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British Supermodel, Naomi Campbell Honoured With The Global Advocacy Award In New York

British Supermodel, Naomi Campbell Honoured With The Global Advocacy Award In New York

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British supermodel, businesswoman and philanthropist, Naomi Campbell, was recently honoured by the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) with the Global Advocacy Award at the 19th annual Greater New York Gala, which was held on Saturday, February 1st, 2020 at the New York Marriott Marquis, New York.

Naomi, who was one of the five original supermodels, was also the first black model to appear on the cover of TIME magazine, French Vogue and Russian Vogue as well as the first British black model to appear on the cover of British Vogue. Naomi Campbell received the 2020 Global Advocacy Award based on her global relief efforts which support homelessness, poverty, HIV/Aids, world hunger and equality for all people.

Naomi Campbell Honoured With The Global Advocacy Award In New York
Naomi Campbell

While accepting her honour, the 49-year-old activist who donned a draping gown by Lebanese designer, Zuhair Murad notes: “This journey that I am on gives me a sense of fulfilment. When I committed to doing this work, I was not aware of the difficult tasks ahead but I did realize one thing, I wanted to give back to communities of all various circumstances, all the things that I had to fight for in my own life – to be seen, to be heard, to be included, to be accepted and to be given hope when it seems there is none.”

 

Also honoured on the night was American actress and singer, Kristin Chenoweth with the Ally for Equality Award and American actor and playwright, Jeremy O. Harris with the HRC Equality Award, among others.

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Kristin Chenoweth and Jeremy O. Harris

Naomi Campbell is also responsible for an incredible amount of fundraising and charity work in South Africa and across the globe. She began charity work with Nelson Mandela in 1993, and in 1997 he named her “Honorary Granddaughter” for endless activism. In 2005, she established Fashion For Relief and hosted its first charity fashion show to raise funds for victims of Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans. Since its conception in 2005, Fashion For Relief has presented shows in New York, London, Cannes, Moscow, Mumbai and Dar es Salaam, and has raised millions of dollars for various causes. 

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Naomi Campbell continues to be a formidable force in the world of fashion and has used her success to establish herself as an entrepreneur whilst always helping others in need through her charity work.

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