It sucks that her hair is doing this. But JBCO will help grow it back. She needs to get her natural hair braided up throw on one of those 100 wigs and roll on. Life goes on she is more than her hair. HOWEVER, shame on the stylists who did not protect her edges. You live and learn and you walk it out!
It’s sad for me that someone with her means, who probably visits very high end salons with supposedly very experienced staff did not advise her. I mean for her hair to get to this level did her hairdresser not tell her anything? Even to give her hair a break between work (eg to not wear a weave and just let her hair ‘breathe’ like while on leave or between gigs? Or could this be a case of her being advised and not heeding?
Either way, it’s a good lesson to those like me who also relied heavily on sew-ins. My hair line was already disappearing. I have stopped relaxing and currently trying to restore my hair line before i decied what next with my tresses!
I feel really sorry for Naomi.
I’m on this site cos I had the same problem.
I grew up with my low cut fro (I’m African African African) through high school, and even first two years of University till 1999 (I had stood proud and weird but Kinky ‘Fros of my type are HAAAAAAAARD to manage around these parts, and don’t number much, so you need to go Lo-Lo-Local to even get someone to plait for you. Did I mention how limited you are in styles 2?)
Then I got a perm (and easily combed and styled) till 2005 when I started noticing my receding hairline. I cut it all off in 2006 and had a blooming fro again in 2008 when my sister in law(to be) practically drove me to the salon, bought the relaxer and ‘disvirgined my hair….
I just came out of a horrible marriage situation in March 2010 – guess what I did in May? Yeah!
Am out fresh and low again, but am growing and natural.
Naomi just needs a few pats on the back and a few more ‘You can do it girl!’ from you and I.
Don’t hoard the love sistahs!
Wow, I actually just feel really bad for her.. I mean ya she’s rich and famous but she’s still a human being. this is just really unfortunate in my opinion. At least she has the money to buy expensive wigs to cover that up but that is just really unfortunate!
I’m not going to lie, but these photos motivated me to take care of my hairline even more. Extra attention when I moisturize, and no tension causing styles.
That’s pretty sad, though – both the damage and the countless weaves over the years that cause it in the first place. She had such a great head of hair in one of her childhood photos. 🙁 I hope the damage can be rectified.
What Campbell’s hairline reveals is that one’s financial resources – and hers are considerable – don’t necessarily eradicate ignorance. Either she doesn’t know, doesn’t care, is too lazy, or all of the above. Perhaps the attention focused on Campbell and her hairline will force her to deal with the situation. Then again, maybe not.
Although I feel very sorry for my fellow Jamaican Brit, I do feel that Ms. Naomi has many options. She can go completely bald, go natural (with intense treatment for her scalp), or wear wigs.
She should not be weaving anything onto her head anymore as it appears that her hairline is severely damaged.
Let’s not tear each other down. Naomi obviously has chosen to pay an awful price to be beautiful. She can turn this around into something positive for other Black women who are tempted to do the same.
I sincerely feel sorry for her. I can’t imagine having to deal with that because of choices I made and not uncontrollable happenings. I feel so sorry for her. That may be a part of the reason for some of her anger issues.
Thank you Taharqa for that video. Veronica made some great points!
I admire her for her beauty, and she is a beautiful, feminine woman. There’s nothing masculine about her.
Based on her fine bone structure, she could have cut all her hair off, put a stocking cap on, and worn a wig. This is a woman who could easily rock a baldie.
The stylists obviously didn’t care about her hair, and she could have chosen to protect her hairline.
However, if she doesn’t care about her hair, there’s really nothing more to say. She has access to people who understand natural hair.
Maybe she can’t be bothered. Maybe she feels that’s the price she had to pay for her career. Although I’m surprised she’s even got a few tightly curled strands showing up like that.
Thanks to Taharqa for posting that video. My attitude when I saw the pictures was – well that’s what you get for wigging and weaving for so long. The video reminded me that Naomi, as beautiful as she is, is under the same pressure to conform to the European beauty standard as every woman in the Western world – even more so as a woman in the “fantasy business,” as Veronica Webb called it. For her wearing a weave is about getting paid. Now that’s tough!
I feel very sorry for her, it’s really unfortunate that this is the end result of years of modeling. I can’t fathom how much manipulation had to be done for this to occur.
Now, if she shaved her head completely…I think that’d be pretty bad ass…why bother keeping this wig on. It’s not like Naomi will ever be ugly. She’s such a beauty! 🙂
I first saw this on TV and wondered when it would surface here. I was shocked and also saddened. I have nothing against weaves but this is a reminder that they can damage the hairline. To those making mean comments, there’s no need for it. She did what she had to do to keep modelling or maybe she just likes weaves? Either way, I think with or without hair she is still beautiful. I just hopes she feels it on the inside as well.
umm. Wow. I honest think its sad. She is a beautiful women, why she would not take better care of her hair like she obviously does her body is quite baffling to me. I understand that you have to wear weave and stuff but.. damn…Not hating or throwing shade we just need to do better.
beadgyrl: I’m confused as to why making fun of a woman who has lost her hair makes you feel good. And what does the fact that you don’t think she’s pretty have to do with the state of her hair. It just seems like you’re hating… It’s strange.
