From being the first Black woman to grace British Vogue cover in 1966, to French Vogue, American Vogue, becoming the face of countless clothing brands, it’s unbelievable world celebrated supermodel was yet to grace being the face of a beauty campaign. Well, that’s been taken care of.
Campbell has now been announced as the newest face of French cosmetics brand, NARS. She would be the face for their upcoming Spring 2019 campaigns for Radiance Repowered and Orgasm.
Campbell and company founder François Nars share a long-standing professional relationship “She and I are like family. I have known her since the very beginning of her career,” says Nars in an Instagram post while announcing the news. “From the start, I have admired her, her beauty, and her style, ”
“Naomi is a living icon and brings such strong personality to the camera,” says François Nars on the new face of NARS Spring 2019 campaigns, @naomi. “She and I are like family. I have known her since the very beginning of her career. From the start, I have admired her, her beauty, and her style.”
Last year, in an interview with the Independent, Campbell talking about having not done a beauty campaign said – “I’ve never done one for anyone. People say, ‘Oh, you’ve got beautiful skin’, and yet I’ve never done one.” When asked why she thought that is she simply shot the interviewer a look that implied, “you know why.”
Source: www.papermag.com
