Naomi Campbell glowed as she arrived at amFAR’s Cinema Against AIDS 2011 benefit gala at the Hotel du Cap during the 2011 Cannes Film Festival on Thursday (May 19) in Cap d’Antibes, France.
The supermodel chose a look from Givenchy‘s Fall 2011 line – a blush pink shimmering gown with lace appliques and sheer short sleeves.
Campbell kept her hair down and straight and she looked fantastic.
Model Naomi Campbell stars in a new Russian television ad promoting her boyfriend’s luxury apartment building. Billionaire Vladimir Doronin‘s Legend of Tsvetnoy complex is located in Downtown Moscow. The 60 second commercial shows Naomi enjoying a day in the life of a resident of the multi-use complex – including the luxury apartment, workout facilities, office space, and restaurants. In various stages of undress, of course.
Hopefully Naomi didn’t throw her phone at anyone while filming this ad. Click through to check it out. (Read the article)
Naomi Campbell is getting closer to testifying in the human rights violations trial of former Liberian President Charles Taylor.
The supermodel has been called out by actress Mia Farrow for receiving a ‘blood diamond’ from the man who allegedly backed rebels in the Sierra Leone conflict of the 1990s that was devastating in it’s brutality. Campbell and her attorneys are asking for ‘protective measures’ to ensure her safety.
But for Miss Campbell’s appearance at the Special Court for Sierra Leone, in the Netherlands, her legal team have asked that she be given ‘protective measures’.
These could include a blanket ban on the disclosure of any information relating to the 40-year-old’s appearance, except what is revealed in public testimony, and a ban on the media filming or following her.
Such measures are usually reserved for those whose identity cannot be revealed for reasons of national security.
So far the Special Court for Sierra Leone has granted them to a number of witnesses against Taylor who feared being attacked by his allies if their identities were made public.
Campbell isn’t telling her tale willingly. She has been issued a subpoena to appear at The Hague in the Netherlands to give her account of the Nelson Mandela dinner where this diamond was supposedly bestowed upon her. It is said that Taylor was in South Africa to sell those diamonds to fund the bloody war.
I imagine giving testimony to a powerful ex-despot is terrifying yet the truth is I suspect that Campbell wouldn’t talk even if there was no threat at all.
Looks like someone had a change of heart. After Naomi Campbell went all out, denying that she had a received a “blood diamond” (details HERE) from former Liberian President Charles Taylor, she is set to testify in court.
“Naomi Campbell has confirmed she will attend the Charles Taylor trial at The Hague as per the court’s request. She is a witness who has been asked to help clarify events in 1997.”
“Miss Campbell has made it clear that she is willing to help the due process of law. For avoidance of doubt she is not being accused of any wrongdoing and is not on trial.”
It’s about time. Naomi needs to do the right thing. She put this off long enough. Hopefully she will give enough to get Charles Taylor put away forever.
An ABC News camera (and perhaps the cameraman holding it) were shoved to the ground when Diva Extraordinaire Naomi Campbell refused to answer questions about an alleged ‘blood diamond’ she received from former Liberian President Charles Taylor. Taylor is currently facing a war crimes trial at the Hague.
Campbell was being interviewed when the reporter asked her about the diamond and Campbell began politely, but tersely refusing to discuss the matter further.
“I didn’t receive a diamond. I am not going to speak about that,” the model said.
The journalist persisted and asked about her dining with the then President, which Campbell also denied by replying her dinner was with Nelson Mandela. Campbell looks (it is a very angry glare) off camera at this point to her publicist or manager for some support and the flack repeats that Campbell will not answer. Another round of questioning from the reporter and finally Naomi has had all she can take, says good-bye and gets up to leave. Not surprisingly, her anger management issues get the better of her and as she’s leaving, she looks directly into the camera and slaps it aside. Oh Naomi. Court ordered counseling and community service have done nothing to improve the way you handle difficult situations.
This diamond situation came to light when actress Mia Farrow popped up to tell the world that while in South Africa at a dinner for Mandela, Campbell told the story of receiving the rough cut diamond by getting a knock on her door in the middle of the night. Farrow also has claimed that Campbell said she would donate the diamond to Mandela’s children’s charity. No diamond was given although Campbell did donate $50,000 that year and the year after.
