Naomi Campbell

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Nationality:: British

Birthday:: May 22, 1970

Born in:: London, England

Lives now:: New York, NY

Agencies:: IMG, Marilyn Agency

Known for:: My temper, my legs

Status:: Bad girl, cover girl, retired (mostly), sexy girl, supermodel

Dated:: Vladimir Doronin, Gerard Butler, Flavio Briatore, Joaquin Cortes, Adam Clayton, Eric Clapton, Robert De Niro, Mike Tyson, Terrance Howard, Badr Jafar, Usher, Tommy Lee, Jean-Claude Van Damme, Diddy, Damon Dash, Joseph Fiennes

Friends with:: Beverly Peele, Carla Bruni, Christy Turlington, Cindy Crawford, Claudia Schiffer, Elle Macpherson, Helena Christensen, Iman, Kate Moss, Kristen McMenamy, Linda Evangelista, Lindsay Lohan, Marcus Schenkenberg, Quincy Jones, Spike Lee, Steven Klein, Tyson Beckford, Venus and Serena Williams

Feuding with:: Tyra Banks (made up in 2005)

Model turned…: Entrepreneur, singer (Baby Woman), actress, activist (Operation Smile, 2007)

Interests:: Boxing

On The Runway

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Off the Runway

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British Vogue, 2001

May 22, 1970: Born in London, England

1978: Cast in a music video for Bob Marley’s “Is This Love?” at 8 years old Video »

1982: Cast as tap dancer in Culture Club’s music video “I’ll Tumble 4 Ya” Video »

1985: Discovered by Beth Boldt of Elite Models while studying at the Italia Conti Stage School

Mar 1987: Romantically linked to boxer Mike Tyson

Oct 1987: Appears on cover of Essence

Dec 1987: First black model to appear on cover of British Vogue

1988: Signs cosmetics contract with Nars, and becomes a face of Ralph Lauren

Aug 1988: First black model to appear on cover of French Vogue

Nov 1988: Has a small recurring role in The Cosby Show as the unrequited love interest of the son, Theo

Jan 1990: Featured on cover of British Vogue with Linda, Tatjana, Christy, and Cindy

Feb 1990: Appears on cover of Cosmopolitan

Nov 1990: Has a small part in an episode of the television show The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air as Helen, who gets set up by Will Smith’s character to go on a blind date with his butler Video »

1991: Dates Robert De Niro

Oct 1991: Appears in the film Cool as Ice with Vanilla Ice, playing a singer

Jan 1992: Featured on the cover of Italian Vogue, photographed by Steven Meisel

Feb 1992: Appears on cover of Vogue

Oct 1992: Photographed for Madonna’s book Sex with Madonna and rapper Big Daddy Kane and appears in the controversial music video for the Material Girl’s “Erotica”

1993: Dates Eric Clapton

Feb 1993: Falls on the runway at Vivienne Westwood’s Anglomania fashion show

Aug 1, 1993: Calls off her wedding to U2 bassist Adam Clayton

1994: Steven Meisel photographs Campbell for the Prada ad campaign

Jun 1994: Featured on cover of Harper’s Bazaar

Jan 1995: Appears as Kaia in the movie Miami Rhapsody, which stars Sarah Jessica Parker, Antonio Banderas, and Mia Farrow

Feb 1995: Debuts as recording artist with album Baby Woman

1996: Models for Victoria’s Secret

Apr 1996: Publishes her first novel, Swan, about a model’s life

May 1996: Featured on cover of Vogue

Nov 1996: Has a role as the florist who is the protagonist’s best friend in the movie Invasion of Privacy

Feb 1997: Walks the fall Chanel, Chloé, and Christian Dior shows in Paris

Feb 1997: Appears in an editorial for the Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue, photographed by Sante D’Orazio

Aug 1997: Nelson Mandela deems her an “honorary granddaughter” after she spends time doing charity work with him to help children in Africa

Jan 1998: Featured on the cover of British Vogue

Dec 1998: Appears on the cover of Polish Playboy

1999: Returns as a face for Ralph Lauren

1999: Dates Formula One-team boss Flavio Briatore

1999: Appears in print ads for Hilton Hotels

Nov 1999: Develops Design House of Naomi Campbell, producing beauty products such as perfumes and shower gels

Dec 1999: Has a leading role as a woman trapped by her criminal lover in the movie Prisoner of Love

Dec 1999: Featured on the cover of Playboy

Jan 2000: Feuds with the Spice Girls’ Victoria Beckham, who calls Campbell a “massive cow” and a “bitch”

Feb 2000: Pleads guilty to charges of assaulting her former assistant with a telephone

Feb 2000: Appears in Arena Homme editorial with Sascha Baron Cohen dressed in his alter ego Ali G

Aug 2000: Introduces her first perfumes, Naomi Campbell and Naomagic

2001: Kisses Kate Moss at a charity fashion-show presented by Nelson Mandela

2001: Rumored to be dating Damon Dash

Feb 2001: Featured on the cover of British Vogue

Feb 2001: Daily Mirror publishes pictures of Campbell leaving a Narcotics Anonymous meeting in London

