Naomi Campbell Net Worth

Naomi Campbell net worth is estimated to be around $80 million as of 2024. Naomi Campbell is an English model, actress, businesswoman, and media personality born on May 22, 1970. She started modeling at a young age and quickly became one of the leading supermodels of her time recognized by the fashion industry and media worldwide. She made history as the first black woman to grace the covers of Time magazine, Vogue Russia, and Vogue France.

Beyond modeling, Campbell has pursued other interests. She released an R&B album and has appeared in several films and TV shows. She’s known for hosting the reality TV show “The Face” and has been active in various charitable causes.

Full NameNaomi Elaine Campbell
Date of BirthMay 22, 1970
Place of BirthStreatham, London, England
OccupationModel, Actress, Businesswoman
Height5 ft 9 in (1.78 m)
PartnersAdam Clayton, Leonardo DiCaprio,
Robert De Niro etc.
Children1
Net Worth$80 million

What is Naomi Campbell Net Worth in 2024?

Naomi Campbell Net Worth

Naomi Campbell is an English model, actress, businesswoman, and media personality with a net worth of $80 Million as of 2024, according to Celebrity Net Worth. The main source of Naomi Campbell’s net worth comes primarily from her successful career as a supermodel.

She has been one of the most recognizable faces in the fashion industry since the 1980s, working with major brands and appearing on countless magazine covers.

Additionally, Campbell has diversified her income through acting, where she has appeared in films and television shows. Her business ventures, including a clothing line and perfume collections, also contribute to her net worth. Overall, her earnings from modeling, endorsements, acting, and business ventures have made Naomi Campbell one of the wealthiest models in the world.

Naomi Campbell’s Early Life and Education

Naomi Campbell Net Worth

Naomi Elaine Campbell was born on May 22, 1970, in Lambeth South London. Her mother Valerie Morris who was a dancer from Jamaica raised her. Naomi’s father left her mother when she was four months pregnant and she never met him. Her surname “Campbell” comes from her mother’s second marriage. She has a half-brother named Pierre born in 1985.

Naomi has roots in both Black-Jamaican and Chinese-Jamaican descent tracing her Chinese heritage through her maternal grandmother whose surname was Ming.

During her early years, Naomi Campbell and her mother lived in Rome Italy where her mother worked as a dancer. They later returned to London where Naomi stayed with relatives while her mother toured Europe with the dance group Fantastica.

Naomi started attending the Barbara Speake Stage School when she was three years old. At age 10 she was admitted to the Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts where she studied ballet. She also attended Dunraven School during her education.

Naomi Campbell’s Career

Career beginnings

Naomi Campbell Net Worth

In 1978 when Naomi Campbell was just 8 years old she appeared in Bob Marley’s “Is This Love” music video. She continued dancing appearing in Culture Club’s “I’ll Tumble 4 Ya” video in 1983 and in “Mistake Number 3” in 1984. She had been studying dance from age 3 and initially wanted to pursue a career as a dancer.

In 1986 while still attending the Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts Naomi Campbell was discovered by Beth Boldt of Synchro Model Agency while window-shopping in Covent Garden. Shortly before her 16th birthday in April, she graced the cover of British Elle.

From 1987 to 1997, Naomi Campbell became a prominent figure in the fashion world. She walked the runway for designers like Gianni Versace, Azzedine Alaïa, and Isaac Mizrahi and posed for renowned photographers including Peter Lindbergh, Herb Ritts, and Bruce Weber. Alongside Christy Turlington and Linda Evangelista, she formed the famous trio known as the “Trinity.”

Facing racial discrimination, Campbell received support from her friends Turlington and Evangelista who insisted that if designers didn’t use Naomi they wouldn’t work with them. In December 1987, she became the first black cover girl for British Vogue since 1966. She continued breaking barriers becoming the first black model on the covers of French Vogue and American Vogue’s important September issue.

