Naomi Campbell speaks about ‘fashion discrimination’

November 14th, 2009

As the first black model to grace the high fashion catwalks, Naomi Campbell can certainly be proud of her success.
But as she took to the catwalk for her Fashion for Relief charity show she had a definite point to make.
The show is being held in Africa for the first time and Naomi was keen to attack “the developed world’s discrimination against black models”
Backstage at the event she told the Daily Mail: “Where do we see a woman of colour in an advert? It’s quite blatant.
“There’s definitely space for more black models but has there been enough effort? It was getting better but it’s slipped back this year.”
Naomi strutted her stuff in a variety of colourful designs, with beads, peacock feathers and chunky jewellery made by local designers and was joined by a number of aspiring models all currently competing to become the new ‘Face of Africa’.
Campbell’s previous Fashion for Relief shows have raised as much as $1 million for relief from natural disasters and this year’s event in Dar es Salaam will go to support maternal health.
The supermodel added: “Women of colour who have had a great experience in life need to share their experiences with others. The world is not made up of blonde hair and blue eyes. We need to share ourselves.”
source: rubyroom.aol.co.uk