Taylor is the most despicable of leaders to ever walk the planet and for Campbell to not come forward and confirm this to the war crimes prosecutors is unconscionable. Let’s be honest – this sounds completely plausible. Campbell was then and still is, a beautiful woman who world leaders would give diamonds too. Farrow’s recollection seems pretty spot on as she has said “”You don’t forget when a girlfriend tells you she was given a huge diamond in the middle of the night.”
Naomi – please stop hitting/swinging/pushing/shoving/batting at people and things you don’t like. Your mother should have told you that was unacceptable behavior back in your sandbox days. And do the right thing and tell the counsel everything about the diamond.
Back in December we previewed the upcoming coverof the UK magazine Love; you might remember, model Lara Stone, stark naked? Well, it’s finally out, with much more than one naked supermodel on the cover. Issue Three of Lovefeatures eight alternate covers, each with a different model in the buff.
Kate Moss, Naomi Campbell, Lara Stone, Amber Valletta, Natalia Vodianova, Jeneil Williams and Daria Werbowy all struck the same nude pose for photographer Mert Alas.
Editor Katie Brand explained the concept behind the covers:
‘For this issue of LOVE, we took eight women who are generally acknowledged as the most beautiful in the world, got them to show off their bodies – widely regarded as the most perfect in the world – and photographed them all in exactly the same position for the cover.
‘We did this to show how much they differed physically from one another, which is why we also printed their measurements. The point is that ‘perfection’ is not fixed, timeless or transcendent. It varies, as the measurements of our cover girls show.’
These are the “most perfect” bodies in the world? More like “most frightening.” Lara is the only one who looks even remotely healthy. All the others look literally skeletal. Ewww.
Louis Vuitton designer Marc Jacobs and supermodel Naomi Campbell will team up to produce a special bag to support The White Ribbon Alliance organization. The luxury bag will be made of khaki metallic leather and will be part of the Vuitton Spring Summer 2010 accessory collection available starting in March. Campbell is a special Ambassador to the charity and chose the final bag. A portion of the proceeds will go to fund The White Ribbon Alliance. The White Ribbon Alliance charity “is an international coalition of organizations and individuals, spanning 142 countries, dedicated to reducing maternal mortality worldwide and making pregnancy and childbirth safe for all women and newborns.”
Our favorite model with an alleged temper, Naomi Campbell, has been accused to taking a swing at a paparazzo in Italy. Paparazzo Gaetano Di Giovanni is claiming that the supermodel came after him, swinging her purse, and hitting him in the eye. He told the Italian paper, La Repubblica (via The Daily Mail)
‘First she hit with her bag, screaming at me and then she tried to slap me. ‘I managed to avoid her – but her nails still got my eye.
‘For a few seconds I could not see a thing. I could hear that her bodyguards and her boyfriend were trying to drag her away.’
Naomi’s rep, who must be so tired of these stories, said
‘Media reports circulating that Naomi Campbell attacked a photographer in Lipari, Sicily are completely untrue. ‘The photographer was seen following Naomi Campbell on a small boat, taking photographs, the day after the alleged incident.’
There has been no report made to the police in Lipari. Could this all just be made up to sell papers? Or has Naomi’s temper gotten the better of her, again? If it did happen what did he do to get her to go after him?
In 2007, Naomi pleaded guilty to throwing a cell phone at her maid and hitting her in the head with it. OUCH!
Naomi Campbell is one of five models who have gone naked in a new series of ads for Dolce & Gabbana’s D&G Anthology line of perfumes.
Each of the scents is named for a Tarot card, and each with its own “iconic” model to promote it.
Naomi is the face of 3 L’Imperatrice, which is the Empress in the Tarot deck. The scent has notes of “watermelon, kiwi, pink cyclamen and musk,” which sounds like barf to me. But hey! I’m sure someone will love it. And hopefully Naomi won’t throw one of those bottles at anyone; they look dangerous.
Also appearing in the ads are Claudia Schiffer and Eva Herzigova. Check out the entire series here.
I think that Mario Testino and swimsuits are an amazing combination. Mario is one of my favorite photographers and he has pulled out all the punches in the Swimsuit Edition of V Magazine. The shots are hot and show how smoking these models really are.
Claudia Schiffer, Gisele Bundchen, Kate Moss and Naomi Campbell show they all have what it takes to be ready for swimsuit season. Now, it’s my turn…
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