“Ignoring people is stronger than attacking them.” Naomi Campbell and Linda Evangelista, never ending feud.

Rumors of a rift between the two supermodels have been circulating for several months now. In September 2023, Naomi Campbell and Linda Evangelista walked together in the Vogue World fashion show, joining friends Cindy Crawford and Christy Turlington. One was all the way to the left and the other was all the way to the right. Nothing alarming, except that the next day Naomi Campbell posted a photo of the show on her Instagram account (since it was deleted, only mentioning Cindy Crawford and Christy Turlington). Enough to panic netizens who realized after a few clicks that the two top models had unfollow social networks. A few days later, they were both seated in the front row of Fendi’s Spring Summer 2024 show, separated by five people and had not spoken to each other in public. Since then, rumors and questions about a possible feud between the top models have stopped.

This is without taking into account Naomi Campbell’s interview Standard:on June 11. When asked by journalist Dylan Jones about her anger, the model admits: But ignoring people is stronger than attacking them, because no one likes to be ignored.” Before continuing. “Lack of sincerity pisses me off, as does gratitude. Especially when you know you’ve gone out of your way to help someone and they can’t thank you. No simple thanks. It’s not so much anger as much disappointment.” And when the journalist asks if we are talking about a specific person, Naomi Campbell answers: “Absolutely”, adding fuel to the fire.

The complicity lost

If the supermodel has been systematically omitting Linda Evangelista’s name for months when she talks about her co-stars. nineties , It was not always like that. The two models were once very close, supporting each other in difficult times. In the documentary Super modelsLinda Evangelista, released in September 2023, shortly after the rumors began, made a surprising discovery. I told them: if you don’t hire him, you won’t have me either.” Naomi Campbell really had to fight to integrate into an industry that wasn’t very open to diversity at the time. Lately, it’s been Linda Evangelista who’s had a series of tough hits, between two cancer diagnoses in five years, botched cosmetic surgeries, and accepting domestic violence from her ex-husband. Could it be that yesterday’s girlfriend helped him in these difficult moments? Naomi Campbell, if she is quite clear in her accusations, does not give all the details of the story, which, knowing the strong personalities of the two star models, will undoubtedly experience new twists.