Naomi Campbell Instagram 2015: Supermodel Slams Fake Models on Social Media
During a recent interview on "The Meredith Vieira Show," supermodel Naomi Campbell expressed her opposition of the younger models that have garnered massive success and popularity through the use of social media, Vogue U.K. reports.
When asked to share her feelings on today's younger supermodels -- Cara Delevingne, Jourdan Dunn, Kendall Jenner and Gigi Hadid -- who have propelled their careers by way of reality television or social media, Campbell responded, "I just feel like my generation of women -- like Cindy Crawford, Linda Evangelista, Christy Turlington, Claudia [Schiffer] -- we had to earn our stripes and take our stepping stones to get to where we have gotten to accomplish what we have achieved to this date. I kind of feel like, 'My God, we've worked so hard, and we are still working at it.' Then it just comes like that for them, but I sometimes believe easy come, easy go."
And while she admits her days as a new model were much harder than today's younger models, Campbell said if she were given the chance to do it all over again, she would opt to go about her career the same "old-fashioned" way.
"I am actually grateful for the way I had my career. I wouldn't want it any other way. So that's for them, this is me," she said.
Last month, model Arisce Wanzer mirrored Campbell's views on today's more privileged. supermodels.
Wanzer published an open letter to Kendall Jenner, slamming the "Keeping up With the Kardashians" for not paying her dues and becoming a super model because of the success of her reality TV show.
Wanzer explained, because of the success of "Insta-models" such as Jenner, models like herself who aren't as privileged are given less opportunities and their roads to success become "cheapened" by the success of their more privileged competition.
"Gone is the prestige you once felt as a 'chosen one' by Marc, Anna or Ricardo -- this cheapens your entire experience. You thought you were special, that your hard work had finally paid off. You didn't realize that these coveted spots were for sale. The cost? The soul and dignity of a fashion house. The clothes will still sell, and the players will still play, but the image will be forever tarnished by these real life Veruca Salts buying their way in with sleazy fame rights," Wanzer writes.
Click here to read Wanzer's full open letter.
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