Naomi Campbell and Linda Evangelista are reportedly at odds and can’t stand being in the same room anymore.
The couple, along with Cindy Crawford, Christy Turlington and Claudia Schiffer, were part of the original group of supermodels who dominated the runways in the 1990s.
But it seems things have turned sour between Naomi, 54, and Linda, 59, who have unfollowed each other on Instagram and are said to be currently avoiding each other at fashion shows.
Rumors of a breakup began in September 2023, when Naomi and Linda strutted on the Vogue World runway alongside Christy and Cindy.
Eagle-eyed fans noticed that when Naomi posted the moment they were all together on stage, she didn’t tag Linda, but she did tag Christy and Cindy.
Naomi Campbell (right) and Linda Evangelista (left) are reportedly at odds and can’t stand being in the same room anymore (pictured with Christy Turlington and Cindy Crawford in April 2024).
The couple were part of the original group of supermodels who dominated the catwalks in the 1990s (pictured together in 1990).
Later that month at Milan Fashion Week, the couple, who were close in previous years, sat five seats away from each other at the Fendi spring/summer show.
Naomi was sitting next to her close friend Kate Moss and actress Demi Moore, while Linda was between model Suki Waterhouse and actress Naomi Watts.
In an interview with The standardNaomi didn’t mention Linda by name, but suggested that she is disappointed in someone who has shown “ungratefulness.”
She said: ‘I get angry at the insincerity and ingratitude. Especially when you know you’ve done everything you can to really help someone and that person can’t thank you. It is not a simple thank you. It’s not so much anger as it is great disappointment.
When the journalist asked Noemí if she was talking about someone in particular, she responded: ‘Correct.’
The publication even went so far as to say that women currently “can’t stand each other.”
MailOnline has contacted representatives for Naomi and Linda for comment.
Last year, Naomi and Linda appeared on the AppleTV+ series The Supermodels, which focused on the top models of the 1990s.
Naomi, 54, and Linda, 59, have unfollowed each other on Instagram and are said to currently avoid each other at fashion shows (pictured together in 1991).
In an interview, Naomi (center right) did not mention Linda (left) by name, but did suggest that she is disappointed in someone who has shown “ungratefulness” (pictured in 1991).
Linda and Naomi sat five seats apart at the Fendi spring/summer show in September 2023 (LR Linda, Naomi Watts, Gwendoline Christie, Christina Ricci, Amber Valletta, Demi Moore, Naomi, Kate Moss and Nikolai von Bismarck )
To promote the show, they appeared together on the cover of Vogue in August 2023 along with Cindy and Christy.
“There was a sisterhood there, defined by affection and loyalty,” Naomi told the publication. “When one is down, you lift the other up.”
Things were not always good between the couple. Naomi previously credited Linda and Christy for telling Dolce & Gabbana, ‘If you don’t use Naomi, you don’t use us,’ when she was an up-and-coming model in the late ’80s.
In 2022, Linda shared an Instagram post wishing Naomi a happy birthday along with a photo of her from the ’90s.
She wrote: ‘Happy birthday my Omi. I love you, I love you, I love you #family @naomi’.
In 2021, when Linda spoke out about her ordeal with CoolSculpting that left her “brutally disfigured” and kept her out of the public eye for years, Naomi was among those who praised her for speaking out.
She wrote: ‘Elos, I applaud you for your courage and strength to share your experience and not be held hostage to it anymore… You know I love you…
‘We love you and we are here for you always, by your side… I can’t imagine the pain you have gone through mentally these last 5 years, now you are free of it…
‘Remember who you are, what you have achieved, your influence and all the lives of the people you have touched, and continue to do so to this day by sharing your story. Proud of you and supporting you every step of the way.”
Last year, Naomi and Linda appeared on the AppleTV+ series The Supermodels, which focused on the top models of the 1990s.
In an interview to promote the show, Naomi said: “There was a sisterhood there, defined by affection and loyalty.”
In 2022, Linda shared an Instagram post wishing Naomi a happy birthday along with a photo of her from the ’90s.
In 2021, when Linda spoke out about her ordeal with CoolSculpting that left her “brutally disfigured”, Naomi was among those who praised her for speaking out.
Linda began modeling at the age of 16 when she participated in the Miss Teen Niagara beauty pageant, where she was discovered by a representative from Elite Model Management.
Her unique and versatile looks meant that Linda was able to land a multitude of modeling jobs, quickly becoming one of the highest-paid models in the industry.
She became famous for her often misquoted comment in a 1990 Vogue interview in which she said: “We have a saying, Christy (Turlington) and I… we don’t wake up with less than $10,000 a day.”
Naomi’s modeling career began when Beth Boldt, director of Synchro Model Agency, discovered her while shopping in Covent Garden when she was 15.
Her career took off quickly and she appeared on the cover of British magazine Elle just before her 16th birthday.
She went on to model for the world’s top designers and also became the first black woman to appear on the cover of the famous September issue of French Vogue and US Vogue.