May 2001: Dates Sean Combs

Aug 2001: Flavio Briatore breaks up with her

Aug 2001: Publishes a book about her successful runway career, Naomi

Nov 2001: Featured on the cover of British Vogue with Sean “Diddy” Combs

Mar 2002: Sues Daily Mirror over 2001 Narcotics Anonymous photos, citing a breach of confidentiality, and wins

Aug 2002: Featured on the cover of British Vogue, photographed by Corinne Day

Nov 2002: Walks in the annual Victoria’s Secret fashion show Video »

2004: Mert Alas and Marcus Piggott photographs Campbell for the Louis Vuitton spring ad campaign

2004: Mario Testino photographs Campbell for the Valenino spring ad campaign

Mar 2004: Dates Tommy Lee

Oct 2004: Dates Usher

Feb 2005: Opens and closes the fall Anna Sui show in New York

Sep 2005: Opens and closes the spring Anna Sui show in New York

Nov 2005: Participates in the Fashion for Relief show in support of Hurricane Katrina victims

Nov 2005: Guest stars on the Tyra Banks Show, ending her long-standing feud with Banks

Feb 2006: Opens and closes the fall Anna Sui show in New York

Mar 2006: Has a role in the movie The Call as the Dark Angel, opposite John Malkovich

Apr 2006: Arrested for allegedly throwing a jewel-encrusted Blackberry at her housekeeper’s head

Jan 2007: Ordered by the court to do community service for the cell-phone incident

Mar 2007: Shows up to community service in extravagant furs, leather, and fedora Video »

Jun 2007: Featured on the cover of W and writes about her community service experience inside the same issue, photographed by Steven Klein Video »

Jul 2, 2007: Walks in the Christian Dior 60th-anniversary couture show in Paris

Aug 2007: Stars in a Dunkin’ Donuts commercial directed by Zach Braff, in which she throws her Prada shoe through a window after a fight Video »

Oct 2007: Appears on the cover of i-D

Oct 2007: Returns to the runway walking the spring Louis Vuitton show in Paris, dressed as a sexy nurse in a transparent plastic coat

2008: Mert Alas and Marcus Piggott photographs Campbell for the Louis Vuitton ad campaign alongside Claudia Schiffer, Natalia Vodianova, and other top models

Feb 2008: Featured on the cover of French Vogue with Kate Moss

Feb 24, 2008: Hospitalized while vacationing in Sao Paulo to remove a small cyst Story »

Apr 3, 2008: Arrested at Heathrow's Airport in London for allegedly spitting at a police officer Story »

May 2008: Celebrates her 38th birthday on a yacht in Cannes where Lindsay Lohan deejays Story »

May 29, 2008: Charged with two counts of assault and four other offenses Story »

Jun 2008: Appears in i-D editorial, photographed by Simon Harris

Jul 2008: Featured on the covers of Italian Vogue and Brazilian Vogue

2008: Replaces Kate Moss as the face of Yves Saint Laurent

Aug 2008: Appears on the cover of i-D with Stefano Pilati, photographed by Inez van Lamsweerde and Vinoodh Matadin

Sep 9, 2008: Starts her 200 hours of community service, sentenced after assaulting a police officer during a fit over a lost bag at Heathrow airport

2008: Sebastian Faena photographs Campbell for the fall cover of POP

Sep 2008: Asks Vivienne Westwood to walk in her Fashion for Relief charity fashion show in London, for AIDS victims Photo »

Sep 2008: Featured on the cover of V, photographed by Inez van Lamsweerde and Vinoodh Matadin

Oct 2008: Closes the spring Hermès show in Paris

Nov 2008: Featured on the cover of Numéro, photographed by Miguel Reveriego

Dec 2, 2008: Hosts an exhibit at Art Basel in Miami, featuring shots of Campbell in varying states of undress Story »

Dec 2008: Featured on the cover of Russian Vogue, photographed by Mert Alas and Marcus Piggott

“I'm a recovering addict and alcoholic, of which I'm not ashamed.”

Page Six

“What I wear walking into my community service has no connection to what I’m going to do when I get inside. This is how I dress, and this is how I carry myself. What do they expect me to do—walk in looking all drib and drab? I've never looked drib and drab in my life.”

W magazine

“Anger is a manifestation of a deeper issue ... and that, for me, is based on insecurity, self-esteem and loneliness.”

Hello magazine

“I’m not saying this to excuse what I did. I threw the phone—I threw it, but I didn’t bash it—and that was wrong. I’m guilty. I take responsibility. So I keep on sweeping. I’m moving so fast they tell me to slow down. I’m getting very protective of my pile of rubbish—kind of the way I feel about my Hermès handbag or my Louis Vuitton. I keep looking around to make sure no one is crossing into the area I was assigned to sweep. I guess that’s my all-or-nothing behavior again: Once I start sweeping, I have to sweep everything.”

W magazine