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I have seen terror as well: Naomi
Mumbai: Naomi Campbell, dressed in a striking red top, showed off her sensitive side when she walked the ramp at Lakme Fashion Week as part of the charity show Mai Mumbai — which was organised by good pal Vikram Chatwal in association with Fashion for Relief. “When the 26/11 attacks happened, a lot of people’s lives couldn’t be saved due to the sheer lack of ambulances to ferry the victims in time to the hospitals. So we decided to raise funds that would help the organisation Citizens for Justice and Peace (CJP) to buy more ambulances,” explains Naomi, as she handed over a cheque to Teesta Setalvad of CJP after the show.
What’s more, Naomi even visited the Oberoi and Taj Mahal Palace & Tower before the show. “I had to go there and see the scene where it all happened. It pains me to think so many people — be it guests or the hotel staff — couldn’t survive the attacks. In fact, as a person who has lived in London for most of her life, I have seen terror at regular intervals as well. And that’s why we started Fashion for Relief so as to give back to the society,” she noted, adding that she wanted to thank everyone who made the show a success, even her make-up person.
As for her other talent, “I must say that I am not a great singer; I gave it a try by recording a song (La-La-La Love Song) but it didn’t really work. If you remember, you’d know that the song and the video dwelt heavily on India,” says Naomi. “Even where Indian fashion is concerned, I love the clothes — the sari. Also, Indian women are very pretty and they carry themselves very well.”
And lastly, she expressed her desire to come back. “I had been telling my friend Fern (Mallis) so many times that I wanted to walk for a show in India and that’s finally happened. When Mai Mumbai was first reported in the press, I got queries from as far as Brazil and China, and I told them — yes, I am walking the ramp in India. So this is just the beginning,” ended Naomi.
source: dnaindia.com
