Naomi Campbell wins appeal over charity ban
Model Naomi Campbell has successfully appealed a five-year ban from serving as a charity trustee. A tribunal ruled that she was unaware of misconduct and financial mismanagement occurring within her charity, Fashion for Relief, which was orchestrated by a fellow trustee.
Why it matters
The ruling highlights the legal complexities of trustee liability and the importance of oversight in charitable organizations, while clearing the reputation of a high-profile public figure.
Image source, Reuters By Ian Youngs Culture reporter Published 1 hour ago Model Naomi Campbell has won her appeal against a ban on being a charity trustee, after a tribunal ruled that she was unaware of misconduct at her charity Fashion for Relief.
Campbell was banned from being a charity trustee for five years in 2024 after a watchdog found that Fashion for Relief funds had been spent on luxury hotels and spa treatments.
However, a tribunal said on Thursday , external that the most serious instances of misconduct in the charity "were concealed" from Campbell by a fellow trustee.
"Ms Campbell was not involved in, and did not know of, that conduct," the three-person tribunal panel said.
The supermodel set up Fashion for Relief to help victims of Hurricane Katrina in 2005, and went on to front further campaigns for disasters and causes around the world.
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