Tuesday 25 December 2012

Dominican Fashion Models

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Dominican Fashion Models BIography

In January 1990, Campbell, who was declared "the reigning megamodel of them all" by Interview,[14] appeared with Christy Turlington, Linda Evangelista, Cindy Crawford, and Tatjana Patitz on an iconic cover of British Vogue, shot by Peter Lindbergh.[15] The group was subsequently cast to star in the music video for George Michael's "Freedom! '90".[2] By then, Campbell—along with Turlington, Evangelista, Crawford, and Claudia Schiffer—formed an elite group of models declared "supermodels" by the fashion industry.[3] With the addition of newcomer Kate Moss, they were collectively known as the "Big Six".[3]
In March 1991, in a defining moment of the so-called supermodel era, Campbell walked the runway for Versace with Turlington, Evangelista, and Crawford, arm-in-arm and lip-synching the words to "Freedom! '90".[2] Later that year, she starred as Michael Jackson's love interest in the music video for "In the Closet".[9] In April 1992, she posed with several other top models for the hundredth-anniversary cover of American Vogue, shot by Patrick Demarchelier.[16] That same year, she appeared in Madonna's controversial book Sex, in a set of nude photos with Madonna and rapper Big Daddy Kane.[17]
In 1993, Campbell twice appeared on the cover of American Vogue; in April, alongside Christy Turlington, Claudia Schiffer, Stephanie Seymour, and Helena Christensen, and again, solo, in June. She famously fell on the runway in Vivienne Westwood's foot-high platform shoes, which were later displayed at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London.[11] Despite her success, however, Elite Model Management, which had represented Campbell since 1987, fired her in September, on the grounds that "no amount of money or prestige could further justify the abuse" to staff and clients.[18] Elite founder John Casablancas described her as "manipulative, scheming, rude, and impossible."[18]
In the mid 1990s, Campbell branched out into other areas of the entertainment industry.[18] Her novel Swan, about a supermodel dealing with blackmail, was released in 1994 to poor reviews.[19] It was ghostwritten by Caroline Upcher, with Campbell explaining that she "just did not have the time to sit down and write a book."[20] That same year, Campbell released her album babywoman, named after designer Rifat Ozbek's nickname for her.[4] A critical and commercial failure,[21] the album produced the single "Love and Tears", which reached No. 40 on the UK charts.[22] In 1995, Campbell and fellow models Claudia Schiffer and Elle Macpherson invested in an ill-fated chain of restaurants called the Fashion Cafe.[3] Campbell also attempted an acting career: she had small roles in Miami Rhapsody and Spike Lee's Girl 6, as well as a recurring role on the second season of New York Undercover.[10]
Campbell on the runway for Peter Som in 2007
In 1998, Time declared the end of the supermodel era.[3] By then, Campbell had mostly retired from the runway,[3] but she continued print modelling. In 1999, she signed her first cosmetics contract with Cosmopolitan Cosmetics, a division of Wella, through which she launched several signature fragrances.[4] In November of that year, she posed with twelve other top models for the "Modern Muses" cover of the Millennium Issue of American Vogue, shot by Annie Leibovitz.[4] The following month, she appeared in a white string bikini and furs on the cover of Playboy.[4] In October 2001, she appeared with rapper Sean "Puff Daddy" Combs on the cover of British Vogue, with the headline "Naomi and Puff: The Ultimate Power Duo".[4]
After more than two decades as a model, Campbell was still in demand.[23] In 2007, she walked the runway for Dior's sixtieth-anniversary fashion show at Versailles.[4] In July 2008, she appeared with fellow black models Liya Kebede, Sessilee Lopez, and Jourdan Dunn on the gatefold cover of a landmark all-black issue of Italian Vogue, shot by Steven Meisel. In September of that year, Campbell reunited with Christy Turlington, Linda Evangelista, Cindy Crawford, Claudia Schiffer, and Stephanie Seymour for "A League of Their Own", a Vanity Fair feature on the supermodel legacy.[4]
Campbell, who has never met her biological father, regards record producers Quincy Jones and Chris Blackwell as adopted father figures.[37] Former South African president Nelson Mandela has referred to Campbell as his "honorary granddaughter".[11] She first met Mandela in November 1994, after his party, the African National Congress, invited her to travel to South Africa to meet with their leader.[4] She had previously donated the proceeds from a photo shoot in Tanzania to the ANC.[4] Over the years, Campbell has lent support to many of Mandela's political campaigns and humanitarian causes.[4]
Campbell has never married.[38] In the late 1980s, she dated boxer Mike Tyson, who said of her, "She has a great body. And she's scared of nothing."[4] In the early 1990s, she had an on-again-off-again relationship with actor Robert De Niro.[4] In 1993, she became engaged to U2 bassist Adam Clayton. They met in February of that year, after Clayton, asked in an interview if there was anything in the world he desired but didn't have, responded: "A date with Naomi Campbell". Campbell and Clayton separated the following year.[11] She then dated dancer Joaquín Cortés in the mid to late 1990s.[4] In 1998, became engaged to Formula One racing head Flavio Briatore; they were involved in an on-again-off-again relationship until their separation in 2003.[4][11] Campbell now considers Briatore her "mentor".[37] She dated businessman Badr Jafar in the mid 2000s.[11] Since 2008, Campbell has been in a relationship with businessman Vladislav Doronin,[11] with whom she resides in Moscow.[39]
In 1999, Campbell entered rehab after a five-year addiction to cocaine.[11] Of her choice, in 1994, to first use the drug, Campbell said in 2005, "I was having fun. I was living this life of travelling the world and having people just give you anything. [But] the little glow in your face goes....It's a very nasty drug."[11] In 2002, Campbell successfully claimed a breach of confidence against the Daily Mirror, after the newspaper published a report of her drug addiction, including a photograph of her leaving a Narcotics Anonymous meeting.[40] The High Court ordered £3,500 in damages from the Daily Mirror, but later that year the ruling was overturned by the Court of Appeal, which ordered Campbell to pay the newspaper's £350,000 legal costs.[40] In 2004, however, the House of Lords reinstated the High Court ruling and damages.[40]
In August 2010, Campbell made a highly-publicised appearance at a war crimes trial against former Liberian president Charles Taylor at the Special Court for Sierra Leone in Leidschendam. She was called to give evidence on a "blood diamond" she allegedly received from Taylor during a Nelson Mandela Children's Fund function in 1997.[41] Campbell initially refused to testify, and—after being subpoenaed—told the court that being there was "a big inconvenience" for her.[42] She testified that she was given "dirty-looking" stones late at night by two unidentified men,[42] and claimed she did not know the diamonds had originated from Taylor until being told so the next morning by a fellow attendee, actress Mia Farrow. However, her account was contradicted by testimonies from Farrow, her former agent Carole White, and former Children's Fund director Jeremy Ratcliffe.[43]
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