What is Naomi Campbell's Net Worth?
Naomi Campbell is a British model and actress with a net worth of $80 million. Discovered at the age of 15, Campbell quickly rose to become one of the highest-paid supermodels, particularly in the late 1980s and 1990s. In addition to modeling, she has ventured into music, acting, and philanthropy.
Naomi Campbell's influence paved the way for many models of African descent. With a career spanning several decades, she is not only famous for her work in fashion but also notorious for her temper, which has led to lawsuits and community service.
She is renowned for her work with top designers and her appearances on numerous magazine covers. Despite her accomplishments, Campbell's off-runway actions, including showing up for community service in couture gowns and altercations with law enforcement, have also kept her in the public eye.
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Early Life
Naomi Elaine Campbell was born on May 22, 1970, in Streatham, South London. Her mother, Valerie Morris, was a Jamaican dancer. Naomi has never met her father. Raised by her mother and stepfather, Campbell spent part of her childhood in Rome but studied in London. She attended the Barbara Speake Stage School and the Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts, where she studied ballet.
Career
Naomi's break came with a spot in Bob Marley's "Is This Love" music video at age 7 and again in Culture Club's "I'll Tumble 4 Ya" video at age 12. She was discovered by Beth Boldt, head of the Synchro Model Agency, at 15 while window shopping in Covent Garden and appeared on the cover of British "Elle" before turning 16. She became one of the world's top models alongside Christy Turlington, Linda Evangelista, Cindy Crawford, Claudia Schiffer, and Kate Moss. She was the first black model to grace the cover of French "Vogue," British "Vogue," and "Time," earning over 500 magazine covers in her career.
In 1994, Campbell published the novel "Swan" and released an album called "Baby Woman." She also released books "Naomi" in 1996 and "Naomi Campbell" in 2016. Naomi has appeared in the films "Zoolander," "Girl 6," "I Feel Pretty," and TV shows like "American Horror Story: Hotel" and "Empire." She worked as a mentor and executive producer for "The Face" reality series in the U.S., UK, and Australia.
She starred in music videos by George Michael, Aretha Franklin, Michael Jackson, and Madonna. In 2020, she launched the YouTube series "No Filter with Naomi." She has released 25 fragrances and appeared in NARS Cosmetics campaigns in 2019.
Personal Life
Campbell's high-profile relationships have included actor Robert DeNiro, boxer Mike Tyson, and Russian billionaire Vladislav Doronin. She was engaged to U2 bassist Adam Clayton and Formula One racing head Flavio Briatore. In 2017, she reportedly began dating Egyptian millionaire Louis C. Camilleri.
Campbell has battled cocaine and alcohol addiction and attended rehab in 1999. She successfully sued the "Daily Mirror" in 2002 after it published photos of her leaving a Narcotics Anonymous meeting.
Controversies
In 1993, Elite Model Management fired Campbell due to her abusive conduct towards clients and staff. Accused of assault 11 times from 1998 to 2009, she faced convictions for hitting her assistant with a mobile phone, assaulting her former housekeeper, kicking and spitting on police officers, and attacking a paparazzo. Campbell faced fines, anger management classes, and community service but avoided jail time. In 2008, she was banned from flying British Airways for life.
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Activism
Campbell actively addresses racial bias in the fashion industry, having formed the Diversity Coalition with Iman and Bethann Hardison. The coalition promotes diversity on the runway. Naomi supports numerous charities, including the Nelson Mandela Children's Fund and Breakthrough Breast Cancer. In 2009, she inaugurated a Breakthrough breast cancer research unit in London and founded the charities We Love Brazil and Fashion for Relief. Fashion for Relief has raised funds for disaster victims across the globe, including Hurricane Katrina and the Haiti earthquake.
In 2007, Campbell became the honorary president of Athla Onlus, an Italian charity supporting the integration of young people with learning disabilities. As a goodwill ambassador for the White Ribbon Alliance for Safe Motherhood, she has worked to promote safer pregnancy and childbirth globally. Recognized for her philanthropic efforts, Naomi was named an ambassador of Rio de Janeiro in 2007 and received an Honorary Patronage from Trinity College's University Philosophical Society in 2009.
Real Estate
During her relationship with Vladislav Doronin, he built Campbell a £109 million mansion in Moscow, later put on the market for £78 million. Doronin also gifted her a 25-bedroom vacation home on Cleopatra Island in Turkey, designed as a sustainable building shaped like the Eye of Horus. In 2005, Naomi bought a Manhattan duplex for $4 million, which she sold a year later for $4.5 million.
