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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Naomi Campbell wins legal challenge over charity trustee ban

British model Naomi Campbell
Earlier this year, Campbell brought a case to overturn the ban, accusing fellow trustee Bianka Hellmich of ‘deceiving’ her and lying about her credentials as a charity lawyer. Photograph: Anne-Christine Poujoulat/AFP/Getty

Naomi Campbell has won a legal challenge to overturn a five-year ban on being a charity trustee after judges found she was unaware of serious misconduct at the charity she set up and helped oversee for several years.

In 2024, the 56-year-old supermodel was disqualified from being a charity trustee for five years after the Charity Commission – which regulates charities in England and Wales – found mismanagement of funds at Fashion for Relief, which she founded.

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