Other ventures

Campbell’s fame peaked in the early 1990s when Turlington Evangelista, Cindy Crawford, and Tatjana Patitz starred in George Michael’s “Freedom! ’90” music video known as the “Big Six” supermodels. She also appeared in Michael Jackson’s “In the Closet” video and Madonna’s controversial book “Sex.”

Throughout the 1990s, Campbell expanded into acting and music. She released a novel titled “Swan” in 1994 and an album called “Baby Woman” the same year though these ventures were more successful in Japan than elsewhere. Despite setbacks, she continued modeling and ventured into cosmetics and fragrances.

Naomi Campbell’s career continued into the 2000s and beyond with highlights including appearing in major fashion shows and being featured in significant publications. She remains a powerful figure in fashion and popular culture known for her groundbreaking achievements and lasting influence.

Numéro

In March 2013, Naomi Campbell appeared on the first cover of Numéro Russia. She later joined the reality TV scene with The Face a modeling competition. In the U.S. she coached and judged alongside Karolina Kurkova and Coco Rocha on Oxygen’s “The Face” hosted by Nigel Barker. She also hosted the UK version of “Sky Living” and “The Face Australia” on Fox8 in 2014.

Naomi Campbell Net Worth

In 2014, Naomi Campbell graced the covers of Vogue Australia in May, Vogue Japan in September, and Vogue Turkey in November celebrating her and other top models. She also appeared on the covers of Harper’s Bazaar in Vietnam, Singapore, and for the Latin American 35th anniversary edition. Glamour Magazine named her TV Personality of the Year in 2014 and she closed the Zac Posen show at New York Fashion Week the following year. She featured in Burberry and Agent Provocateur campaigns.

In 2015, Campbell took on a recurring role in the Fox series “Empire” as a fashion designer named Camilla Marks. She also appeared in “American Horror Story: Hotel” and joined the cast of “Star” as Rose Crane in 2016. She starred in Anohni’s music video “Drone Bomb Me” and walked in Versace’s Spring/Summer 2018 show.

In 2018, Naomi Campbell and Moss closed Kim Jones’ final menswear show for Louis Vuitton and graced the cover of British GQ with rapper Skepta. She received the Fashion Icon award from the Council of Fashion Designers of America in June 2018 and secured her first beauty contract with NARS Cosmetics in 2019.

During the spring of 2020 amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Campbell launched her own YouTube series “No Filter with Naomi” where she interviews guests like Cindy Crawford, Marc Jacobs, and Ashley Graham. She signed up with Studio71 in August 2020 for content curation and brand partnerships across platforms.

In January 2021, Naomi Campbell was appointed tourism ambassador by the Kenyan Ministry of Tourism and Wildlife. She appeared on the cover of i-D’s spring issue in February and was chosen as the face of Hood by Air’s relaunch campaign the following month. In July 2022, she received an honorary doctorate from UCA for her contributions to global fashion.

Invisible Beauty

Campbell executive produced the film “Invisible Beauty” which premiered at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival. She was featured in Victoria’s Secret’s Icon Collection campaign in August 2023 alongside other iconic models. Hugo Boss launched a new collection featuring her as “Queen Boss” the same month and in September 2023 she debuted her collaboration with PrettyLittleThing at New York Fashion Week.

Naomi Campbell is also part of the Apple TV+ docuseries “The Super Models” alongside Cindy Crawford, Christy Turlington, and Linda Evangelista. Since 2023, she has been a special advisor to Gamma a music company founded by Apple Music executive Larry Jackson.

In June 2024, the Victoria and Albert Museum in London will host an exhibition solely dedicated to Campbell covering her philanthropy activism and showcasing 100 outfits worn throughout her career.

Naomi Campbell’s Personal Life

Naomi Campbell Net Worth

Naomi Campbell has been open about her struggles and successes over the years. In 1999, she went to rehab for cocaine addiction and later joined Alcoholics Anonymous to overcome her challenges with alcohol. By 2012 she had stopped drinking.

