-demand models of the late 1980s and early 1990s, and she was one of six models of her generation declared "supermodels" by the fashion world. As the most famous black model of her time, Campbell has been outspoken throughout her career against the…
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- The Devil Wears Prada 2 — Naomi Campbell2026
- Miley Cyrus: Something Beautiful — Self2025
- Bardot — Self2025
- Arthur Elgort: Models & Muses — Self2025
- High & Low – John Galliano — Self2024
- In Vogue: The 90s — Self2024
- Invisible Beauty — Self2023
- Victoria's Secret: The Tour '23 — Self2023
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Naomi Elaine Campbell (born 22 May 1970) is a British model and actress. Beginning her career at the age of eight, Campbell was one of six models of her generation declared supermodels by the fashion industry and the international press. She was the first black woman to appear as a model on the covers of Time and Vogue France.
In addition to her modelling career, Campbell has embarked on other ventures, including an R&B studio album and several acting appearances in film and television. She hosted the modelling-competition reality television show The Face and its international offshoots. Campbell is also involved in charity work for various causes, although she was banned from being a trustee of any charity in the United Kingdom for five years in September 2024 following a financial misconduct investigation.
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1970 birthsActors from the London Borough of LambethActresses from LondonAlumni of the Italia Conti Academy of Theatre ArtsBlack British actressesBlack British people in fashionBritish expatriate actresses in the United StatesBritish expatriates in ItalyBritish female modelsBritish people of Chinese descentBritish people of Jamaican descent