Hi, British Vogue.
It's Naomi Campbell here
and today I'm going to take you through a deep dive
through my Instagram archive.
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So this, I was going from Japan to Paris, pre-pandemic.
I travel a lot and cleaning my area in a plane,
and covering my seats and spraying on,
doing whatever I need to do,
am I hurting you?
Does it bother you?
Or do you agree with me now?
So this one says,
"And y'all thought she was being dramatic."
You're entitled to your opinions,
but in my mind, I was being cautious
because I don't wanna get germs.
This picture was at the Valentino Spring 2019 Couture.
To see the array of beautiful women, of all colour,
every shade of diversity,
just brought tears to my eyes.
It's always very important as a model
to say hello to the ladies that make your dress.
So thank you to all the atelier ladies
that have made my dresses over the last 35 years.
And gentlemen! Sorry.
"Thank you, Naomi, for being there.
It was a very emotional and meaningful moment."
Pierpaolo and Maison Valentino team,
it's something that will always remain with me.
This was the Met Ball 2019.
I was dressed by Valentino.
I'm a Valentino girl.
I walked in with Pierpaolo and Joan Collins and Adut.
And this dress is actually like a leotard,
with the body tights and connected,
and then the skirt on top.
"Everything else is fine, just not sure about the tights."
I don't think bare legs would've been right either.
This is the 20th anniversary of Gianni Versace.
So Donatella thought it would be great
to get us girls out to do the finale.
And we hid until the sheet came down
and there we were.
And every time, before I step on the runway,
I always cross myself,
because nobody's invincible.
Is that wrong?
[Laughs]
That's how I do my cross, before I walk.
Uh, uh.
At the time,
what was I? Twenty-three?
So this is that fall where I fell.
"How your ankle survived that, bruh?"
I was wearing rubber stockings,
so I couldn't really feel my ankles.
And maybe because I was wearing rubber stockings,
and so my legs were completely insulated,
I didn't feel it.
How about that?
I can tell you a few things about this picture.
I hardly ever call her Kate.
She's only "Wagon",
as I'm called "Wagon".
We were together traveling around the world,
working together, doing the shows,
taking care of one another.
And "Wagon" was just our name of endearment for each other.
And it's so funny when I see people put on Instagram,
"You cannot sit with us."
"You're not good enough to sit with us."
That's not true.
You can sit with us anytime.
I'm sure Wagon would agree.
[Interviewer] Why'd you call Kate "Wagon"?
Oh my God. That's a story.
You're gonna have to wait for the book.
[Laughs]
This picture,
and I'm gonna talk about it without tears,
this is the picture that I put up
three days after he left us.
And it was after I'd gone to Tunisia and buried him.
There's only one Azzedine Alaïa.
This man was really, for me,
like an amazing father figure in my life.
I learned so much from him.
My love is unconditional, forever.
This picture was shot, I was either 18 or 19, by Steven Meisel.
I've known Steven since I was 16 years old
and I've been shooting with him up until this present day.
Do the maths.
So this is New York City, during the pandemic.
It was important to stay in positive mind,
especially during the first lockdown in 2020.
So I would share my workouts
and this became a thing,
a part of me, that I wanted to share.
So I shared it.
Oh, why aren't I wearing gloves?
The gloves are not really for me.
And you're right.
I mean, I don't have calluses but, you know,
my hands aren't the softest.
Nowadays, though, if I am getting in the gym,
you'll catch me with rubber gloves.
Yeah.
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So Derek Blasberg comes to me and he's like,
"You wanna do this YouTube channel?"
What I loved about the whole invitation to it
was that I would own everything that I put out.
It belonged to me.
As models, we don't have any right to anything.
So, finally, I'm putting my image
and my words to something that I own solely.
Yes, I'm interested in YouTube.
Let's do it.
Second one I put out is me going through Whole Foods.
"I found out in January: no gluten, no wheat, no dairy.
I'm like, 'What the [beep] am I gonna eat?'"
Jaime David Moreno: "You should put icon
in your bio description."
I don't have the balls to do that.
Oh, thank you Diet Prada.
Diet Prada is so sweet to me.
"Black men are not your enemy."
Black men are harassed.
And we know it.
And it finally came out on a video for the world to see,
but it's been happening for God knows how long.
I use my platform to speak about
the things that I feel passionately about.
Everyone uses it for whatever way they want.
If I see something that's unjust,
that I wanna support,
I'm supporting it.
That's what it's about, Instagram, for me.
The André Leon Talley.
Another great. Andre's been a
go-to, constant go-to,
since the day I was 17 years old, until now.
Thank you, Tamika.
So I think I'm in a time of my life
where I'm just gonna keep losing people that I love.
Virgil. We were in Paris
and he had just done
the first Louis Vuitton show.
What a moment that was.
"I dreamt about it.
I willed it, willed it into fruition."
He touched so many people for his short time here
and his legacy is gonna touch even more.
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Ha, ha.
This picture is a picture of me in Rimini, Italy,
with my family.
That's my cousin, Paul, in the back, and my mum.
It had to be either July or August,
because it was definitely summertime,
but there was always music
and my mum was always dancing.
And I loved my mummy so much
and I just wanted to put my arms around her.
I love this picture.
Oh, "Twins!" Oh, that's so sweet, Cindy.
I can say that about you and Kaia.
The matriarch of our family.
This was Ruby Louise Campbell Russell.
This was a very special story to me
because never shot with my grandmother before.
Makeheadsroll is saying,
"Look at that bone structure.
Lord have mercy!"
"Lord have mercy" is from grandma.
Ah, thank you, Kim.
Wow.
Eighteenth of May.
My daughter arrived.
Didn't tell you right away,
because I just wanted to just,
[exhales loudly]
just be in her presence really.
And then I thought I should tell you
and this is how I chose to tell you.
It's been the biggest blessing of my life.
It's the best thing I've ever done.
And she's amazing.
Sorry.
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Ricky Martin: "Someone is not sleeping! Congratulations!"
It's not about me.
My daughter's the boss.
I live for her
and she comes first.
And there you go.
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To Steven Meisel, I love you,
as you know,
and this issue that I've done with you
probably will be one of my favorites ever.
She came and did it, and she did it in two minutes,
and she was done.
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I was late, definitely late to the game,
but I'm so grateful to God that I got to be a mum.
That was so much fun.
Thank you for walking down memory lane with me,
through my Instagram archive,
and babbling about people that I love,
love and love.
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