I can’t believe that ladies who are supposed to represent us and be looked up to as style icons allow themselves to be mutillated as this picture shows us. This just goes to show us that the media is still trying to control us and tell us what beauty should be. I relish in the revolt, and I am happy to see so many sistahs rockin it natural and this is what I pass on to my own daughter.
In her industry she needs to conform to a concept of beauty that apparently is detrimental to her health. It’s sad that she needs to do this to herself to be successful. I respect her for her longevity in the industry, but pity the fact that she will never ever be able to appreciate the gift her ancestors gave to her through her hair because of the denigration she would experience if she did.
Natural hair is beautiful. How brave does one have to be to buck trends? To thumb one’s nose at the status quo? Instead of chatising Naomi for what she’s done to her hair and scalp, pat yourself on the back for being strong enough to not letting yourself succumb to society’s need for conformity and thus lead by example.
I truly believe that once the modeling industry realises that black women are beautiful on their own accord without subscribing to an imposed standard of beauty, we will see a lot more natural women in magazines.
I’m long-winded and I apologise. This site and it’s subscribers exemplify strength in natural beauty and I thank you all for inspiring me daily to not trying to pigeonhole myself. I hope, in time, Naomi and others like her will be able to appreciate the inherent beauty in natural sisters like you all and choose to represent being happy with what one has as opposed to envying and emulating what one does not.
Honestly, viewing these pictures of Naomi makes me sad. Her hairline has been sacrificed on the altar of success. I bet if she had a chance to do it differently…she would.
We should be supportive. So many sisters want healthy heads of hair, but they are afraid of what others may think. Please pray she, and others in the same position, will not continue to abuse their hair.
Also, please pray that sisters will be mindful of braiding and weaving their little girls’ hair so tightly they start losing hairlines at an early age. I am seeing this more often in our communities. Let’s stop the madness!
These pictures are also featured in some of the British national papers. That can’t be nice for her. I too remember Naomie from the start of her modelling career, i’m pretty sure i have some of those old vogues.
Numerous white women have been in the modeling/entertainment industry for 20 or 30+ years, but their hairlines are no where NEAR this. They aren’t bald under wigs. Naomi Campbell is in an industry where white hair is vogue. Straight hair is GQ. I appreciate her career and I appreciate how she’s represented black women in a white modeling world, but she should have been more conscious of her hair and its health. White stylists aren’t always aware of what’s good for our hair and we have to stand up for ourselves and our hair.
Frankly I remember being in high school in the late eighties, and I am about the same age as Naomi, and I used to remember her as a teen in the Vogue magazines and such. This is my opinion only, in respect to those who support, love, or admire this woman. But I honestly have never thought Naomi was beautiful, maybe except her physique….but she always had rather harsh, or masculine features in my opinion. I also stand in agreement with another natural above who said Naomi DID have hair when she first started out, but all of a sudden we saw her constantly in wigs, weaves, and lace fronts. I do not believe this is a result alopecia she couldn’t help. It’s traction alopecia of course, and just overall abuse from the industry. Just as the same person said, the modeling industry does not celebrate or encourage our ethnic beauty, and most certainly did not twenty years ago. I am seeing more of it now, in magazines, and fashion ads, with beautiful sistas in their natural hair. But that was unheard when she started out, unless you were Whoopi or Grace Jones, and was doing your own non-conformist ‘thang’ and didn’t care. You either conformed or else. So she donned the wigs, weaves and contacts trying to keep up with her white counterparts, and so she could keep a job. I can’t blame her for that. But what do we give up when we conform….it’s a double edge sword. I am sorry, but that hair is not growing back! She is doomed to weaving, and headpieces for life now. That is irreversable damage, and yes, it is very sad. I would never make fun of this woman, and frankly I don’t know her, only of what the media presents and what is said in print about her. I know she has anger management issues, and on that note, you notice she never strikes a black person….everyone she has assaulted were NON-BLACK. She’s not crazy…get my drift? On another note, this is a prime example why I am natural for LIFE. 🙂 God Bless All, and be encouraged!
wow. i feel sad for her. that probably why she is so mean. damn. all those weaves and wigs WILL do that to you tho. my great gma only has a few strands of hair b.c she ALWAYS wore wigs for years and years. never let her hair breathe. i feel bad for naomi, i rlly do.
I agree with alittlesympathygoesalongway…it’s really cruel to make the kind of comments that people are making about this woman. I’m in my early thirties and I know that Naomi is in her late thirties..hair loss becomes more prevelant when you get a bit older(not “old” lol). Just like myself, Naomi lived through the 90’s where having “good” hair and all that was a standard so it’s no wonder she felt she had to cover her hair with long wigs and helped to ruin her hair, and after all that time and her age combined..the ruin is really showing on her hairline..
