Naomi Campbell to Receive Icon Award

Originally posted on April 2, 2018.

Naomi Campbell will receive the CFDA’s Fashion Icon award on June 4.

That’s right, Campbell has not yet won this award.

Campbell is a fashion icon with or without an award, but it seems strange that she is only just now receiving this honor.

Past recipients include Rihanna, Kate Moss, Beyoncé, David Bowie and Pharrell Williams.

That’s right. Pharrell Williams won before Naomi Campbell.

Campbell has been modeling since the early 1970s and is widely considered to be a supermodel.

It seems strange that the CFDA would choose to honor people like Rihanna or Williams before they honored one of the most iconic models to walk a catwalk.

Maybe it seemed too obvious to choose Campbell in the past, and now that she has retired it is appropriate.

Whatever the reason, Campbell is finally receiving the long-deserved honor now.

“It is truly an honor to be recognized by the CFDA with this year’s Fashion Icon Award,” said Campbell said in an interview published in Vogue. “Being from London, my personal style has always been tremendously influenced by both the dynamic, ever-changing nature of street culture and the music scene. I grew up in this industry and I’m forever grateful to the iconic American fashion designers who have supported me and celebrated me throughout my career.”

Hopefully, the CFDA will continue to give their Icon award to true fashion icons.