I MET NAOMI, NOT YET A SUPERMODEL,

AT A PRIVATE PARTY IN NEW YORK, NAOMI HAD

JUST ARRIVED FROM LONDON, STILL A TEENAGER.

AT THE PARTY, IMAN ENGAGED IN CONVERSATION

WITH IMAN AND LATER CHRISTY TURLINGTON, 

IT WAS THE NUCLEUS OF THEIR RELATIONSHIP.

I SPOKE TO HER BRIEFLY, BUT ENOUGH, NAOMI WAS

FILLED WITH ECSTATIC ENERGY, DETERMINED TO 

REVOLUTIONIZE FASHION MODELING, SHE HAS DONE

THAT RIGHT UP TO, THE WRITING OF THIS BLOG.

IF I HAD ALL DAY, IT WOULD NOT BE ENOUGH TIME

TO CHRONICLE HER ICONIC JOURNEY, NAOMI HAS GROWN UP

BEFORE OUR EYES, SHE HAD ISSUES, NONE OF US ARE PERFECT,

SHE'S LIVED THROUGH THEM AND TODAY SHE IS VICTORIOUS,

MENTORING MANY SUPERMODELS OF NEW GENERATIONS,

ADUT AKECH BEING ONE OF THEM, FROM SUDAN, AFRICA.

NOT TO MENTION, AN OCCASIONAL CATWALK APPEARANCE.

NAOMI SAT NEXT TO DONATELLA VERSACE AT THE 

FUNERAL OF THE MASTER, GIANNI VERSACE. AS AN ACTRESS,

SHE'S PROVEN HERSELF WORTHY, AS A SINGER I HAVE HER

AMBITIOUS ALBUM OF DISCO/HOUSE MUSIC. NOT GREAT,

BUT SHE REALIZED HER FANTASY, I RESPECT THAT.

NAOMI AND THAT BODY THAT MOVES IN SENSUAL RHYTHM

AS SHE HAS CATWALKED FOR THE WORLD'S MOST CELEBRATED

FASHION DESIGNERS. THE LIST IS ENDLESS & EXHAUSTING.

NAOMI IS MY GEMINI SISTER. HEARTFELT GODDAUGHTER 

OF NELSON MANDELA. SHE HAS RAISED MILLIONS AND MILLIONS

FOR VARIOUS CHARITIES. THE MUSE OF AZZEDINE ALAIA.

I'LL STOP HERE: BEST WEEKEND TO ALL, STAY SAFE & BLESSED! - MK