Naomi Campbell
(Picture: Dave Benett)Naomi Campbell has cited Nelson Mandela as the reason for her diversity and inclusion campaigns in the fashion industry. At the Variety Showbusiness Awards last night, Campbell said: “I knew Tata [Mandela] for twenty years and he influenced my commitment to do service.”
Remembering her early career, Campbell said, “I had to give 110%, not 100%, as I knew that being a woman of colour, I had a lot more to prove.” She hopes to reform the fashion world, which she describes as “reluctant” to change, through her projects like the Diversity Coalition. Her Variety Award was given in recognition of these efforts.
