Token BIack Girl: How Naomi Campbell VS Tyra Banks Was Orchestrated By the Industry.

[@BLACKFEMININITYTV]

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[@CiaobellaAmour]

BLACK FEMININITY TV so love your content 💯. Please keep up the awesome work 😩🔥

[@kmp8985]

Can someone tell me who those beauties are at 2:45 ?

[@th-bb4bk]

Ok i really want to buy a shirt but I’m very confused on the sizing. Is it standard even tho it’s baggy? Should i size down? What size were you wearing in the video? Please answer I’d love to buy

[@paulajones3255]

I met Naomi in London, she was doing a photo shoot. She is stunning looking.

[@pinkandlikingit15]

I didn’t understand about Naomi either I mean you showing up doing community service in contour!? She was just trying to show off like usual, and I love this channel u dug very deep into details instead of just the key subject and basic facts

[@e.limani2888]

Why were all the people in the old interviews saying that Naomi is African American when she's British-Jamaican? Black doesnt equal African American

[@lipglossandlistings532]

Exactly.

[@bee3467]

Its so cringey

[@mimi831711]

I was going to make a similar comment lol

[@Yh-vi2sv]

@Nomi Malone oof no one wants to talk about this tho

[@nia-yl7lq]

Thank you! I’m always saying this as if AA is the origin of black and not Africa. Africa is in the name “African-American”!

[@aamia3769]

It's so irritating how they keep calling Naomi African American. She is British. Everyone black is not African American. Most black people are not in the states.

[@biglilvest2008]

kiah zane u sound stupid 👀😂😂😂

[@JayLuv97]

Biglilvest313 Biglilvest313 How? She’s speaking facts.

[@mimi831711]

Exactly!🙄

[@Yh-vi2sv]

@@biglilvest2008 does she?

[@lauraalerorose]

Exactly.

[@adi-qf2wb]

Naomi wasnt the nicest but she sure as hell knew how to secure her place in history

[@sincerelyeugene6638]

@Nomi Malone come on now, you know that's a bold faced lie. Tyra wasn't pushed out of shit by anybody. Yes retired YEAARRRSS after all that drama, and even when she wasn't so 'high fashion' because she refused to get surgery on her ass and boobs to make them smaller, she still was banking in millions from swimwear and lingerie lines and beauty shots. Tyra was smart. She herself says it all the time, "it's better to leave while you're ahead". And that's what she did, and now shes much richer thanks to it. Naomi is iconic and I'm happy she seems to be getting the help she needs to stay somewhat balanced.

[@makahlataufelogo4709]

Analyn Marx as she should 💅🏾💁🏾‍♀️✨

[@Kimmy_95]

@Nomi Malone Tyra was never pushed out of the her modelling career by Naomi.

[@lavonnealexander6936]

Agatha jay lmao 😂 who told you that ?

[@BlackGirlLovesAnime6]

She wasnt put in an environment where she could be nice and now at 24 I realize why she was catty

[@jasonbellini7946]

They did this to break up their united power. And it's still going on. Somehow Carrie Underwood, Taylor Swift, Selena Gomez, Demi Lovato and Ariana Grande can all co-exist but it's either Nicki Minaj or Cardi B.

[@03lisajade]

👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾💯

[@nikibronson133]

So true! They always turn black women against each other

[@JudeMarchisio]

@@nikibronson133 Cardi isn't black.

[@nikibronson133]

@@JudeMarchisio ok. Sure bud

[@JudeMarchisio]

@@nikibronson133 Are you dumb, blind or both?

[@Whistlesonthewind]

This is a common theme in many entertainment industries. The idea of there only being room for one black girl. They tried it with Brandy/Monica, Beyonce/Rihanna and Tyra/Naomi.

[@noomj3922]

Forgot nicki and cardi

[@crichy]

Nicki and Cardi 😞 The media really hates having more than one black woman be successful

[@sibria]

moonlightbae lol cardi isn’t black but yes their fan bases kinda played a part in their feud as well

[@sweetsroyale8511]

We don't need her to be black.keep her.

[@christopherdieudonne]

@mincy poo. The idea of there only being room for one black person also works for the men. Kenny Lattimore/Maxwell comes to mind.

[@M3l155a]

Naomi is more couture high fashion and Tyra is the “Victoria secret angel” type. Both valuable but cater to different audiences. They have different body shapes so that’s going to change how they can be marketed. It’s disgusting that this world can’t allow more than one black woman to be on top in certain industries. They love making us “tokens”.

[@arianataylor1117]

That was only the case bc she quit that type of modeling because if Naomi.

[@nikibronson133]

Well... they do both

[@ertfgghhhh]

Tyra used to be high fashion just like naomi but she kept gaining weight. She didnt start out as a "victoria secret angel"

[@jeraldisme]

Naomi did the Victoria Secret fashion shows too

[@aateriovalhalla2787]

Brit Ferguson I agree. They are vastly different. The token model is sad in that it implies there is limited beauty in our culture and thus saying there is not many to choose from. It’s a form of prejudice.

[@TheeHeadTurnerTV]

The fact that Naomi wore a a custom Dolce & Gabbana gown to do community service is truly ICONIC!

[@karlwithak]

RIGHT!!!!!! I'm surprised more people aren't commenting on THAT!

[@itsjemmabond]

Hang on...that was her community service outfit? I thought it was a photoshoot!

[@therealkenj98]

itsjemmabond Lol really a class act, a diva!

[@AL-Boogie.]

