Naomi

Naomi by Campbell, Naomi. paperback edition. ISBN: 9780789300409.

Naomi Campbells life is a fairytale for the nineties: A black teenager from South London is discovered window shopping in Covent Garden. In the flash of a camera bulb, she becomes one of the worlds best-known faces, and personalities - a new beauty icon for the nineties. For this book, Naomi has handpicked her favorite photographs - many never before published - by fashions top photographers. This vivid portrait follows the supermodel from the thousand-watt glow of the runway all the way to the unchoreographed intimacy of Naomis private world. Images by such celebrated photographers as Richard Avedon, Steven Meisel, and Herb Ritts highlight Naomis individual and highly creative relationship with the camera. A foreword by veteran model Iman, an introduction by pop legend Quincy Jones, and an exclusive interview with Naomi provide an inspirational backdrop for this up-close look at the beauty, talent, and power that make up one of the most successful black women in popular culture today.