“I got to Paris and it was very difficult. I did very well, very fast.
‘But then the industry was saying, “Look out Naomi Campbell, here comes Tyra Banks, Naomi Campbell sit your butt down, this younger one is coming to take your place.'”
‘It was really unfair to her because the other models that weren’t black, like Kate Moss came up, we were the same generation, they weren’t saying, ‘Look out Christy Turlington, this cheek bone girl has cheekbones higher than yours! Get back!’ You know, so they weren’t saying that.
‘So, you know, it wasn’t fair to Naomi, but her response to this day was… I’m very scared of her.’
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