When @voguegermany asked if I’d like to write July’s cover story about @naomi, my jaw dropped. She’s the reason why I read fashion magazines and watched FashionTV (R.I.P.) obsessively as a teenager so clearly this wasn’t going to be a neutral piece — but for the longest time, nothing that had been written about Naomi Campbell came from a neutral place anyway. Naomi Campbell has been consistently iconic. She’s been in the industry for 37 years, appeared on over 500 covers, in countless TV shows and music videos, and she’s the only supermodel from the 90s that’s still booked and busy. She has been advocating for more diversity on runways, LGBTQI rights, and a better representation of the African continent long before all of it was trending. But she’s also been tokenised, vilified by tabloids, and had to fight hard to get the same well-paid jobs as her white counterparts. The thing that really stuck with me is that Naomi Campbell, undoubtedly one of the most beautiful women in the world, only landed her first-ever beauty campaign in 2018, at the age of 48. Wild. In recent years, Naomi Campbell started to take control of her own narrative and I highly recommend watching her YouTube series, especially the episode with Iman, where they talk about the time they first met and how Black models have always been looking out for each other. It’s been such a pleasure to write this piece. You can find the short version online now, and the full one in print next week! Model: @naomi, @womenmanagementny, @models1; Foto: @danmartensen; Styling: @kphelan123; Haare: @rio_hair; Make-up: @anglomamakeup; Produktion: @fuseprodco Bildredakteur: @jamiedspence; Casting: @mrsvoguester; Modeassistenz: @honeysweetelias, @rosie.bm; Head of Editorial Content: @_kerstinweng; Special thanks to: @mariahunstig, @michele_loetzner, @patrickpendiuk, @mareicares & @alexandrabondideantoni ✨