Naomi is a real 'G' and doesn't give not one blind mutha fux about anybody or anything! Shes both the Bloods and Crips wrapped up into one of modeling! Not mad at her hustle. #teamNaomi

[@thetriplethreat3]

She was leaving her last day and changed for an event right after

[@beautifulblacksoul8611]

Naomi is soo stunning. Her younger pictures are lovely. She was an amazing model and lowkey had some great allies. Not going to lie.

[@Serenityblu23]

she is still modeling to this day. Looking better then a lot of people who are younger then her too. Like girl give me your secrets on how to slay like the Queen you are lol

[@oc3246]

she still models, she recently did an ad for calvin khlein

[@drfifteenmd7561]

@Yummyleigh I can't deal with naomi.

[@Serenityblu23]

@Yummyleigh man I wasn't ready for your comment. I ain't got no edges now.

[@jem8775]

What do you mean "was". Don't you mean "is"?!?🤨😆

[@tamcar04]

Naomi is not African American! 🤦🏿‍♀️

[@DDominoGeronimo]

she's Afro-Jamaican Brit

[@victor-zi7bu]

Sai 97 o..k?

[@thewell-readnegrita4941]

Sai 97 lol yes they do....Africans or Carribeans in Europe always specify their origins 🤦🏾‍♀️..Naomi proudly says she is Jamaican

[@tema4j]

EVERY TIME THEY SAY THIS IT'S SENDING ME Like y'all can't just say Black?!

[@stealthiscool]

@@sai9718 That ain't true at all, she would be 'British Caribbean' if she were to fill out a form of some sort

[@esh5168]

Tyra seem like they type who want to be liked and Naomi seem like she don’t give af

[@ivoryscott1162]

😩😆😂🤣

[@chellymurphy]

Love how she responded “I don’t remember...” to everything making Tyra look like a damn fool on her own show lmao

[@welliminitnowso]

100%

[@poohcanplay123]

Chels Murphy with a whole smirk on her face, like.... lol

[@sufundasamuels431]

Girl, you summed it perfectly! I truly believe that Naomi don't give a rat's ass about Tyra or anyone else that's got it in for her. I don't like Tyra big forehead, alien looking ass....she treated a lot of those girls on her show like trash. Even then it seemed like she had something to prove to Naomi and other fellow models that she was or is a boss.

[@JleeSyd6564]

Naomi made friends with all the right people to secure her place. Instead of complaining about white people she used them to become a legend. For that I have to respect her.

[@gemqueen1866]

she still does and she doesn't give a damn about anyone but herself

[@Love25648]

TrinityRunsDeep89 black people don’t get that

[@jamaalshelton6793]

Naw she benefitted from The one Black girl at a time rule. Can’t respect any Black person who ignores racism to get Ahead

[@Mikirono23]

@@Love25648 Finally someone gets it 😰

[@lavonnealexander6936]

She really did , lol 😂 gwaan Naomi !

[@tfaddict8254]

So much melanin magic in this video... I love being black.

[@compendioussuccient6784]

Wtf lol get a life

[@peppaPig-nc8ho]

@@compendioussuccient6784 wtf is ur problem lol get a life

[@hemerra5176]

@@compendioussuccient6784 why are you mad about her being proud of what she is?

[@compendioussuccient6784]

ŦhǝEmͥƤeͣrͫօr Ⲙบຮa I just think racial pride is gross

[@hemerra5176]

@@compendioussuccient6784 being racially proud of yourself is not “gross” it is someone simply having pride; yellow, red, white and black pride is all ok, just as long as no one is degrading another race while in the act of uplifting their own. Racism is gross, racial pride is not.

[@adrianhan1059]

Actually Tyra is no angel either . Naomi may be hot tempered and competitive but inside she is a sweet girl. Tyra acts sweet but she is actually a mean girl who was calculative and strategic. And it later years, both ladies' true colours are beginning to show.

[@matheushenrique5963]

And let's not forget Tyra had a MLM

[@gee_emm]

Kai Evans A failed makeup MLM. There’s a YT video about it, and plenty of other shady antics...

[@RecoveringChristian]

All y'all fools. Lolita Island with Epstein, read em and weep, hypocrites.

[@RecoveringChristian]

@Shae'ron Nikole recovering, professor. Recovering = NOT Christian. She was involved with Epstein and underage girls. Her name's on the flight manifest. But ya, boo Tyra, she's simply the worst! 👁👄👁

[@RecoveringChristian]

@Shae'ron Nikole I enjoy them both. Naomi's unfiltered KZbin series is quite good. Tyra is a work horse. They're both accomplished black women who've done more for the black community/people of color than anyone here will ever do. They just happen to also be raging narcissists with mean girl petty streaks. The only trash I see is the angry deranged "woke" mob thirsty and hungry to be offended by anything and everything they can sink their p.c. hooks into.

[@beautifulblacksoul8611]

I've heard this story so many times and yes I do blame the industry. But I wish people would cut Naomi some slack. She was a young girl too.

[@Lisnist]

Thank you! I agree!

[@beautifulblacksoul8611]

@@Lisnist I mean she was what... 19-21ish? Show me a 19 year old that isn't immature. They can't expect her to act like this gracious 45 year old welcoming in the newest generation. And I highkey think this is what people put in their minds (Naomi as she is now and a teenage Tyra) when discussing Naomi being 'mean' to Tyra. Naomi was a teen as well. She was going to act like a 19 year old. Which is like a bratty teen.

