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Tom Joyner Morning Show commentator Jacque Reid went “Inside Her Story” with supermodel Naomi Campbell about her hit TV series “The Face”. However, the most interesting portion of the interview is when Reid asked Campbell about her opinion on the controversial French magazine Numéro’s  pictorial that used “blackface” on a white model to portray an African Queen.

Read Campbell’s response below:

Jacque Reid:  What do you think about this whole controversy with this white model posing as an African princess in this magazine and all the controversy?

Naomi Campbell:  Oh, well, I actually worked with Bethann Hardison, I worked with Bethann, she’s been like a mentor in my life.  And I can say that myself, Liya Kebede ,Joan Smalls, Jourdan Dunn, we’re extremely insulted by that whole pictorial.  We were not, we felt very much like why would you do that?  You know there are so many beautiful black girls in Paris, why would do that and why would you call it that, and give it that title. So to be quite honest it’s the first time I’m speaking about it, but you will be hearing more from all of us, all the names I’ve just mentioned because we feel that it’s time to speak out. (See photo below)

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