Naomi Campbell stuns audience with ‘rude’ remark toward Anna Wintour

Supermodel Naomi Campbell left an audience gasping after she made a pointed remark toward Vogue Editor Anna Wintour.

Naomi Campbell and Anna Wintour

Naomi Campbell sparked gasps from an audience after she appeared to make a very pointed remark about Vogue Editor Anna Wintour.

Naomi Campbell threw some shade in the direction of Wintour while accepting an award at Harlem’s Fashion Row’s Fashion Show and Style Awards.

In classic Campbell style, the supermodel was fashionably late arriving to pick up her award.

As a result, Wintour, who had been scheduled to hand the award to the model personally, was forced to pass on the honour to someone else.

Naomi Campbell made a very pointed comment directed at Anna Wintour onstage at the 17th Annual Harlem's Fashion Row Fashion Show & Style Awards. Photo: Theo Wargo/Getty Images.

“I am a very punctual person, and I have the honour of presenting tonight to someone who is often late,” she said, while also hailing Campbell as “bold, bright and entirely, unquestionably herself”.

Following this, Harper’s Bazaar editor Samira Nasr gave another speech introducing Campbell to pass the time, who then finally arrived on stage herself.

“Yes, Naomi’s always late,” the model began, referring to herself in third person. “But I believe in my high power, and I want to thank my higher power for having me be here.”

She continued: “It’s so important that I’m here today, and I’m honoured to be here in Harlem.”

Turning her attention to Samira’s intro, she concluded: “Everything’s going to work out the way it’s meant to work out.

“It wasn’t my choice to have the other lady [referring to Wintour]. I’d much rather have this,” she exclaimed, gesturing at Nasr.

The remark came after Wintour poked fun at Campbell’s lateness. Photo: Theo Wargo/Getty Images.

Following her catty remark, gasps could be heard from the audience, who clearly picked up on the shade being directed at Wintour.

Fans on social media poked fun at the moment, with one replying: “HELP! The other lady is so funny, I can’t!”

Another commented: “Not the other lady, poor Anna!”

Others teased that Campbell is unlikely to ever get an invitation to the Met Gala again after making the remark.

It’s not unlike Campbell to make pointed remarks towards other famous faces.

Fellow model Tyra Banks once claimed that Campbell had once accosted her backstage at a fashion show, saying: “You’ll never be me. Don’t think you can be me.”

She also alleged: “You called me the B-word and said, ‘We have a photo shoot to do in Anguilla and it’s not going to be pleasant if you’re talking about me like that.’”

In response to Banks’ claims, Campbell largely denied the accusations, saying: “I’m not someone to go and give myself away and say that to anybody. I’ve never said that in my life. If that’s what you remember, I accept that person, but that doesn’t sound like me to people who know me.”

Originally published as Naomi Campbell stuns audience with ‘rude’ remark toward Anna Wintour