[@AmbrosiusVanllin60]

Thank you!!! People Fail to understand it was not easy for her either she also had to do what she had to do to maintain her position within the industry. And let's not forget about all the other models she had to compete against not just the black ones but also the white ones... so for many reasons this is why Naomi Campbell comes on top for me!!

[@lindam4953]

The industry did influence Naomi to be spiteful during that time. The least Naomi could of done was apologize but she played like she didn't remember anything lol. Like girl stop!

[@beautifulblacksoul8611]

@@lindam4953 she doesn't have to apologize. Why? Because she didn't make the modeling industry a safe space for Tyra? Because they weren't besties? I've watched the interview. Naomi herself stated she didn't know Tyra was a fan of hers. Tyra herself said no you wouldn't have known that. They competed for a space in the modeling industry. Tyra lost. She managed to find her success in other areas. That's life. Naomi said she didn't have her blackballed and only an absolute moron who isn't content with reality or lack the courage to hold the media accountable would believe Naomi had the power to stop any white man from getting a bag. That's like believing Nicki has the power to stop bags. Or that Cardi B can prevent another rapper from being successful. They don't really have that type of power. Naomi at that age didn't have that type of power. She doesn't have to apologize for Tyra feeling uncomfortable. I'm sure Tyra hasn't apologized to every contestant on ANTM.

[@iamcasihart]

Why do they keep referring to beautiful Naomi as "African American?" She's British.

[@oc3246]

iamcasihart exactly

[@Xtinaiyayi]

They definitely used that term too loosely in the 90s.

[@WillJ99999]

African british

[@iamcasihart]

@@Xtinaiyayi Oh, hell yes, they used it loosely in the 90s.

[@Itisthatdeepdives]

They probably think AA is PC for black lol

[@amazingdoublea]

And now there are like no black models again. Some but honestly I see the same three faces. I see a new white model every week.

[@wolfdog3226]

bri thomas u must not watch tv and commercials then Because I see a lot of all different shades

[@JaydaSimone]

@@wolfdog3226 Commercial modeling is not at all the same as high fashion.

[@bettybelete4874]

I think there are actually a lot more now! Go to any of the high end modeling agency websites (Elite, IMG, Premier) and there’s a decent amount. Hopefully more in the next few years though.

[@ashante190]

It's slowly turning around again. Some of the top models at the moment are women of color. Adut Akech, Anok Yai, Shanelle Nyasiase, Grace Bol, Fei Fei Sun, Alton Mason etc.

[@amazingdoublea]

I hear all of you but some few 10 that are different shades that you see frequently is not the same as diversity. A lot of these agencies sign black models and don’t fight as hard for them as they would a white model. There are models of different shades but I still see the same one.

[@nettyspeaks]

Naomi's natural hair was everything smfh. They ruined it and they owe her so much for what they did to her

[@dazzeldil143]

MsPachecoSpeaks right...now her edges are gone

[@angelsalwayswithme1]

Its a struggle with black people hair in the modeling industry. But now its getting better. My sister is a model and she's not allowed to have fake hair. But i know another model few years ago struggled with her hair and always had extentions but now recently she's natural.

[@nancypiccirillo405]

She did it to herself

Miss No Edges.

[@Kimmy_95]

@@nancypiccirillo405 Well...she had no choice but to if she wanted to stay in the model industry.

[@beautifulblacksoul8611]

Karen Alexander is gorgeous. Never noticed her before. I'm pleased you showcased some of the other models.

[@BLACKFEMININITYTV]

There were so many talented ones that no one even knows about.

[@deljean]

Yea I've never heard of the other black models except Alec Wek( I think thts how you spell it) Now im gonna research them.

[@valerieproctor7366]

I loved Karen back in the day, she was one of my favorite.

[@MsMoneyonMyMind]

Omgggg yes! When I saw her I was immediately struck! Like WHO is THAT model ??

[@bubblybubbles4023]

Black women were golden in the 90s

[@JoJo927198]

Bubbly Bubbles still are. ✨✨

[@sunshinehayle3899]

Still are and always will be!

[@dazzeldil143]

Bubbly Bubbles still are...tf

[@sweethartia]

#blackgirlmagic

[@barbiegamboa7688]

Still are❤💃🏿

[@themelexperience7628]

The fact that Tyra was always crying about Naomi’s treatment of her but she did WORST shit to the black girls on ANTM

[@aateriovalhalla2787]

The Mel Experience I kinda felt like Tyra’s show has the same components as what she allegedly went through. I love Tyra because she is a great leader however she seems to play victim.

[@NOHSAL]

YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS

[@teejthebrownbratt1725]

Girllll yassss!!

[@sbrooks729]

i.e. How she had the other judges treat Kelle (S3), ironically a dark-hued lady like Naomi...also that tirade vs. Tiffany (another dark lady) in the season after. Tyra is so fake.

[@SozeKartel]

FAAACTSSSS 🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@y0urcheapthrill]

10:10 just wanted to add that john casablancas also told Grace Jones “trying to sell a black model was like trying to sell a used car that no one wanted” he also bought into only one black model rule with beverly johnson being the only one allowed at the time. So I wouldn’t take anything he said about naomi too seriously

[@BLACKFEMININITYTV]

プロトコル7 yea and he married a 16 year old 🥴

[@dc9067]

@@BLACKFEMININITYTV ew

[@lovelymix8056]

@@BLACKFEMININITYTV he also had an affair with supermodel Stephanie Seymour when she was a teen.

