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Howie, M. (2026, October 1). Naomi Campbell wins legal fight to overturn five-year ban on being a charity trustee. Evening Standard. https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/naomi-campbell-charity-trustee-ban-legal-fight-b1299131.html
Howie, Michael. “Naomi Campbell wins legal fight to overturn five-year ban on being a charity trustee.” Evening Standard, 1 Oct. 2026, https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/naomi-campbell-charity-trustee-ban-legal-fight-b1299131.html.
Howie, Michael. “Naomi Campbell wins legal fight to overturn five-year ban on being a charity trustee.” Evening Standard, October 1, 2026. https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/naomi-campbell-charity-trustee-ban-legal-fight-b1299131.html.
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In 2024, Naomi Campbell, aged 56, was banned from being a charity trustee in England and Wales for five years after the Charity Commission found serious mismanagement of funds at her charity, Fashion for Relief. The ban stemmed from issues like unauthorized payments to fellow trustee Bianka Hellmich and misuse of funds. This year, Campbell challenged the decision in the First Tier Tribunal, arguing she was unaware of these actions due to being deceived by Hellmich. On Thursday, a three-person tribunal ruled in her favor, finding that serious misconduct resulted from Hellmich’s conduct, not Campbell's. As a result, Hellmich received a nine-year ban, and another trustee, Veronica Chou, got a four-year ban. The ruling clears Campbell to resume charity work related to Fashion for Relief, which was originally established in 2005 after Hurricane Katrina.
