Scandal/ Supermodel Naomi Campbell raised money for charity, spent it on luxury in 5-star hotels

2024-09-27 13:05:00, Lifestyle CNA

Scandal/ Supermodel Naomi Campbell raised money for charity, spent it on luxury

An investigation by the charity watchdog in England and Wales has found that supermodel Naomi Campbell's charitable foundation mismanaged money that should have been distributed to people in need, spending it on five-star hotels, spas and other extravagant activities. in luxury.

Campbell through the "Fashion For Relief" foundation, founded in 2005, was supposed to finance good causes, but there was a serious mismanagement of funds.

Its mission was to fund smaller organizations and provide resources to respond to global disasters with the goal of alleviating poverty and promoting health and education.

Scandal/ Supermodel Naomi Campbell raised money for charity, spent it on luxury

In this context, she held fundraising events in Cannes and London, but this was only a facade, as investigations launched in 2021 revealed that only a small percentage of the money went to good causes.

Specifically, from April 2016 to July 2022, just 8.5% of the charity's total spending was on charitable grants, or $389,000 of the £4.8 million the supermodel raised.

The investigation showed that the charity's funds went, among other things, to pay for Campbell's stay at a five-star hotel in Cannes, France.

Scandal/ Supermodel Naomi Campbell raised money for charity, spent it on luxury

In one case in 2018, a €14,800 flight from London to Nice was booked to transport art and jewelery to a fundraising event in Cannes. A further €9,400 was spent from charity funds on three nights in a five-star hotel for Campbell.

The supermodel also spent almost €7,940, in addition to her hotel stay, which was paid for by the charity. Spending included spa treatments, room service and purchases of cigarettes and hotel products.

The commission which carried out the investigation says it has recovered £344,000, as well as protecting a further £98,000 of funds from charities.

Scandal/ Supermodel Naomi Campbell raised money for charity, spent it on luxury

In early 2024, Campbell's foundation was dissolved and removed from the charity register. The commission has therefore decided to ban Campbell from running a charity for the next 5 years. Together with him, two other people who worked for "Fashion For Relief" were suspended.

Recently, Naomi Campbell has come out in her first statement after it was revealed that the money she received for charity was being "eaten up" by five-star hotels, spas and... cigarettes.

"We are also looking into it as I had no control over the organisation. I entrusted her surgery to a lawyer, so now we're looking to find out why and how everything I do and all the money I make goes to charity," the former model said Thursday night from Paris where she was attending the award for her membership in the Order of Arts and Letters.

Scandal/ Supermodel Naomi Campbell raised money for charity, spent it on luxury