[@Wil3p]

Ppl calling Naomi African-American when she’s British just because they can’t seem to just say Black to refer to her race will always make me cringe

[@jamaalshelton6793]

Right lol

[@nicoleraheem1195]

Lol exactly. Its weird ASF. Might as well call her a negro

[@Wil3p]

@@nicoleraheem1195 Right, lmao they give off the impression that being called Black is some type of insult when it's so not

[@001islandprincess]

Will M Black is still tied to white. Both those statuses came out of European imperialism. As Fanon stated: “Black and white came into existence at the moment of imperial conquest. Neither exists without the other. “ So called black people are the only people on earth that define themselves through the eyes of the oppressor. Black people are the only *land less* people. With the exception of indigenous people throughout the Americas (who also called themselves false label like “Indian” and they have nothing to do with India), no other people on earth call refer to themselves as a status. Black is just a status which always goes back to the “in group” who imposed the label in the first place...No one was walking the earth calling themselves Black over 500 years ago. They were Ewe, Fang, Hausa, Igbo etc. Their real identities.....By the way, most Africans from the motherland reject the term Black and they say it is a “Western” thing, a slave status.

[@Wil3p]

@@001islandprincess I know what most Africans think because I'm African myself, in my country we speak Portuguese so the terms Black and Negro are used in the reserve way than in the US, either way Black is still used as the race term for English speaking countries, so my point still stands calling Naomi African-American is wrong, if they don't want to call her Black, which she is, they should call her African-British

[@Kevin-rg3yc]

Love the shade you thrown at the white IG models at the end. I laugh when I see kendall Jenner being named the highest paid model of the year by Forbes when her catwalk is 🚮 and she admits to nitpicking her shows bc she just personally don't like doing 30 shows a season

[@Tiajones333]

Lol

[@therealkenj98]

That girl walks like an antelope. I do not know how they continue to pay her for her mediocre talents....oh right, she’s white.

[@Kevin-rg3yc]

@@therealkenj98 white and she has a huge last name. It always remained a mystery to me to her success as a supermodel

[@ilean7499]

DominatellaVersace if her anxiety interferes with her ability to walk in runway shows and she has the luxury to work less she’s no supermodel

[@notconvincedgranny6573]

And the way they walked back in the day - none of that escaped horse gallumphing they do now.

[@BayouBarbie504]

what is up with the new walk?!? so unfeminine and sterile!

[@lucienelson]

notconvincedgranny 😆 so true

[@sarcasticgrunt01]

'Gallumphing' 😂💀⚰️

[@foxsisters6257]

Sandi Richard some weird obsession with androgyny

[@immature1990]

I love Naomi and Tyra and I’ve never understood why they tried to pit them against each other when both are beautiful and both can work a runway

[@sweetsroyale8511]

and both favor!

[@aeshiryzenaeschirett5415]

The industry which is controlled by white men were afraid of solidarity among people of color

[@NOHSAL]

You don't understand the industry.

[@NOHSAL]

But, it IS wrong.

[@amonic.2089]

It's ironic how the "Industry" PIT ALL BLACK PPL AGAINST EACH OTHER From (Black American)Tyra Banks & (Jamaican British)Namoni Campbell and( Black American) 2pac & (Jamaican American) Biggie the list goes On and on. You don't see the Powers that B PIT WHITE PPL TOGETHER...THIS HAS GOT TO STOP ⛔️ at some point.

[@mekkaabdul3176]

Why did he have to go into detail about her community service??? “She was on her hands and knees cleaning the floor” it’s like he was trying to humiliate her even further

[@gemqueen1866]

Give Naomi props for that, that's why she strutted her stuff at the end of her service in that fabulous gown

[@louisblue3929]

I don't see it as that. The press would've said Naomi barely did anything during her community service. The officer had to detail the degree to which Naomi worked hard at her community service. These are jobs that people do for a living, not just when they get in trouble. So when that dude details all the work Naomi put in - explaining that she was never late and did everything from scrubbing floors to cleaning toilets, to me, it shows her work ethic - which no-one can take away from her.

[@lavbcottage7768]

Lol I was just about to say "She went on her knees and scrubbed the toilets" like WTF

[@nikam4167]

He was trying to sell the story, I SERIOUSLY doubt that Naomi did any of that shit. Lmao

[@zeppelin_7245]

I thought that at first but I think it's because people would have said that Naomi was let off the hook because of her fame. So he detailed what she did to avoid those claims.

[@goldburnm]

Funny to hear Veronica Webb talk about the 1950s back then. To this day that decade and that dream is haunting us. It's code for what white supremacists want: people of color in their place.

[@fawnieee]

Othering is a toxic thing, and only reveals white supremacists stupidity. If black people, or any person of colour, suddenly disappeared from the very planet they would them find problems from amongst themselves. I guarantee you a certain white person from a certain country would be the "problem" that people of colour are now. I'm not trying to denote the person of colours experience, but pointing out these people are so stupid and thrive off this concept of othering. The only thing different between races are the pigment of our skin, and we should celebrate the many different variations instead of what we're doing now and back then. It's disgusting and upsets me to no end. Unfortunately, what people don't realise is people who "other" can often hold positions of power and allow their discrimination be prominent in a certain business industry and even in society. Black is beautiful. And I wish people (white people, as I am a white person) would realise that this is still, a very real issue. We have come far but we still have a very long way to go. These people who are racist should not be allowed in positions of power such as media, business or industry. If they want to behave inhumanely, they do not deserve to be treated as human.

[@dc9067]

@@fawnieee skin pigment isn't the only difference between races tho Like white people have higher nose bridges, some east-asians have monolids etc... But anyway that's not the point

[@prettybuff75]

I agree. All my respect goes to Veronica, who is a writer. She referenced one of the deeper core problems responsible, as opposed to fueling professional conflicts. ....and, Veronica made history as the first MOC to land a cosmetic’s contract, btw.

