Naomi Campbell’s charity ended in disgrace. She wants to talk about why
The world’s most famous supermodel tells a tale of stolen identity, siphoned funds and friendship betrayed.
Naomi Campbell cries after being awarded with the medal of “Chevalier de l’Ordres des Arts et des Lettres”, at the Culture ministry, in Paris, on September 26 last year. Hours earlier a report alleging gross mismanagement of her charities had been released. AP
When Naomi Campbell stepped into a gilded hall at the Ministry of Culture in Paris last September, she had more reason than usual to feel triumphant. Nearly four decades had passed since she first walked, at the age of 15, down a Parisian runway. Now, at 54, she was about to receive the insignia of a Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters, one of France’s highest honours, recognising significant contributions to the arts and literature.
Campbell stood behind a podium, dressed in a black-and-white-striped Chanel gown, to address the audience. The world’s most famous supermodel looked the way most of us have come to know her, impossibly beautiful, enduring, undeniable.