I agree with some of the ladies comments like “eww” and “makes my stomache turn” are not necessary. I think that it would be helpful to to constructively critcize and also making suggestions on better ways for women to maintain weave, relaxed, telaxed, or natural hair.
I am a new natural and do wear weaves to get some growth. I have been wearing them for 1 year now and I have gotten alot of growth. I am doing this until I feel comfortable with the amount of growth I have on my head. One tip I give to people who choose to wear weaves is not to braid the hair line. I tell my stylist to leave my baby hair and hairline out so that way I do not risk losing hair there since that area is very fragile. I also tell her not to braid it so tight. Another good thing about this method, is that direct access to the hair allows me to massage and keep the hairline moisturized and oiled. As for the rest of my hair, I do not wash (it tangles and knots the hair which means breakage when taking the weave down. This happened to me in the beginning and I lost alot of hair) it I simply put essential oils in it using a bottle with a pointy tip and i oil in between the tracks. I do that once a week so the weave doesnt get too oily. Then when I take down the weave (I put coconut or Jamaican Black Castor oil as a pre poo the night before to soften the hair and lessen the tangles). I shampoo with Giovanni moisturizing shampoo then I use a good protein and moisturizing conditioner. I finish with Giovanni Direct Leave in and seal with shea butter. A few days or a week later, I re-do the weave. My hair is doing great and As I stated I have alot of growth about 6 – 7inches now (all naturual hair, relaxer completely out). Again I had to learn what works for my hair and what is healthy.
I just thought it would be nice to share for the ladies who wear weaves and are panicking and also for those who want to try it, but are afraid. REMEMBER KNOWLEDGE IS FREEDOM 🙂
I feel sorry for Naomi, I grew up looking at her as a perfect example of black beauty. she’s gorgeous she should shave her hair completely off and start a fresh just like so many of us have done. A little TLC will do her hair good.
Like Daja (i think that’s who it was) I agree with wearing weaves as a protective style (or even as a mainstay if that’s your thing), and I know this site is dedicated to “natural” hair, but some of us proud naturals do wear weaves, so it would be nice to get tips on healthy weaving practices, so that we can avoid the pitfalls. I think this is more effective than a blanket admonition against getting weaves. Same thing with relaxers, we know some women are going to get them, so why not counsel them on how to do it safely? Anyway, it would be cool to see a post one of these days on how to safely install and maintain weaves and braided extensions.
And as far as Naomi, I think it’s sad that some women on here have chosen to use such disparaging language as “ewwww” to discuss her situation. It’s really unfortunate that we black women cannot be more sympathetic towards one another. Yes, she’s a celebrity but she’s also human (who do people tear down celebs to make themselves feel better?) and many of us naturals have experienced our share of hair trauma. So put yourself in her shoes. Don’t taunt her. I think Naomi is gorgeous nonetheless, and I hope she resolves her hair troubles.
Her hairline does look bad and I can only imagine what the state of the rest of her looks like BUT how do we know she doesn’t have some type of Alopecia. Alopecia can come in varying conditions from a mild to severe which includes no body hair at all.
Naomi has WAY bigger issues then her hairline. She is a recovering addict. Until she heals her inside she can’t attempt to address what is going on outside. Godspeed Naomi…u r loved and prayed for.
I think she should try the bold look, she would definitely be able to pull it off. Why do I get the feeling that she sleeps in her wigs and rarely takes them off – poor thing:(
Ewww? Uggh? Sad? Whoa. Naomi puts herself out there for the consumption of others. For your entertainment and aspiration. And then when the reality of the industry is revealed – when she allows you to see her at work – the immediate reaction by the majority in the blogosphere seems to be to berate or pity her.
She’s a grown and educated woman: she knows what’s going on with her hair. She chooses to continue despite the presumed result of those choices (because, as mentioned by others, this may be a genetic thing or it may be a hair style preference).
As a woman with natural hair myself, it’s not necessary to make snide comments about those who chose otherwise.
Besides, you know you wouldn’t dare to make these comments to her face. Naomi’s been known to slap, cut, and choke a b*tch, right?
I agree with everyone who says that she should shave it off. She is so gorgeous, she could be completely bald and the camera (and her audience) would still love her!
Ughh. Looking at her hairline makes me cringe. I want to send her a bag full of healthy products and tell her to spend some money on weekly scalp massages.
No wonder she’s so mean. I’d be a cell phone slinging, sour, woman too, if it were me. Just the other day, I had a scare about breaking edges. Phew! False alarm.
Sick! That looks painful. I think some people are so fixated on weaves, etc, that sometimes that forget about their own hair. I remember seeing her hair over a decade ago and it was straight, shoulder length. My time flys!
I suspected Campbell had this problem for many years now.When she was 15 or 16, she had a full head of hair when she started modelling. At the time she had her hair permed. Then in her late teens and throughout her career she started with weaves and hasn’t stopped ever since. She wore wigs, but most of the time throughout the 90s, Campbell always wore weaves.
After about 2 or so decades of wearing weaves, this will make anybody’s hair look like Campbell’s.