[@kierrasimone]

Damn I wish Naomi didn’t fall for the okey doke. Her and Tyra together, would’ve been an unstoppable force to be reckoned with.

[@MaxMustermann-hd7oe]

Right?! They were a minority in the industry. They should have supported each other.

[@j.jauffret2315]

Both are very questionable and problematic people... I don't know of that couple would have worked.

[@LaBlaxicana333]

They look like black Barbies 😍

[@CoachJulie193]

Right !

[@tanishlitt7740]

they were the blueprint and inspo for black barbies

[@LaBlaxicana333]

@@tanishlitt7740 cool, didn't know that

[@Lady_Tee15]

😍😍

[@ladyfibonaccii]

Haven't you seen Life Size? Tyra costars with Lindsay Lohan! She's basically "Barbie" in that world. Lindsay makes a wish and the wish backfires and we get Tyra a life size barbie. It's actually a really good movie and funny and heart warming !

[@shanmarie000]

You and Troycetv posting the same day is a blessing

[@makahlataufelogo4709]

tyshan !!! Right 😌

[@blueangel1939]

Omg your youtube channel taste everything👏🏾 💕

[@tosina2946]

Whilst i don’t doubt that Naomi was petty and can be mean, there is definitely an element of colourist at work here. It’s veey easy to sell ‘’mean darkskin” vs “gentle and demure lightskin”; especially considering she was called “crazy” by the elite models guy. I wonder if Naomi felt that she had to lash out bc a lightskin model (who would’ve been preferable to a darkskin model at the time) could’ve taken her spot. I think it’s more than black woman v black woman bc media coverage may have portrayed Naomi even more brutishly than they would have if she was light. It’s an interesting talking point!

[@apriltiff6452]

Exactly 💯

[@louisblue3929]

Absolutely. Was thinking that myself.

[@ladydede88]

Thats what i was thinking. Definitely colorism played in this. Naomi knew they would prefer Tyra because she’s lightskin with green eyes. That definitely played into her being nasty to her.

[@melaninenriched7844]

It's odd that we always run with that when colorism is for us not them. Whites actually love the darker skinned woman and man. It's us that fall for the trap they lay about light is right. Most mixed couples you find the counterpart isn't very light. Bedwenches and bedbucks were dark because they were highly fetished. Naomi was never going anywhere but where she went because of her features and walk. Tyra whose very pretty had elements as well one of which being more marketable. We don't often Express attraction to the darker berry where whites will in secret. They were pushing the stereotype that black women couldn't coexist that's it that's all.

[@Mikirono23]

@@melaninenriched7844 They can't and won't hear you. They're stuck in their victim mentality. Facts won't hit 'em

[@bienwang5653]

Naomi is such a goddess, the way she walks she glide. She is The Diva because she worked hard for her success. Tyra is such an icon, the way she stares at the camera is just pure perfection. Also, she is a good mentor. These women maybe similar in features, black and beautiful but these women have different strengths and prototype as models

[@BreonaMcQueen]

Your channel is so entertaining, keep it up!

[@BLACKFEMININITYTV]

Breona Leonard thank you 💓

[@sadegrant7381]

omg Tyra & a Naomi are so pretty😍

[@chelseafcgirl123]

Models back then weren’t scarily thin either. It’s sad what the industry has become.

[@LingLing-pn3us]

R P the heroin chic

[@elleofhearts8471]

twiggy was from the 60s. sickly thin models were always around in modern times

[@ertfgghhhh]

Not true. They were always 5'9 and less than 115lbs

[@MrCheesecake1928]

They arent now either. They do were skinny during the late 90s and early 2000s with the heroin chic movement but now with the "body possitivity" movement not so much...

[@dc9067]

@@MrCheesecake1928 the models were super skinny in the late 2000's/early 2010's too I used to watch a lot of documentaries about how the government made laws (around 2013-2015) for very skinny models to not be able to walk on the runway (I guess the law wasn't respected everywhere tho)

[@jlcii]

I'm glad to hear Tyra Banks bring up that the black community has 48 shades of skin color. It shows how diverse our community is, and how we really need to stick together. We need to respect our dark-skinned black women and give them more platforms and opportunities, and we need to not tell light skinned black women "to go start their own race" and try to disown them out the black community, because we all are part of the spectrum that makes our community so beautiful, rich, and influential.

[@Love25648]

Jo LC by light skin I hope you mean lighter skinned and not mixed

[@jlcii]

@@Love25648 yes, I do include mixed, since most light skin black people in the US and all over the world are mixed. hell, I'm a black mix from both my parents. I'm afro Puerto Rican and biracial black and white mix. Let me guess, you're one of those that thinks a mixed black person "isn't black enough to be black".🙄

[@fricansimmer5986]

@@jlcii im yellow skinned Nigerian I ain't mixed

[@loliwinxedits6095]

@bkchic4life so your telling me that claiming your melanin is racist but dividing black people by how much blackness is in them and telling them their not black isn't? your telling me dividing mixed people from their black side is fine? what happened to embracing both sides?

[@yeas6147]

@@brandyalexandre8016 "claim them all." *doesn't let her claim her black side* ok karen

[@VVilla-zh5mw]

Both Tyra Banks and Naomi got the chance to be part of Michael Jackson's Music Videos 👌

[@loveyou-gf8op]

Which song Tyra was in?