Family and relationships

Campbell hasn’t met her biological father but she considers fashion designer Azzedine Alaïa her father figure since they met when she was 16. She also looks up to Quincy Jones and Chris Blackwell as father figures. Nelson Mandela referred to her as his “honorary granddaughter” after they met in 1994. She supported Mandela’s causes and political campaigns for years.

Naomi Campbell has been in the spotlight for her relationships too. She was engaged to U2’s Adam Clayton in 1993 but they split up the next year. She dated Leonardo DiCaprio in 1995 and had a significant relationship with Formula One’s Flavio Briatore from 1998 to 2003. She also dated Russian businessman Vladislav Doronin from 2008 to 2013 and has been linked with other notable figures like Robert De Niro, Hassan Jameel Sean “Diddy” Combs, Usher, and Skepta in more recent years.

Campbell’s life has had its controversies too. She was associated with Jeffrey Epstein the convicted sex trafficker which she addressed on her YouTube channel in 2019. She expressed disgust at Epstein’s actions and stood with his victims though this has been disputed by some.

In 2021, Campbell joyfully announced the birth of her daughter followed by the birth of her son in 2023 both born via surrogate.

Campbell v Mirror Group Newspapers Ltd

Naomi Campbell also took legal action against the Daily Mirror in 2002 for breaching her confidentiality by publishing a photo of her leaving a Narcotics Anonymous meeting. She won the case and was awarded damages.

Naomi Campbell’s Activism 

Naomi Campbell Net Worth

Naomi Campbell despite being the most famous black model of her era faced unequal opportunities compared to her white counterparts. She didn’t land major advertising deals until 1999 much later than her peers. Throughout her career, she has been vocal about racial bias in the fashion industry highlighting the preference for blonde blue-eyed models in advertising.

She has consistently spoken out against discrimination. Even with societal progress, she feels she must work harder than others for equal treatment due to her race. In 2013, she co-founded the “Diversity Coalition” with other black models aiming to address racial representation in fashion shows.

Beyond her career, Naomi Campbell is deeply involved in charity work. She supports causes like the Nelson Mandela Children’s Fund and Breakthrough Breast Cancer leveraging her influence to raise funds and awareness. She founded charities like We Love Brazil and Fashion for Relief organizing fashion shows to aid various global crises from natural disasters to refugee support.

Her activism extends to issues beyond fashion and health. She’s been recognized for her humanitarian efforts receiving awards for her contributions to social causes and international charities.

She’s continued to use her platform to advocate for human rights signing open letters against discrimination and condemning racial abuse in sports and political unrest.

In recognition of her efforts, she was honored with the La Moda Veste la Pace Award in 2023 for her contributions to promoting fundamental human rights through fashion.

Naomi Campbell Net Worth

Naomi Campbell has faced legal trouble multiple times over the years, In September 1998 she assaulted her assistant.

In January 2007, she assaulted her former housekeeper. During her community service, she wore expensive clothes like fedoras and furs. After finishing her sentence she even wore a $300000 Dolce & Gabbana gown.

In June 2008, she assaulted two police officers at London Heathrow Airport.

In August 2009, she assaulted a paparazzo photographer.

In another incident known as the Blood Diamond scandal, Naomi Campbell appeared in court in August 2010 regarding diamonds, she received from former Liberian president Charles Taylor in 1997. She claimed the diamonds were a gift from men she didn’t know were sent by Taylor.

She later gave the diamonds to the Nelson Mandela Children’s Fund through Jeremy Ractliffe who suspected they were illegal and kept them. South African police eventually seized the diamonds from Ractliffe but Campbell was never charged because she didn’t have criminal intent.

Naomi Campbell Real Estate

Vladislav Doronin, while dating Naomi Campbell, built her a £109 million mansion in Moscow. After they broke up, it was put on the market for £78 million. Doronin also gifted Campbell a 25-bedroom vacation home on Cleopatra Island in Turkey for her birthday. This home, called “Eco-House Horus,” is designed in the shape of the Egyptian Eye of Horus and is eco-friendly. In 2005, Campbell bought a Manhattan duplex for $4 million and sold it for $4.5 million the next year.