On newsstands February 7, supermodel Naomi Campbell covers Town & Country‘s March issue and talks runways, Hurricane Katrina, and Nelson Mandela.
Naomi Campbell has spent three decades as an iconoclast at the top of the fashion universe—and her powers are only getting stronger. Continuing to build her presence in the acting world on the smash hit STAR, opposite Lenny Kravitz, this fashion icon is truly unstoppable.
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On walking the runway—and what it’s like now at age 46:
“I feel nervous when I walk out [onto the runway]. I just try to make it down in one piece and make it back in one piece. I enjoy it, but I’m nervous. Especially now. I mean, I’m 46, and these girls are 21 or 18… I don’t know if it’s about the age thing, necessarily, but for me there’s always a vulnerability there.”
On her drive to take action after Hurricane Katrina:
“I was shocked seeing all these people walking around the streets of New Orleans with nowhere to go, with their homes in their bags. So I picked up the phone and called Teddy Forstmann, who owned IMG at the time, and said I needed to put together a benefit show in seven days.”
On her relationship with Nelson Mandela:
“He was always there for me, and he never judged me. He was very instrumental in showing me that I have the ability to help others. He’s the one who sent me to do fieldwork for his children’s fund, and when I would get too emotional in the beginning he would coach me about crying in front of the kids and learning to deal with it.”
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Pictured:
Campbell wears a Gown by Carolina Herrera, Shoes by Azzedine Alaia, and Cuffs and Heritage Necklaces by Van Cleef & Arpels