[@KetaMars]

@@loveyou-gf8op the black or white video

[@SlimGoodie004]

Yes both of these beautiful women were in Michael Jackson's videos, but Tyra's appearance in Black and White was more of a clip along with the other people. Naomi's part in Closet was iconic because she was the leading lady and love interest in that video. Just like beautiful Iman was the leading lady and love interest in Remember the Time.

[@nobodyknows4869]

I'm so in love with the intro 😍

[@gladitsnotme]

You work so hard on these, thank you so much!

[@BLACKFEMININITYTV]

gladitsnotme thank you! You are appreciated 🖤.

[@Beats4DaStreets]

Love your channel! I would love to see a video on Black Eyed Peas history and drama! They were a great group before they totally sold out and kicked their OG black female member for Fergie.

[@butyoucancallmesam]

What?!?! I didn’t know that! I thought Fergie was always the female vocalist.

[@sunqueenn]

@@butyoucancallmesam same! Now I wanna know everything lol

[@fizzyfuzz5878]

mrowzer Yeah The Black Eyes Peas Maroon 5ed theirselves. They used to be such a cool alternative hip hop/pop group

[@Beats4DaStreets]

Yes their lead female singer on the first 3 albums was Kim Hill (a black singer) but then she was left out of Elephunk and was kicked to the curb with out an explanation. She has a song about this situation on her EP

[@Beats4DaStreets]

And Fergie was in a girl group in the 1990s called Wild Orchid but she totally screwed the other two girls after leaving for BEP.

[@nehsangbong7259]

I love when people cover the rivarly between Naomi and Tyra. I remember when Empressive channel covered their rivarly and I commented that regardless of their rivarly they are still both legendary models and someone argued with me that Tyra was not a legend. 😂. I don't care what anyone says 💁. Tyra Banks is also a legend. Naomi and Tyra are legends.

[@CiaobellaAmour]

Neh-Bih Sangbong both are legendary queens, periodt 💁🏽‍♀️

[@nehsangbong7259]

@@CiaobellaAmour FACTS 👌💯

[@DarnellHendeason-dk3uw]

Tyra Banks is not a legend

[@DarnellHendeason-dk3uw]

And Tyra Banks downed black women

[@greatgownsbeautifulgowns]

I put money on that whoever argued with you and said Tyra wasn't a legend was some young person that knows nothing about the black 80s and 90s supermodels-- but can probably name every "Instagram model" and thinks that they're "legends".🙄

[@SoundBlackRecordings]

They keep calling Naomi African American and she's not. LOL

[@marywheat1832]

Dark Carousel just shows you that they see us all the same

[@wfmbu]

Because the majority of America’s are ignorant

[@sarakowal1846]

Mary Wheat it was a black man that referenced Naoiri as African American like 4 times 😂

[@manniking233]

You definitely did not grow up in the 90s and 00s... Haha!

[@ebonystone8890]

She is black British.

[@darrenjames3065]

I love how Tyra hyped this rivalry in her interview with Naomi, while Naomi was completely un-phased for that entire segment.

[@lmamd87]

I remember watching when Tyra had Naomi on her show and Tyra mentioned a show- Versace I think- and said that she (Tyra) arrived at the show and was told to go home and that she want needed. She then said that when she asked why the person telling her cocked his head in Naomi’s direction. Naomi replies that he said it and not her. She never said anything like that. And also she asked Tyra if she knew that Gianni sent Kate Moss home that night too? He did that sometimes. It was so easy to blame Naomi.

[@bestpoubelle5332]

The scene on Tyra's show with both of them reminds me of how the people who are hurt remember things better than those who did the hurting. Tyra remembers because it deeply hurt her and affected her. Naomi doesn't remember because it didn't impact her. I hope they've been genuinely been able to patch things but because they are truly both incredible black women.

[@alisha3071]

Oh Naomi REMEMBERED. She knew exactly what Tyra was talking about. She was just trying to act like she didn’t. Playing Victim trying to make it seem like Tyra was making it up because why would Tyra just make that up and claim all those things about Naomi if it wasn’t true? Naomi is just a Narcissist. A PRIME example.

[@thetriplethreat3]

@@alisha3071 EXACTLY

[@edwardanane6115]

I clicked in a heartbeat Love your content sis

[@db60615]

Nearly 30 years later and black models still have the same exact issues as in the 90's! They're always the best models, fiercest walks, amazing bodies, and still paid far less than their white counterparts! Naomi is the greatest of all time, and still never had a payday like Giselle Bundchen......It's insane!

[@Love25648]

db60615 best walk? Btw two African models were voted the best models by the industry lol

[@db60615]

@@Love25648 Name them.....If so, you're further proving my point that black models are the best in the industry. So what's your point again???

[@lt2143]

Naomi, although beautiful but has/had some serious anger issues. The fame went to her head and when felt threatened she lashed out.

[@fricansimmer5986]

Yeah that's her persona so just leave it be don't judge her everyone makes mistakes no one's perfect

[@CGZ26]

Exactly, she can be the best model in the 90s or whatever, but I would never glorify a violent person.

[@gee_emm]

L T Maybe, but can you imagine how much BS she was dealing with, as a BW in her position?

[@wolftownesque]

We also shouldn’t kissass but...

[@douglassgibson4828]

@@gee_emm naomi had to go through a lot, more than tyra, my opinion tyra is ok but she seems to try to hard for attention.And her talk show her other side comes out.

[@farhia711]

They forgot the most iconic black model Iman ?????????????

