Naomi Campbell says she was racially profiled at a French hotel during the Cannes Film Festival.
In a recent issue of Paris Match, when asked about her diverse legacy in the modeling world — Campbell was one of few black women to become a household name in the 1990s — she shared a personal experience .
Campbell said she was recently “in a city in the south of France” during the Cannes Film Festival, when she tried to enter a hotel at which she was working an event. She said, “The guy at the entrance pretended that the place was complete. But he let other people pass. It is for these kind of shocking moments that I will continue to express myself and make myself heard.”
“It’s still not balanced completely. I’m the face of a new campaign and I was told that because of the color of my skin a certain country would not use my picture,” Campbell told the magazine. “For me it was a reality check. I never believe in the hype, so it just kept things in perspective for me. Now I would like to know that models [of color] get the same opportunities and fees in advertising.”
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