I don’t think she has hereditary alopecia. If you have been following her career from the very beginning, her alopecia today is a result of this torture. Maybe if she had worn wigs, instead of weaves, her hairline and scalp would have been healthy today.
A lot of black models opted for weaves or wigs b/c the runway stylists and designers often used extreme heat and alcohol based products on models’ hair to make some funky hairdos. Veronica Webb, Tyra and others said that the tortuous hairstyling of the runway would have made them bald if they didn’t opt for weaves or wigs. Some models didn’t have to worry about that b/c they kept their hair close cropped (Roshumba, Georgianna Robertson, Alek Wek).
As for Naomi Campbell, she is an industry that doesn’t exactly celebrate the beauty of women of color (hence her wearing weaves and blue/green contacts for more than a decade). She did what she had to do to make it in the fashion industry (even if meant adopting features she was never born with).
It’s a shame and I do feel sad for her after seeing these pics. Maybe she doesn’t care anymore? I dunno. I really hope she gets the help she needs for her hair and scalp. She is such a great model.
If we do not know what she has, I do not think the Eww and the stomach and so on are appropriate. If it is an hereditary decease or the conséquence of her hair regimen, i think she suffers enough from it for us to humiliate her more by making such comments. I’m against putting down those who are already down.
That’s so sad. And I agree with others who said she would look beautiful bald… but we all know the industry would cast her aside in a heartbeat (unless, perhaps, she did an Oprah interview about it first!).
Damn, I agree with Aisha maybe she has alopecia or something. My hair has always been thin on one side in particular but I dont hide it under styles that only add more stress to my hair. She needs to consult a doctor ASAP.
I think she should just rock a bald head and get scalp treatments so that she can possibly grow her hair back. She’s beautiful and would look fine with it, if she didn’t feel comfortable then throw on a wig. But overall I think it’s pretty sad that she felt that she had to maintain this image of beauty even at the expense of destroying her hair. She would look just as beautiful with natural hair but I guess she doesn’t or the people who hire her might not think so.
OMG…my heart kinda hurts looking at those pics. To me, it shows the reality of the modeling industry. It will drain from you every last drop you have…and when it’s done and there’s nothing left you’ll be cast out. She’s almost to that point.
I just noticed that the “hairline” looks like it’s been edged up in a certain shape. This makes me wonder if she purposely cut her hair down, or at least her edges and it’s growing back. I met someone who just started wearing her natural hair, and allowed the beautician to convince her to cut her hairline waaaaaaay back to accommodate a wig, since the woman wasn’t comfortable with her big chop. The woman conceded this was a very bad idea in hindsight.
Either way…this looks sad to me. I’d rather Ms. Campbell wore a completely shiny bald head compared to this.
Goodness, looking at that pic makes my hairline hurt…but I know it hurts her more. I don’t even know what else to say, its extremely sad. I’d take a head full of glorious, bountiful naps ANY day over having bald patches and no hairline.
Uhhh that’s really messed up. I feel sorry for her. And yet, here she is, with access to almost any product and (one would think) the ability to get the best hair care model moolah can buy.
I feel extremely sad…Nomie Campbell is an extraordinary model and its just sad that she has that hairline like this. I hope one day when she stops being a model her hair will get healthy again…
I have always been an adovocate for wearing weave for protecting your hair and changing up your look a bit but only wearing weave exclusively can seriously damage you hair..I’ve seen so many women whose hair line is exactly like Naomi..not cute…word to the wise let your hair breath for a while..
How does one keep getting weaves and keep getting weaves to the point where they allow this to happen? That weave looks like it hurts….maybe she has alopecia. Bless her heart.
Eww. I get the feeling that she will never wear her own hair out so that’s prolly why she doesn’t care about her hairline, or lack thereof. Don’t need a hairline 4 lacefronts!
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It sucks that her hair is doing this. But JBCO will help grow it back. She needs to get her natural hair braided up throw on one of those 100 wigs and roll on. Life goes on she is more than her hair. HOWEVER, shame on the stylists who did not protect her edges. You live and learn and you walk it out!
It’s sad for me that someone with her means, who probably visits very high end salons with supposedly very experienced staff did not advise her. I mean for her hair to get to this level did her hairdresser not tell her anything? Even to give her hair a break between work (eg to not wear a weave and just let her hair ‘breathe’ like while on leave or between gigs? Or could this be a case of her being advised and not heeding?
Either way, it’s a good lesson to those like me who also relied heavily on sew-ins. My hair line was already disappearing. I have stopped relaxing and currently trying to restore my hair line before i decied what next with my tresses!
I feel really sorry for Naomi.
I’m on this site cos I had the same problem.
I grew up with my low cut fro (I’m African African African) through high school, and even first two years of University till 1999 (I had stood proud and weird but Kinky ‘Fros of my type are HAAAAAAAARD to manage around these parts, and don’t number much, so you need to go Lo-Lo-Local to even get someone to plait for you. Did I mention how limited you are in styles 2?)
Then I got a perm (and easily combed and styled) till 2005 when I started noticing my receding hairline. I cut it all off in 2006 and had a blooming fro again in 2008 when my sister in law(to be) practically drove me to the salon, bought the relaxer and ‘disvirgined my hair….