[@csilagh4148]

Kimiko Kasai no she mentioned her at the end

[@Maya-ez6gm]

iman was introduced in the 70's not the 80's or 90's

[@j.jauffret2315]

@Lisa Marie Iman is to supermodels what supermodels are to ordinary people.

[@kennethgreen1490]

I used to keep up with all of them. Karen Alexander was the first of the new Black faces. Elle magazine can be given the credit for launching so many Black girls. 1985 - 1997 - those were the glory years.

[@veronicaolawaiye7617]

that police officer telling everyone that Naomi Campbell "got on her knees" is strange because he is trying to portray an image of sub-servitude and trying to degrade an established black woman

[@Krystal_Clearr]

Right? I was kinda confused as to why that was brought up after he already mentioned all she did...

[@grace3485]

That's them for you

[@Cherishripe]

Tyra to me always looked like a black barbie doll & I lived for her as a kid 😍

[@misstekhead]

I wrote an essay on Naomi Campbell in 4th grade. There was a magazine called “Top Model” in the early to mid 1990s and I meticulously cut every photo and put it on a poster. I was enamored with her and other models of that era.

[@EZdelFresco]

Love that intro song. Groovy af.

[@CiaobellaAmour]

EZdelFresco ikr🤸🏾‍♀️

[@castielfever]

I love this Channel❤️❤️❤️ The Contet is just bomb! Great Work 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾

[@Jam2tech]

This is literal Black history. Loving the channel and content fr. Especially this

[@ms.rstake_1211]

This story still upsets me. They were both so naive.

[@margaritam.9118]

“Naomi was THE African American model on the show” SHE IS BRITISH 😠

[@ririsuarau9831]

People need to stop pinning black women against each other.. black women are all queens PERIOD😍😍

[@13ikea]

Beverly peele is gorgeous 😍

[@XQN-R]

Her daughter is the spitting image of her also.

[@Aphrodites_son555]

The amount of power these beautiful black women could've had together would have been too much for the industry to handle, that's why they always tried to put them against each other. I've always saw the black supermodels on a whole different level from the white supermodels.

[@deej5608]

And in the real world as well

[@aateriovalhalla2787]

J'adore NCT I was as thinking that after watching Tyra’s interview with Naomi. I felt what if they got along? How great that would have been.

[@tammyt3796]

Niomi said in a documentary that they labeled her as crazy because she was always speaking out about the mistreatment of black models and refusing to settle for low contracts they were offering her

[@elishas.3034]

Imagine NOT buying a magazine with Naomi Campbell on the cover. Can’t be me

[@corvus6865]

Super interesting video. Really lets you know how far the cosmetics and modeling industries have come

[@Manilovesmovies]

I have never appreciated any other piece of content of KZbin 💕

[@sandrarthornton]

Did Naomi ever apologize ? Because in her interview with Tyra she just kept saying “she doesn’t remember “. And that was an insult to Tyra

[@бронза.вафля.конус]

Tyra’s case wasn’t really that bad compared to what she CONTINUOUSLY does to other models/other black models on ANTM 😒

[@TIVOSTUDIOS]

Very interesting, my mother was a quite famous model back in the 80s and beginning of 90s in Brazil and I remember being a child and questioned her why all the models in the fashion show were white blond blue eyes like her, after all, we were in Brazil, that was no limit in the number of beautiful women with all colors and backgrounds, I moved to the UK 20 years ago, but unfortunately the situation there hasn't changed as much, the outdoors and soap operas there would make you think you are in a Scandinavian country not in a South America country where most of the population are completely mix

[@thatdamnhoney]

I was just a new immigrant to the US when I saw Naomi in MJ’s video and just remember my soul being sucked away from me, like who is that goddess. To this day, her presence in that video gives me chills. 💓💓💓

[@ChrisC808]

Monica vs brandy vs Aaliyah Nicki vs cardi Rihanna vs Beyonce Bella vs gigi Hell Biggie vs pac The list goes on and on We are all individual and special in our own right theres no need for comparisons..💛

[@zairebear111]

The biggie vs pac thing was their fault tho since they were actually beefing.. they don’t do that to black men

[@shenyaeturner842]

zaianiya Big started it and I’m going to leave it at that.

[@cherylthec]

Tyra quit high fashion because of her weight....her and her mom decided to re-brand when designers started telling her to lose weight...

[@apriltiff6452]

Yea she couldn't keep up with her model weight.

[@wolftownesque]

Who can?

[@CuirPhotodotNet]

....exactly....but no one really wants to talk about it...that she rebranded and became what we in the industry called...BABY OPRAH....the 1st black woman to have reality show....AND a talk show....where did she get the ENERGY...

[@curtistinephillips2791]

Wow didn’t know that but that was smart because she really did so much and continue to be diversified in so many different things

[@CozyRealm]

Naomi Sat There And Lied To Tyra’s Face Like She Not Toxic 😂

[@camillakamille4315]

Naomi wasn't perfect. But the way Tyra confronted her was WRONG to me.

[@childofgod759]

@@camillakamille4315 I agree I watched that interview with my mum, at one point Naomi was talking about how she wished her mum could come to see her shows with her like tyras mum did and Tyra straight up interrupted her and started talking about herself.

[@mouna8720]

Naomi is literally iconic.

[@314Juicy]

LEGENDARY STATUS BABY 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

[@CiaobellaAmour]

Lastly, what that white man said about the bw gracing the covers of world renown mags vs white ones is true 🤷🏽‍♀️. Sad but he told 0 lies & omg Naomi appeared in the late, great Bob Marley’s music video? I was today years old when I learned this😄

[@ashante190]

Agree. It's very sad. Especially when you look at places like Brazil where models of color make up most of the modelling industry there but the only ones who get covers or major publicity are the ones with European descent, especially after the Gisele Brazilian invasion.

