Tyra Banks says that Naomi Campbell said "You's Never Be Me" behind the scenes of a parade

The two models have been locked in a quarrel for years - and it may not be over yet.


Tyra Banks is one of the most successful models in history - not only on the track, but also in popular culture, of America's next top model At his talk-show at accommodation Dancing . And yet, there was a time when she felt rejected by her idol in industry. The first season of Banks in 1991 came in the heels of "Big Five" Supermodes from the 90s - Cindy Crawford ,, Christy Turlington ,, Linda Evangelista ,, Claudia Schiffer , And Naomi Campbell —Being struck. Although only three years younger than Campbell, Banks looked at him and both were often compared. However, Campbell apparently did not warmly welcome him the fashion world, and Banks said that the most established model had said to him: "You will never be me", when they were behind the scenes of a show. Read the rest to find out more about the tension between the models and where their relationship is now.

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Campbell broke the barriers in the industry.

Naomi Campbell in 1990
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Born in southern London of a professional dancer and a single mother, Campbell explained in her No filter with Naomi YouTube series that she initially studied dance to follow in the footsteps of her mother. But after being discovered and won the cover of She uk At the age of 15, his life radically changed.

At the end of the 80s, Campbell had become a friend with Evangelista and Turlington. The three were mentioned in the press " The Trinity , "And Turlington and Evangelista refused to work with brands Who would not present Campbell, the caregiver to break the racial barriers. "" They really got there, Linda and Christy, in terms of support with designers at the time who had not yet used a color model, "said Campbell Observer in 2020.

When she posed for the Sadly famous January 1990 Vogue blanket The deinizing and its peers, Campbell, 20, was one of the ruling queens of the track.

Banks got up a few years behind her.

Tyra Banks in 1994
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Banks began her modeling career in 1988, but it was not until 1991 that she moved to Milan and pierced in her first track season. At that time, the Big Five were not only the royalty of fashion, but a major sensation of pop culture, having appeared in the video for George Michael Video "Freedom '90" And then the synchronization of the lips during the 1991 Fashion Week Versace final.

Banks also revealed his turn in a video by George Michael, appearing alongside others (including Evangelista, the only return actor of "Freedom '90") in 1992 "Too Funky. "As she signed with Covergirl in 1993, she was praised by The New York Times as according to the traces of Campbell.

However, according to Banks, Campbell was not impressed by her.

Banks was injured that Campbell avoided him.

Tyra Banks in 2007
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Talk to Wall Street's journal In 2019, Banks spoke of his relationship with Campbell, admitting that there was real rumors that the two did not get along at his beginning. "I had very painful first days in Paris," she explained. "As much as I reserved each fashion show, people did not know that I came home every night crying my eyes, because the woman I was looking for seemed not to want me to be there and I did everything in his power to make me disappear. "

"And I did not understand that, as a young girl, as Why is she doing, it's so bad, it's so horrible . The adult me understands that she reacted to an industry that was all about a token, "Banks continued, approaching racism in the industry." When this girl alone, Kate Moss , came to the stage, they did not say to Christy Turlington: "You would better watch, Kate Moss has high cheekbones like you, Christy." When Shalom Harlow came to the scene, they did not say: "Linda Evangelista, look outside, another brunette is free!" But when I came to the scene, "Naomi, look, there is another black girl who will take your place.

Despite what Banks de Campbell, Banks, said that she had never considered their situation as a rivalry. "I am very sensitive to this word, because a rivalry is between two equals for me when we were very dominant, she was a model, and I was only a new girl who had made a plane from Paris and studied fashion and magazines. "

They chopped it in Banks' talk show.

Naomi Campbell and Tyra Banks on The Tyra Banks Show in 2005
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Years after these first tense meetings, the two models spoke to the world. Campbell was one of Banks' first guests On his talk show, arriving in November 2005, only two months after Tyra Banks Show Created.

The host told her guest that she was the biggest fan of Campbell when they met and that she had her photos "plastered all over [her] rooms". Banks said that she had been so excited that the two walked together at the same show in Paris that she called her aunt, saying again and again: "Can you believe it?" She then asked if Campbell remembered what she had told her after hearing (and allegedly poorly understanding) half of the conversation of the banks.

"You said:" I heard you about me, you called me the word B "and you said:" We have a photo session to do in Anguilla and it will not be pleasant if you talk about me like That, ”said the banks.

Campbell told Banks: "I'm really sorry" and explained that she had heard her name and that Banks had chatted about him.

Banks also told Campbell that she had been sent home in the middle of this angelilla photo shoot, and when she asked why, she was told that it was because Campbell did not want her there. Campbell denied that it was possible, saying that she had no say to say who was on the set. The host then recalled an incident behind the scenes during a Milan fashion show, saying to Campbell: "You came to me when I was about to go out ... You said something like:" You will never be me, never think you will be me. '"

Campbell said that she did not remember that, but said to Banks: "If that's what you remember, I accept that, but that doesn't look like me who know me."

The quarrel may or may not be active or not.

Naomi Campbell in 2022
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Since the episode was broadcast, the air seems to have been eliminated between the models - for the most part. They were photographed together during several events, including NAACP Image Awards 2007 two years later. AE0FCC31AE342FD3A1346EBB1F342FCB

Campbell also praised the younger model in the press. Questioned America's next top model In an interview of 2013 with She ,, Campbell admitted that she did not look at her, but added: "If you ask me questions about Tyra Banks, I am proud of her as a woman of color. She gave the girls the opportunity and God bless. " And in 2019, The Guardian noted that the model I am visibly angry At the idea, she wanted to push banks outside the industry. "Some people think I wanted to be so," she said. "I didn't want this way."

However, in 2020, as reported by Page six , Shared campbell an article to its Instagram history entitled
"This is why fans are starting to think that Tyra Banks is the real nasty girl, not Naomi Campbell." So maybe the quarrel is not quite dead after all.


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