London:
In another racism accusation,supermodel Naomi Campbell has claimed that the editor of anAustralian fashion magazine was sacked after putting her onits front cover.
The 40-year-old catwalk queen, who claimed last yearthat the advertising business was using the recession as anexcuse to drop black models, has been vocal about racism inthe fashion business, reported The Telegraph.
"One time, I went to Australia. The editor-in-chief ofa magazine there told me that she got fired for putting me onthe cover. I do remember going there and saying, 'Where's theAboriginal model? There should be one. They're beautifulwomen'," said Campbell without naming the journalist inquestion.
In 2009, she alleged that major companies were refusingto use non-white women to promote their products.
"This year, we have gone back all the way that we hadadvanced. I don't see any black woman, or of any other race,in big advertising campaigns," she said.
In 1988, the Londoner appeared on the cover of FrenchVogue as its first black cover girl. Yves St Laurent, her latementor, had threatened to withdraw all of his advertising fromthe magazine following its refusal to place Campbell, or anyblack model, on its front page. She also became the firstblack model to appear on the cover of British Vogue.
The 40-year-old catwalk queen, who claimed last yearthat the advertising business was using the recession as anexcuse to drop black models, has been vocal about racism inthe fashion business, reported The Telegraph.
"One time, I went to Australia. The editor-in-chief ofa magazine there told me that she got fired for putting me onthe cover. I do remember going there and saying, 'Where's theAboriginal model? There should be one. They're beautifulwomen'," said Campbell without naming the journalist inquestion.
In 2009, she alleged that major companies were refusingto use non-white women to promote their products.
"This year, we have gone back all the way that we hadadvanced. I don't see any black woman, or of any other race,in big advertising campaigns," she said.
In 1988, the Londoner appeared on the cover of FrenchVogue as its first black cover girl. Yves St Laurent, her latementor, had threatened to withdraw all of his advertising fromthe magazine following its refusal to place Campbell, or anyblack model, on its front page. She also became the firstblack model to appear on the cover of British Vogue.
