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Naomi Campbell Bio / Biography
Birth Name:
Date of Birth: May 22, 1970
Birthplace: Streatham, London, England, UK
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Nickname: Black Panther
Height: 5' 9½" (1.77 m)
Measurements: 32-33-32 (first modeling card), 34C-22-34 (in 1995)
Shoe Size: 9
Siblings: step-sister of Richard Blackwood
Famous Boyfriends: Mike Tyson, Robert De Niro, U2 Bassist Adam Clayton (engaged)
Schooling: Studied at the London Academy For Performing Arts, Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts
Filmography: Click here for film & TV Roles
Trivia
- First black female model on the cover of French Vogue, British Vogue, and Time Magazine.
- She, along with Elle Macpherson and Claudia Schiffer, opened the "Fashion Cafe" in New York.
- Chosen by People magazine as one of the 50 Most Beautiful People in the world. [1991]
- Has a scar on her nose.
- Pleaded guilty to 1998 assault charges [February 2000]
- Has the letters F.B. tattooed on her arm.
- Has a successful line of perfumes and colognes
- Was in Guerre du feu, La (1981) at age 9.
- Has written a book titled "Swan". It is about a supermodel and is Miss Campbell's first novel. (1994)
- One of the five supermodels. The others are Claudia Schiffer, Christy Turlington, Cindy Crawford, and Linda Evangelista.
- Has been photographed by noted fashion photographers Steven Meisel, Helmut Newton, and Seb Janiak.
Quotes
- "I just did not have time to sit down and write a book." - When questioned about her use of a ghost writer for her novel "Swan" (1996). Campbell admitted that she wrote almost none of the book.
- "I never diet. I smoke. I drink now and then. I never work out. I work very hard, and I am worth every cent."-December 1999 issue of Playboy
- "I look at [modeling] as something I'm doing for black people in general."
- "I don't think I was born beautiful. I just think I was born me."