Naomi Campbell - biography, photo and video of Black Panther

One of the most famous top models of the 1990s. One of the most scandalous models. The girl who proved that not only fair-haired and white-skinned beauties can appear on the covers of fashion magazines. A girl with character, with what character! "Black Panther", as she was nicknamed for its special flexibility and almost a cat's gait on the catwalk. A real black panther. And lately, she's also practically a Russian woman ...

Naomi Campbell is English. An Englishwoman, despite her Afro-Jamaican roots, she was born on May 22, 1970 in Streetham, South London. By the sign of the zodiac - Gemini. Naomi practically does not remember her father, because her parents divorced when she was still a child. When Naomi was 10 years old, her mother (Valerie) remarried. The relationship with my stepfather did not work out. Scandals broke out in the house every now and then. Naomi was also distinguished by her scandalous behavior at school, it was dangerous to argue with her.

At the age of 15, Naomi was noticed by an employee of the Elite agency Beth Boldt, Naomi was then walking in one of the parks in London, she loved these walks, since she did not really want to go home after school. The young girl was invited to come to the casting. Naomi came and did not regret it. And soon she went to Paris for a photo shoot. Her mother let her go to Paris only on the condition that designer Azzedine Allaya would watch over Naomi. In 1986, Naomi appeared on the cover of Elle magazine, it so happened that another black model could not come, and Naomi was lucky, she was offered to replace her.

In the modeling business, Naomi Campbell was waiting for success. She became the first black girl to appear on the cover of magazines such as Time and Vogue. She has repeatedly participated in shows of such fashion houses as: Roberto Cavalli, Valentino, Dolce & Gabbana, Gianni Versace. She was repeatedly invited to pose for numerous fashion magazines, she also starred for erotic magazines. In 1991, Naomi Campbell was named one of the 50 most beautiful women in the world by People magazine. In the 1990s, Campbell was one of the five most sought-after models in the world, in which, in addition to her, there were also such well-known models to this day as Christy Turlington, Claudia Schiffer, Linda Evangelista and Cindy Crawford.

In addition to the modeling business, Naomi studied at the London Academy of Performing Arts, dreamed of becoming an actress. She has starred in over 30 films. But her roles did not become memorable, they were criticized more than once, although films with her participation were commercial success. She also starred in videos. So back in 1977, she appeared in Bob Marley's video "Is This Love". In 1992 she starred in Michael Jackson's video "In the closet". Then she starred in the videos for Culture Club, P Diddy, Jay-Z, Usher, Madonna.

And Naomi Campbell herself soon also began to sing. In 1995, she released her first album, Babywoman. Her song "La, La, La Love Song", performed by a duet with Japanese singer Toshi, became very popular in Japan.

In the early 2000s, she became the host of a reality show about young designers. And in 1998 she published the book "Swan", the proceeds from which went to the Red Cross fund. Naomi is very active in charity work. So she successfully collaborates with the Dalai Lama to raise money through UNESCO for kindergartens in poor countries around the world.

But her scandalous behavior brought Naomi no less fame in the media. Naomi is a harsh girl. And the whole world knows about it. It is better not to get under her hot hand. She especially loves to arrange mobile phone flights in her assistants. The first victim of Naomi Campbell's phone was her assistant Georgine Galanis, whom she hit in the face with her mobile phone. It happened in 2000. As a result, Naomi was forced to pay a fine and pay moral damages. But in 2003, Naomi again launches a cell phone at her assistant's head.He was injured by the Black Panther and her chauffeur, whom she kicked, and he smashed his face on the steering wheel. True, the driver of this hot-tempered girl did not file a lawsuit. Naomi also slapped her maids more than once.

In Naomi Campbell's personal life, more than one novel has been attributed. So in the late 80s, she met with boxer Mike Tyson. In the 1990s - with the dancer Joaquin Cortez, because of whom she almost committed suicide. She was engaged to U-2 bassist Adam Kleiten. Her affair with P Diddy was also reported.

Since 2008, Naomi Campbell has been the girlfriend of a Russian businessman and simply oligarch Vladislav Doronin, Chairman of the Board of Directors and co-owner of Capital Group. For her sake, in 2009, he divorced his wife, with whom they lived together for more than 20 years. The wedding was scheduled for December 2010 but never took place. This year, at Christmas, on December 25, Vladislav Doronin and Naomi Campbell were seen together in Miami, last Christmas, by the way, Vladislav Doronin spent with his ex-wife and their children. So, perhaps this novel will have a sequel. And Naomi will finally arrange her personal life.