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Naomi Campbell hits out at racism in fashion world: report

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AFP
Published
Apr 3, 2009

BERLIN, April 3, 2009 (AFP) - British supermodel Naomi Campbell lashed out Friday April 3 at what she sees as latent racism in the fashion industry, which she said gives preference to "blond, blue-eyed models" over black women.



Naomi Campbell - Photo : AFP

"You know, the American president may be black, but as a black woman, I am still an exception in this business. I always have to work harder to be treated equally," she said in a Glamour interview appearing Monday April 6 in Germany.

She added: "In the past, there were more opportunities for black models but the trend towards blond women has again become extreme. In magazines, on the catwalk, I see blond, blue-eyed models everywhere."

In 2007, the London-born Campbell, along with fellow models Liya Kebede and Tyson Beckford, launched a campaign against what they said was discrimination in the fashion world.

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