[@Xtheearthchildx]

22:01 vs 22:09 I didn’t know I knew what a horrible walk was until I saw a beautiful one right after lol

[@lovecycle777]

Yes I literally LOVE your intro😍❤️ and your content is SO amazing I can’t stop watching.

[@SteadyNUnremitting]

If Naomi had stayed on code, and embrace Tyra, and not listen to gossip, they would have ruled the business together. Instead Naomi bullied Tyra because of insecurities.

[@geraldmccray3301]

love when you post!

[@mosoulwrites]

I love this channel. It’s my go to black pop culture history book 👏🏾✨

[@DancersandDreamers]

I can’t get over that police officer going into such humiliating detail about Naomi’s community service! Not condoning putting your hands on someone as an adult woman but if she was white she wouldn’t have even been charged. 😡 But great video! This channel is my new discovery for the week and I’m exited to get to know it!

[@rhythmictiger]

Naomi could have had a more productive discussion with Tyra.

[@jasminehill6312]

She looked like she didn't want to be there

[@beautifulblacksoul8611]

If Tyra wanted a productive conversation she wouldn't have ambushed her. She would have done it privately.

[@gemqueen1866]

She asked her on the show, no audience and still Naomi was acting like.......whaaat, I don't remember! smh

[@beautifulblacksoul8611]

@@gemqueen1866 that's not the way to do things. Period. The audience not being there didn't make it any less public. If she wanted an open and honest conversation, do it privately.

[@gemqueen1866]

@@beautifulblacksoul8611 Do you think Naomi would have been more honest and forthcoming then? I rather doubt it.

[@2tamz603]

The intro besides the documentaries that I like is definitely up my alley. Props sista. I'm loving every episode

[@StarrH7]

Finally you posted again! I wasn’t boutta watch the same videos over again 😭

[@goldburnm]

Really enjoy your content. Looking forward to this.

[@uenvyme23]

I'm so early I don't know what to comment 🤷🏽‍♀️

[@SylentONE]

Savannah looking good 👀

[@Alltherestofus]

Just pointing out that This topic comes up more and more everyday I swear, am I the only one??

[@purplenurple6278]

Not just you I got recommended different videos on this same topic it's youtube algorithm I guess...

[@cdot.8492]

I love how they was trying their hardest not to say that the black women natural swag and character

[@ccghodge]

I love your content- you have found a great niche and you do so well. Love it!

[@Must_beniceluv]

Naomi: I don't remember 😭😭😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@aminahhope9040]

Herr lying ass remember😏

[@NdemNkem]

The opening for this channel always gets me. I always repeat for a couple times.

[@Fractal_blip]

Idk why but I love your vids. Keep up the fire, young lady!!

[@lauraalerorose]

Naomi is British 🗣🗣🗣 she is not African American 🙄.

[@mosthatedd827]

Laura P british-jamaican

[@lauraalerorose]

Ree Ree thanks 😊. My point is that she’s not African American.

[@mosthatedd827]

Laura P i get yo point... but im askin u tho because idk , sooooo

[@Franskie266]

Well she has U.S. citizenship. So!

[@mosthatedd827]

Frankie Lee lmfaoo thank youuu!!!!! 👏🏾

[@laurieb8367]

Wow this channel is amazing

[@AutumnStardust]

The nostalgia is too real. Can we get UPN 33 back?!

[@macmizzo9028]

It was upn 28 where I'm at in NC, lol. You brought back memories!

[@alexangel4758]

The exact same thing happened with Cardi and Nicki. Cardi is so easily convinced and swayed to act out by her label and they used her to target Nicki.

[@KazeShikamaru]

This channel really does a good job with tis research. Most channels jsut yell racism, but this channel shows you more than that.

[@MigsyBalou]

Great analysis video ! I love the 90s supermodels and love both Naomi and Tyra among others like Beverly Peele, Veronica Webb, Yasmin Ghauri, etc. and I hope you look into (although very little video exists ) just how influential African American models were in helping give American Designers respect in the couture fashion industry at the Battle of Versailles 1973 fashion show which is such a groundbreaking moment in fashion history not many in general know and honestly we wouldn’t have the industry we have currently because of that show and models such as Bethann Harrison, Pat Cleveland, and Alva Chinn to name a few . Even Zendaya used it as inspiration for her collaboration with Tommy Hilfigar show in Paris and used African American models of different shapes, sizes in honor of that show. It really is a fascinating story of fashion history if you haven’t delved into it yet.

[@IWannaTalkAboutJesus]

Could you do America’s Next Top Model: what happened after they won. The losers and winners

[@deej5608]

Ohh GOOD IDEA

[@jaicbacote3494]

Naomi is the only black woman that gets away with soooooo much stuff 😂 How?! 🤷🏾‍♀️😂

[@PAA937]

Because she's THE Naomi Campbell. Plus she gave many black girls inspiration, when there wasn't very many black women to look up too. She is elegant, beyond beautiful and a class act

[@DoraWinifred]

Because she does it *ELEGANTLY*

[@Mikirono23]

Because she's darkskin and has alot of connections

[@LingLing-pn3us]

Because she is Naomi Campbell 👸🏾👑💅🏻👛😙🍵

[@nancym3041]

@@Mikirono23 « because she's darksin » that's a rare one