BLONDE AMBITION

Naomi Campbell
Magazine: Vogue Brazil, May 2013
Photographer: Tom Munro

FINE

Naomi Campbell
Magazine: Numero Russia, March 2013
Photographer: Sebastian Kim

LADY

Naomi Campbell
Magazine: Vogue Italy, February 2013
Photographer: Steven Meisel

ICONS FOREVER

Naomi Campbell and Kate Moss
Magazine: Interview Germany, December 2012
Photographer: Mert Alas and Marcus Piggott

LOVELY

Naomi Campbell
Magazine: Harper’s Bazaar Russia, November 2012
Photographer: Natalia Alaverdian

SECRETS

“In the Closet” is a song by Michael Jackson from his 1991 Dangerous album. The song became that album’s second number one R&B single and its third top ten pop single, hitting number six on the Billboard Hot 100. “In the Closet” was originally conceived as a duet between Jackson and Madonna. According to a 1992 interview with British journalist Jonathan Ross, Madonna said she worked on some lyrical ideas for the song but when she presented them to Michael, he decided they were too provocative and they decided not to continue with the project. In the sepia colored music video, directed by Herb Ritts, Jackson is seen dancing with supermodel Naomi Campbell. The video was filmed in late March 1992 in Salton Sea, California and premiered on April 23, 1992. This video was Jackson’s most sexually provocative piece ever. This video was banned in South Africa due to its imagery. The video is featured on Dangerous – The Short Films and Michael Jackson’s Vision.

DOLCE VITA

Naomi Campbell
Magazine: Vanity Fair Italy, July 2010
Photographer: Ellen von Unwerth

EXQUISITE

Naomi Campbell
Magazine: W Magazine, July 2012
Photographer: Emma Summerton

CLOSE YOUR EYES

“Erotica” is the lead single from Madonna’s fifth studio album, Erotica (1992). The single was released in October 1992 by Maverick Records, and later included on her greatest hits albums GHV2 (2001) and Celebration (2009). Released amidst a blaze of publicity and hype for the single and other projects at the time, “Erotica” became her first lead single from an album not to hit number one in the U.S. since her debut album in 1983. Fourteen years after its original release, the song received renewed attention with its inclusion in the set list for the Confessions Tour (2006). This song, along with “Secret Garden”, was the only Madonna song used in her feature film debut as a director, Filth and Wisdom (2007).

“Erotica” continued Madonna’s exploration of potent spoken-word vocals (as introduced in “Justify My Love”) and was highly controversial when it was released due to its sexual theme and suggestive lyrics. Upon the song’s release, the Vatican banned Madonna from entering the state and her music was banned on its radio stations. The song and its accompanying album are also banned in Lebanon.

In 2011, Slant Magazine listed “Erotica” at number thirty-four on their list of the “Best Singles of the 1990’s”, stating that the song is Madonna’s “invitation to the dance, a slithering, sinister snake rising from a gaudily ornate chalice. The beats are, by design, hypnotic, at once alluring and devious. With “Erotica,” Madonna promises to get you off, but not without giving you something.”

The music video for “Erotica” is one of Madonna’s most infamous videos, directed by fashion photographer Fabien Baron. The clip depicts Madonna as a a masked dominatrix with a golden tooth and a whip; interspersed are scenes from the making of the Sex book. The American MTV aired it a total of three times (all of these in the “safe harbor”) due to its highly charged sexual content, and it was eventually Madonna’s second video to be banned from airing by that channel. There are two versions of the video – the “standard” version which contained no nudity was released in the United States (it can be viewed on Madonna’s official web page); and a more explicit version of the video was released only in Europe and Australia, which contained full-frontal nudity of Madonna and variation in the editing. The video was ranked #16 on VH1’s “50 Sexiest Video Moments”. An uncensored version was also made available and features full nudity, very course language, fellatio, anal sex and extreme bondage.

BODY LANGUAGE

She’s a pro when it comes to striking poses, and Naomi Campbell does just that for a feature included in the March 2012 issue of Harper’s Bazaar. Highlights from Miss Campbell’s interview are as follows.

On her diet:
“For me, carbs are a treat now.” Campbell, 41, is vigilant about her beauty routine too: steams, facials—“everything I can to keep my skin elasticated.” She says plastic surgery is fine “for those who do it for themselves and not to please someone else,” but she isn’t fazed about getting older. “I don’t worry about a number, I’m fine with aging.”

On her past:
“Look, you have to make mistakes. That’s how you learn and that’s how the world works. I’ve made a few. What makes a person is the ability to look at themselves and deal with their own lives. How you deal [with your actions] is what defines you.”

On being a supermodel:
“…I would never call myself that. I don’t have any superhuman powers. I still love what I do. It’s a new challenge to see how people can change your look. I like words like transformation, reinvention, and chameleon. Because one word I don’t like is predictable.”

Naomi Campbell
Magazine: Harper’s Bazaar, March 2012
Photographer: Karim Sadli

CAVALLI BABY!

Roberto Cavalli Spring/Summer 2012
Photographer: Steven Meisel
Models: Naomi Campbell, Karen Elson, Kristen McMenamy and Daphne Groeneveld

SUPER FABULOUS

Duran Duran and supermodels spark Girl Panic! The video for Duran Duran’s new single ‘Girl Panic!’ reunites some of the original supermodels for a daft romp around London. Soak up the glamour, fluff, sparkles, lipstick, leather, legs and Naomi Campbell! “We have made some pretty ambitious videos over the years, but this one was certainly the most challenging to date,” Simon Le Bon, lead singer of Duran Duran said. “Coordinating the schedules of five of the world’s biggest super models, Jonas, and the band was no easy task – but we couldn’t be happier with the finished film. It has all of the ingredients that we feel are important – it’s humorous, glamorous, sexy and very Duran Duran.”

MISBEHAVE

Naomi Campbell
Magazine: Interview, October 2010
Photographer: Mert Alas and Marcus Piggott

PURE GOLD

Naomi Campbell
Magazine: Vogue Japan, June 2011
Photographer: Inez & Vinoodh

ANIMAL INSTINCT

Dolce and Gabbana Animalier Eyewear Spring/Summer 2011
Model: Naomi Campbell
Photographer: Mert Alas and Marcus Piggott

EXCUSEZ-MOI

Kate Moss and Naomi Campbell
Magazine: Vogue Paris, February 2008
Photographer: Mario Testino

DEAR NAOMI

Naomi Campbell
Magazine: W Magazine, June 2007
Photographer: Steven Klein