London's V&A celebrates Naomi Campbell's far-reaching cultural impact

Photographic transparencies by British fashion photographer Robert Fairer are displayed through a magnifying loop at the 'Naomi' exhibition, exploring the career of fashion model Naomi Campbell, at the Victoria & Albert (V&A) museum in London. Photo: AFP

In 1987, Naomi Campbell became the first black model to grace the cover of British Vogue in 20 years, and her trailblazing career is now being recognised by London's Victoria and Albert Museum.

Campbell was such a fixture on catwalks in the 1990s that she was referred to by her first name only, just like fellow supermodels Claudia Schiffer, Cindy Crawford, Christy Turlington and Linda Evangelista.