Stunning beauty and an infamous hot temper are associated with Naomi Campbell and the supermodel acknowledges she will be tied to the latter forever.

The 41 year-old catwalk queen is promoting her upcoming model reality competition show The Face and for her Elle interview in the February issue, Campbell talks about her anger management (phone tossing/British Airways ban/substance abuse) problems.

“I’m never gonna get away from it,” Campbell addresses. “It’s part of my history. I was remorseful and regretful. I’ve served. I did that time. And I never want to be in that position again.”

The model also spoke of her testimony in the Netherlands at The Hague for the war crimes trial of former Liberian leader Charles Taylor and whether he gave her a “blood diamond.”

“People acted as if I was on trial—and I wasn’t,” Campbell said. “I was a witness subpoenaed to speak.”

Here’s what else she shared with the magazine:

On why she is mentoring new models for The Face:
“When I first got Yves Saint Laurent couture, I didn’t know how to take off a cape. I would ask Katoucha and Dalma – the real divas of the runway – ‘Can you show me?’ I’ve never been afraid to ask for help… I care for my girls [on the show]. Every single one of them. I’m not here to put anyone down.”

On Tyra Banks and whether she checks out the competition:
“I don’t watch the other reality model shows. I’ll never have anything to say. If you ask me about Tyra Banks, I’m proud of her as a woman of color. She’s given girls opportunity, and God bless her.”

Campbell’s show debuts later this month on the Oxygen Network.

More photos of Naomi from Elle are below.

[images: Thomas Whiteside/Elle]

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