I just came out of a horrible marriage situation in March 2010 – guess what I did in May? Yeah!
Am out fresh and low again, but am growing and natural.
Naomi just needs a few pats on the back and a few more ‘You can do it girl!’ from you and I.
Don’t hoard the love sistahs!
Wow, I actually just feel really bad for her.. I mean ya she’s rich and famous but she’s still a human being. this is just really unfortunate in my opinion. At least she has the money to buy expensive wigs to cover that up but that is just really unfortunate!
I’m not going to lie, but these photos motivated me to take care of my hairline even more. Extra attention when I moisturize, and no tension causing styles.
That’s pretty sad, though – both the damage and the countless weaves over the years that cause it in the first place. She had such a great head of hair in one of her childhood photos. 🙁 I hope the damage can be rectified.
Let me first say, im new to this site.. and I love it already! 🙂
Honestly, I think Naomi Campbell would be fierce if she cut all her hair off!
What Campbell’s hairline reveals is that one’s financial resources – and hers are considerable – don’t necessarily eradicate ignorance. Either she doesn’t know, doesn’t care, is too lazy, or all of the above. Perhaps the attention focused on Campbell and her hairline will force her to deal with the situation. Then again, maybe not.
Although I feel very sorry for my fellow Jamaican Brit, I do feel that Ms. Naomi has many options. She can go completely bald, go natural (with intense treatment for her scalp), or wear wigs.
She should not be weaving anything onto her head anymore as it appears that her hairline is severely damaged.
Let’s not tear each other down. Naomi obviously has chosen to pay an awful price to be beautiful. She can turn this around into something positive for other Black women who are tempted to do the same.
I sincerely feel sorry for her. I can’t imagine having to deal with that because of choices I made and not uncontrollable happenings. I feel so sorry for her. That may be a part of the reason for some of her anger issues.
Thank you Taharqa for that video. Veronica made some great points!
@ Loving:
I think you should change your name to “Hating” b/c there was definitely no love in your comment! Wow…
I admire her for her beauty, and she is a beautiful, feminine woman. There’s nothing masculine about her.
Based on her fine bone structure, she could have cut all her hair off, put a stocking cap on, and worn a wig. This is a woman who could easily rock a baldie.
The stylists obviously didn’t care about her hair, and she could have chosen to protect her hairline.
However, if she doesn’t care about her hair, there’s really nothing more to say. She has access to people who understand natural hair.
Maybe she can’t be bothered. Maybe she feels that’s the price she had to pay for her career. Although I’m surprised she’s even got a few tightly curled strands showing up like that.
So much hate in this post. Damn! SMH
i know she’s rich, beautiful, and what not…
but i feel so bad for her. they mutilated her.
Lmao! I saw this on mediatakeout.com and they said she had 10 naps, but I counted 13. Naomi is a hot mess with disaster edges!
Thanks to Taharqa for posting that video. My attitude when I saw the pictures was – well that’s what you get for wigging and weaving for so long. The video reminded me that Naomi, as beautiful as she is, is under the same pressure to conform to the European beauty standard as every woman in the Western world – even more so as a woman in the “fantasy business,” as Veronica Webb called it. For her wearing a weave is about getting paid. Now that’s tough!
I feel very sorry for her, it’s really unfortunate that this is the end result of years of modeling. I can’t fathom how much manipulation had to be done for this to occur.
Now, if she shaved her head completely…I think that’d be pretty bad ass…why bother keeping this wig on. It’s not like Naomi will ever be ugly. She’s such a beauty! 🙂
I first saw this on TV and wondered when it would surface here. I was shocked and also saddened. I have nothing against weaves but this is a reminder that they can damage the hairline. To those making mean comments, there’s no need for it. She did what she had to do to keep modelling or maybe she just likes weaves? Either way, I think with or without hair she is still beautiful. I just hopes she feels it on the inside as well.
umm. Wow. I honest think its sad. She is a beautiful women, why she would not take better care of her hair like she obviously does her body is quite baffling to me. I understand that you have to wear weave and stuff but.. damn…Not hating or throwing shade we just need to do better.
Please see this video:
https://www.realhealthmag.com/articles/hair_health_1936_17808.shtml
Model Veronica Webb explains how black models needed to adapt to the runway stylists!!!!
I encourage everyone to look at this video before passing harsh judgement against Naomi and her hairline!
beadgyrl: I’m confused as to why making fun of a woman who has lost her hair makes you feel good. And what does the fact that you don’t think she’s pretty have to do with the state of her hair. It just seems like you’re hating… It’s strange.
I can’t believe that ladies who are supposed to represent us and be looked up to as style icons allow themselves to be mutillated as this picture shows us. This just goes to show us that the media is still trying to control us and tell us what beauty should be. I relish in the revolt, and I am happy to see so many sistahs rockin it natural and this is what I pass on to my own daughter.
