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Naomi Campbell: The biography
Posted Jul 27, 2009
U2's BONO describes her as "...a silent movie star in an age of noise...". Producer Quincy Jones says "...she is a pearl placed gently on a black, velvet, shiny canvas". Iman believes "...she plays superbly the Diva's role...she holds everyone "in hostage", but she is much more friendly, funny and sweet than anyone can imagine. She has really helped to clarify the image of the contemporary black woman".
Naomi's story began in London in 1985, Naomi Campbell was only 15 years old when she was spotted on the streets of Covent Garden by a model agent. By August 1988, Naomi had become the first black model ever to appear on the cover of French Vogue. She quickly became the muse of Gianni Versace and endured a multi-year collaboration with the designer. Naomi became noted for her 'one-of-a-kind' style on the runway and has walked down countless designer runways and has starred in numerous ad campaigns for top designers.
In 1992 Naomi was photographed by Steven Meisel for Madonna's book SEX, and has appeared three times in the Pirelli calendar, which were shot by photographers Terence Donovan (1987) Richard Avedon (1995) and Patrick Demarchelier (2005).
Naomi has also appeared in a host of music videos for artists that include P Diddy, George Michael, Aretha Franklin and Jay Z and appeared in several movies including Girl 6 directed by Spike Lee and co-starring Madonna, and received amazing reviews for her theatre performance in The Vagina Monologues.
In the spring of 2003, Naomi opened her own company, NC Connect, which is based in New York City and has since focused on a range of social commitments that include Nelson Mandela's Children's Fund, Fashion for Relief, Quincey Jones Listen UP Foundation and Fidel Castro's Cuban Children's Fund.
Naomi has more recently been working with Sarah Brown, the wife of U.K's Prime Minister Gordon Brown with the work of the White Ribbon Alliance which is working to reduce the number of mothers that die during childbirth.
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