Naomi Campbell seen for first time after being banned from charity trustee role

Naomi Campbell has been spotted for first time since reports that she's been banned from a charity trustee role over concerns about mismanagement of finances

Model Naomi Campbell has been spotted following the news that she's been disqualified from being a trustee after the Charity Commission found serious mismanagement of finances at charity Fashion for Relief.

As reported previously, Naomi, 54, was one of the charity's three trustees who have been disqualified following a regulator's probe, with the disqualification effective for five years.

It's been reported that during the inquiry, the charity Commission discovered that between April 2016 and July 2022, 8.5% of the charity's overall expenditure was on charitable grants. Among the findings was 9,400 euros (£7,800) spent on a three-night stay at a five-star hotel in Cannes, France, for Naomi. Other 'mismanagements' included a 14,800 euro (£12,300) flight from London to Nice in 2018 for transferring art and jewellery.

In addition, the regulator found that charity money had been held on its behalf by solicitors and accountants instead of being run through a dedicated bank account in the charity’s name. According to the regulator, it recovered over £344,000 and protected a further £98,000 of charitable funds.

According to the Daily Mail, Naomi has said she's "extremely concerned" about the Charity Commission's findings but said: "I was not in control of my charity". She's quoted as having said: "We are investigating on our side as I was not in control of my charity. I put the control in the hands of a legal lawyer so we are investigating to find out what and how, as anything I do and every penny I raise goes towards charities."

Fashion for Relief - which has been dissolved and was removed from the register of charities earlier this year - was initially set up to provide poverty relief and advance health and education. It was reportedly supposed to do so by making grants to charities or other organisations and by providing resources directly to those in need.

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