In her industry she needs to conform to a concept of beauty that apparently is detrimental to her health. It’s sad that she needs to do this to herself to be successful. I respect her for her longevity in the industry, but pity the fact that she will never ever be able to appreciate the gift her ancestors gave to her through her hair because of the denigration she would experience if she did.
Natural hair is beautiful. How brave does one have to be to buck trends? To thumb one’s nose at the status quo? Instead of chatising Naomi for what she’s done to her hair and scalp, pat yourself on the back for being strong enough to not letting yourself succumb to society’s need for conformity and thus lead by example.
I truly believe that once the modeling industry realises that black women are beautiful on their own accord without subscribing to an imposed standard of beauty, we will see a lot more natural women in magazines.
I’m long-winded and I apologise. This site and it’s subscribers exemplify strength in natural beauty and I thank you all for inspiring me daily to not trying to pigeonhole myself. I hope, in time, Naomi and others like her will be able to appreciate the inherent beauty in natural sisters like you all and choose to represent being happy with what one has as opposed to envying and emulating what one does not.
Honestly, viewing these pictures of Naomi makes me sad. Her hairline has been sacrificed on the altar of success. I bet if she had a chance to do it differently…she would.
We should be supportive. So many sisters want healthy heads of hair, but they are afraid of what others may think. Please pray she, and others in the same position, will not continue to abuse their hair.
Also, please pray that sisters will be mindful of braiding and weaving their little girls’ hair so tightly they start losing hairlines at an early age. I am seeing this more often in our communities. Let’s stop the madness!
So many sister
These pictures are also featured in some of the British national papers. That can’t be nice for her. I too remember Naomie from the start of her modelling career, i’m pretty sure i have some of those old vogues.
Numerous white women have been in the modeling/entertainment industry for 20 or 30+ years, but their hairlines are no where NEAR this. They aren’t bald under wigs. Naomi Campbell is in an industry where white hair is vogue. Straight hair is GQ. I appreciate her career and I appreciate how she’s represented black women in a white modeling world, but she should have been more conscious of her hair and its health. White stylists aren’t always aware of what’s good for our hair and we have to stand up for ourselves and our hair.
She still relaxes her hair, even though she wears weaves and she get’s her weaves tighten on a bi-weekly basis.
Frankly I remember being in high school in the late eighties, and I am about the same age as Naomi, and I used to remember her as a teen in the Vogue magazines and such. This is my opinion only, in respect to those who support, love, or admire this woman. But I honestly have never thought Naomi was beautiful, maybe except her physique….but she always had rather harsh, or masculine features in my opinion. I also stand in agreement with another natural above who said Naomi DID have hair when she first started out, but all of a sudden we saw her constantly in wigs, weaves, and lace fronts. I do not believe this is a result alopecia she couldn’t help. It’s traction alopecia of course, and just overall abuse from the industry. Just as the same person said, the modeling industry does not celebrate or encourage our ethnic beauty, and most certainly did not twenty years ago. I am seeing more of it now, in magazines, and fashion ads, with beautiful sistas in their natural hair. But that was unheard when she started out, unless you were Whoopi or Grace Jones, and was doing your own non-conformist ‘thang’ and didn’t care. You either conformed or else. So she donned the wigs, weaves and contacts trying to keep up with her white counterparts, and so she could keep a job. I can’t blame her for that. But what do we give up when we conform….it’s a double edge sword. I am sorry, but that hair is not growing back! She is doomed to weaving, and headpieces for life now. That is irreversable damage, and yes, it is very sad. I would never make fun of this woman, and frankly I don’t know her, only of what the media presents and what is said in print about her. I know she has anger management issues, and on that note, you notice she never strikes a black person….everyone she has assaulted were NON-BLACK. She’s not crazy…get my drift? On another note, this is a prime example why I am natural for LIFE. 🙂 God Bless All, and be encouraged!
wow. i feel sad for her. that probably why she is so mean. damn. all those weaves and wigs WILL do that to you tho. my great gma only has a few strands of hair b.c she ALWAYS wore wigs for years and years. never let her hair breathe. i feel bad for naomi, i rlly do.
She forgot she had hair. Hair will always need a break from weaves. Honestly, all these years i have never seen her real hair. So im not surprised.
“Why do people tear down celebs to make themselves feel better”?
ALittleSympathyGoesALongWay
You read my mind. I think Naomi is sexy, beautiful and slammin, hair or no hair. 🙂
I agree with alittlesympathygoesalongway…it’s really cruel to make the kind of comments that people are making about this woman. I’m in my early thirties and I know that Naomi is in her late thirties..hair loss becomes more prevelant when you get a bit older(not “old” lol). Just like myself, Naomi lived through the 90’s where having “good” hair and all that was a standard so it’s no wonder she felt she had to cover her hair with long wigs and helped to ruin her hair, and after all that time and her age combined..the ruin is really showing on her hairline..
I agree with some of the ladies comments like “eww” and “makes my stomache turn” are not necessary. I think that it would be helpful to to constructively critcize and also making suggestions on better ways for women to maintain weave, relaxed, telaxed, or natural hair.
I am a new natural and do wear weaves to get some growth. I have been wearing them for 1 year now and I have gotten alot of growth. I am doing this until I feel comfortable with the amount of growth I have on my head. One tip I give to people who choose to wear weaves is not to braid the hair line. I tell my stylist to leave my baby hair and hairline out so that way I do not risk losing hair there since that area is very fragile. I also tell her not to braid it so tight. Another good thing about this method, is that direct access to the hair allows me to massage and keep the hairline moisturized and oiled. As for the rest of my hair, I do not wash (it tangles and knots the hair which means breakage when taking the weave down. This happened to me in the beginning and I lost alot of hair) it I simply put essential oils in it using a bottle with a pointy tip and i oil in between the tracks. I do that once a week so the weave doesnt get too oily. Then when I take down the weave (I put coconut or Jamaican Black Castor oil as a pre poo the night before to soften the hair and lessen the tangles). I shampoo with Giovanni moisturizing shampoo then I use a good protein and moisturizing conditioner. I finish with Giovanni Direct Leave in and seal with shea butter. A few days or a week later, I re-do the weave. My hair is doing great and As I stated I have alot of growth about 6 – 7inches now (all naturual hair, relaxer completely out). Again I had to learn what works for my hair and what is healthy.
I just thought it would be nice to share for the ladies who wear weaves and are panicking and also for those who want to try it, but are afraid. REMEMBER KNOWLEDGE IS FREEDOM 🙂
I feel sorry for Naomi, I grew up looking at her as a perfect example of black beauty. she’s gorgeous she should shave her hair completely off and start a fresh just like so many of us have done. A little TLC will do her hair good.
Oops… I meant “Why do people tear down celebs to make themselves feel better”?
Like Daja (i think that’s who it was) I agree with wearing weaves as a protective style (or even as a mainstay if that’s your thing), and I know this site is dedicated to “natural” hair, but some of us proud naturals do wear weaves, so it would be nice to get tips on healthy weaving practices, so that we can avoid the pitfalls. I think this is more effective than a blanket admonition against getting weaves. Same thing with relaxers, we know some women are going to get them, so why not counsel them on how to do it safely? Anyway, it would be cool to see a post one of these days on how to safely install and maintain weaves and braided extensions.
And as far as Naomi, I think it’s sad that some women on here have chosen to use such disparaging language as “ewwww” to discuss her situation. It’s really unfortunate that we black women cannot be more sympathetic towards one another. Yes, she’s a celebrity but she’s also human (who do people tear down celebs to make themselves feel better?) and many of us naturals have experienced our share of hair trauma. So put yourself in her shoes. Don’t taunt her. I think Naomi is gorgeous nonetheless, and I hope she resolves her hair troubles.
Her hairline does look bad and I can only imagine what the state of the rest of her looks like BUT how do we know she doesn’t have some type of Alopecia. Alopecia can come in varying conditions from a mild to severe which includes no body hair at all.
I think people are overreacting. I have seen many women with the same hair line troubles. It’s not like a novelty or anything.
She looks great. Her body is rockin.
Oh….and two thumbs down to this article. She obviously isn’t “natural”, so point being?
Naomi has WAY bigger issues then her hairline. She is a recovering addict. Until she heals her inside she can’t attempt to address what is going on outside. Godspeed Naomi…u r loved and prayed for.
I think she should try the bold look, she would definitely be able to pull it off. Why do I get the feeling that she sleeps in her wigs and rarely takes them off – poor thing:(
Here is what I think:
https://jewelryrockstar.com/?p=1473
@snoopychick — Point taken… but it’s still sad.
Damn…
Though, i do know ppl {close to me} who INSIST on getting a weave even though their edges are gone or thinning.
Her Hair has been like that for some time now. I have seen worse pics of her hair, she’s completely bald in the front, it’s sad.
Ewww? Uggh? Sad? Whoa. Naomi puts herself out there for the consumption of others. For your entertainment and aspiration. And then when the reality of the industry is revealed – when she allows you to see her at work – the immediate reaction by the majority in the blogosphere seems to be to berate or pity her.
She’s a grown and educated woman: she knows what’s going on with her hair. She chooses to continue despite the presumed result of those choices (because, as mentioned by others, this may be a genetic thing or it may be a hair style preference).
As a woman with natural hair myself, it’s not necessary to make snide comments about those who chose otherwise.
Besides, you know you wouldn’t dare to make these comments to her face. Naomi’s been known to slap, cut, and choke a b*tch, right?
I agree with everyone who says that she should shave it off. She is so gorgeous, she could be completely bald and the camera (and her audience) would still love her!
Ughh. Looking at her hairline makes me cringe. I want to send her a bag full of healthy products and tell her to spend some money on weekly scalp massages.
No wonder she’s so mean. I’d be a cell phone slinging, sour, woman too, if it were me. Just the other day, I had a scare about breaking edges. Phew! False alarm.
I hope whatever it is she get’s her hair back.
how sad
shes so beautiful aswell
thats why you shouldnt get use to wearing them
now shes dependant on it!!!
=(
Sick! That looks painful. I think some people are so fixated on weaves, etc, that sometimes that forget about their own hair. I remember seeing her hair over a decade ago and it was straight, shoulder length. My time flys!
I suspected Campbell had this problem for many years now.When she was 15 or 16, she had a full head of hair when she started modelling. At the time she had her hair permed. Then in her late teens and throughout her career she started with weaves and hasn’t stopped ever since. She wore wigs, but most of the time throughout the 90s, Campbell always wore weaves.
After about 2 or so decades of wearing weaves, this will make anybody’s hair look like Campbell’s.
I don’t think she has hereditary alopecia. If you have been following her career from the very beginning, her alopecia today is a result of this torture. Maybe if she had worn wigs, instead of weaves, her hairline and scalp would have been healthy today.
A lot of black models opted for weaves or wigs b/c the runway stylists and designers often used extreme heat and alcohol based products on models’ hair to make some funky hairdos. Veronica Webb, Tyra and others said that the tortuous hairstyling of the runway would have made them bald if they didn’t opt for weaves or wigs. Some models didn’t have to worry about that b/c they kept their hair close cropped (Roshumba, Georgianna Robertson, Alek Wek).
As for Naomi Campbell, she is an industry that doesn’t exactly celebrate the beauty of women of color (hence her wearing weaves and blue/green contacts for more than a decade). She did what she had to do to make it in the fashion industry (even if meant adopting features she was never born with).
It’s a shame and I do feel sad for her after seeing these pics. Maybe she doesn’t care anymore? I dunno. I really hope she gets the help she needs for her hair and scalp. She is such a great model.
Shave it all off and start over.
If we do not know what she has, I do not think the Eww and the stomach and so on are appropriate. If it is an hereditary decease or the conséquence of her hair regimen, i think she suffers enough from it for us to humiliate her more by making such comments. I’m against putting down those who are already down.
Ewwwwww! But there are so many women walking around like that and they think that mess is normal. IT AINT!!
That’s so sad. And I agree with others who said she would look beautiful bald… but we all know the industry would cast her aside in a heartbeat (unless, perhaps, she did an Oprah interview about it first!).
I feel so sad just looking at that picture. I truly didn’t know what to say when I first saw it. Sad…
Damn, I agree with Aisha maybe she has alopecia or something. My hair has always been thin on one side in particular but I dont hide it under styles that only add more stress to my hair. She needs to consult a doctor ASAP.
It doesn’t look like she has any hair at all under that wig, or maybe just patches. I think she has alopecia.
I think she should just rock a bald head and get scalp treatments so that she can possibly grow her hair back. She’s beautiful and would look fine with it, if she didn’t feel comfortable then throw on a wig. But overall I think it’s pretty sad that she felt that she had to maintain this image of beauty even at the expense of destroying her hair. She would look just as beautiful with natural hair but I guess she doesn’t or the people who hire her might not think so.
Wow. I see this happening too often. Let’s stop pulling our hair back so tight! Wow! My stomach turned a bit too…
OMG…my heart kinda hurts looking at those pics. To me, it shows the reality of the modeling industry. It will drain from you every last drop you have…and when it’s done and there’s nothing left you’ll be cast out. She’s almost to that point.
I can’t believe any stylist would think that’s okay. Or that she would let a stylist who thought that was okay near her scalp. It’s unfortunate.
I just noticed that the “hairline” looks like it’s been edged up in a certain shape. This makes me wonder if she purposely cut her hair down, or at least her edges and it’s growing back. I met someone who just started wearing her natural hair, and allowed the beautician to convince her to cut her hairline waaaaaaay back to accommodate a wig, since the woman wasn’t comfortable with her big chop. The woman conceded this was a very bad idea in hindsight.
Either way…this looks sad to me. I’d rather Ms. Campbell wore a completely shiny bald head compared to this.
Goodness, looking at that pic makes my hairline hurt…but I know it hurts her more. I don’t even know what else to say, its extremely sad. I’d take a head full of glorious, bountiful naps ANY day over having bald patches and no hairline.
Uhhh that’s really messed up. I feel sorry for her. And yet, here she is, with access to almost any product and (one would think) the ability to get the best hair care model moolah can buy.
I feel extremely sad…Nomie Campbell is an extraordinary model and its just sad that she has that hairline like this. I hope one day when she stops being a model her hair will get healthy again…
I have always been an adovocate for wearing weave for protecting your hair and changing up your look a bit but only wearing weave exclusively can seriously damage you hair..I’ve seen so many women whose hair line is exactly like Naomi..not cute…word to the wise let your hair breath for a while..
Really she is making the ouch face in the 1st pic….
You know that weave is too tight honey…stop.
How does one keep getting weaves and keep getting weaves to the point where they allow this to happen? That weave looks like it hurts….maybe she has alopecia. Bless her heart.
Eww. I get the feeling that she will never wear her own hair out so that’s prolly why she doesn’t care about her hairline, or lack thereof. Don’t need a hairline 4 lacefronts!
my stomach actually turned…..