Naomi Campbell turns 50: a look back(30 images)

Naomi Campbell arrives for the premiere of "G.I. Jane" in Los Angeles on August 6, 1997. Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI | License Photo

Campbell arrives for GQ's "Men of the Year" awards ceremony in New York City on October 17, 2002. Photo by Ezio Petersen/UPI | License Photo

Campbell walks on the runway at the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show in New York City on November 14, 2002. Photo by Ezio Petersen/UPI | License Photo

Campbell models for the Carlos Miele 2004 fall-winter collection at Olympus Fashion week in New York City on February 12, 2004. Later that year, she was voted in the top ten best legs in a British survey. Photo by Ezio Petersen/UPI | License Photo

Super model Naomi Campbell attends the 35th birthday party for Sean "P Diddy" Combs in New York City on November 4, 2004. Earlier that year, she won an invasion of privacy suit against a British newspaper. Photo by Ezio Petersen/UPI | License Photo

Campbell smiles at a press conference to announce "Fashion For Relief", a special fashion show to raise money for those affected by Hurricane Katrina, held during Olympus Fashion Week in New York City on September 13, 2005. Photo by Laura Cavanaugh/UPI | License Photo

Campbell walks in the "Fashion for Relief" fashion show, a fund raising event for the victims of Hurricane Katrina with money going to AmeriCares at Olympus Fashion Week in New York City on September 16, 2005. Photo by Robin Platzer/UPI | License Photo

Campbell attends "Elle Style Awards" in London on February 12, 2007. Photo by Rune Hellestad/UPI | License Photo

Campbell arrives at the Palais des Festivals for the gala screening of "Le Scaphandre et Le Papillon" at the Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, France on May 22, 2007. Photo by Christine Chew/UPI | License Photo

Campbell (L) and London Mayor Ken Livingstone arrive at an honorary dinner on the eve of the unveiling of the statue of Nelson Mandela in Parliament Square in London on August 28, 2007. Pool Photo by Daniel Berehulak/UPI | License Photo

Campbell arrives at the opening night of Donizetti's opera "La Fille Du Regiment" in New York City on April 21, 2008. Photo by Laura Cavanaugh/UPI | License Photo

Campbell (R) and Christophe Rocancourt arrive for the premiere of "Che" during the Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, France on May 21, 2008. Photo by David Silpa/UPI | License Photo

Campbell attends a photocall for "This Day's Africa Rising Music And Fashion Festival" in London on June 25, 2008. Photo by Rune Hellestad/UPI | License Photo

Campbell walks down the catwalk at "Naomi Campbell's Fashion For Relief" show at London Fashion Week in London on September 17, 2008. Photo by Rune Hellestad/UPI | License Photo

Left to right, Kate Moss, Annabelle Neilson and Campbell attend Naomi Campbell's "Fashion For Relief Haiti" charity catwalk show at Somerset House in London on February 18, 2010. Two years later, Campbell represented British fashion at the Olympics in London. Photo by Rune Hellestad/UPI | License Photo

Campbell attends the GLAAD Media Awards in Beverly Hills, Calif., on April 12, 2014. Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI | License Photo

Campbell arrives on the red carpet for Fashion Rocks in New York City on September 9, 2014. That month, she was announced as having a reoccurring role in the musical drama, "Empire." Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo

Campbell attends the London Evening Standard Theatre Awards in London on November 30, 2014. Photo by Paul Treadway/UPI | License Photo

Campbell attends the Burberry Prorsum A/W15 Catwalk Show in London on February 23, 2015. Photo by Paul Treadway/UPI | License Photo

Campbell attends the "Elle Style Awards" in London on February 24, 2015. Later that year, she joined the cast of "American Horror Story: Hotel." Photo by Rune Hellestad/ UPI | License Photo

Campbell attends the Burberry Festive Film in London on November 3, 2015. Photo by Paul Treadway/ UPI | License Photo

Campbell hosted the Princess Grace awards gala in New York City on October 24, 2016. Earlier that year, Campbell posted a "#FreetheNipple" nude photo to Instagram in response to the platform's policy against female nipples. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo

Sean "Diddy" Combs (L) and Campbell arrive on the red carpet at The Pirelli 2018 Calendar by Tim Walker Press Conference in New York City on November 10, 2017. Campbell and Combs were both featured in the all black cast of calendar photographs. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo

Campbell attends the Fashion Awards at Royal Albert Hall in London on December 4, 2017. Photo by Rune Hellestad/ UPI | License Photo

Campbell arrives for the Vanity Fair Oscar Party in Beverly Hills, Calif., on March 4, 2018. Photo by Christine Chew/UPI | License Photo

Left to right, models Maria Borges, Bella Hadid, Campbell, Winnie Harlow and Natalia Vodianova walk on the runway at the "Fashion For Relief" show in Cannes, France on May 13, 2018. Photo by Rune Hellestad/UPI | License Photo

Campbell arrives on the red carpet at the Time 100 Gala in New York City on April 23, 2019. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo

Campbell speaks onstage during WE Day California in Inglewood, Calif., on April 25, 2019. Photo by Ken Matsui/UPI | License Photo

Campbell arrives on the red carpet at The Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute Benefit "Camp: Notes on Fashion" at Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City on May 6, 2019. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo

Campbell attends the Fashion Awards in London on December 2, 2019. Photo by Rune Hellestad/UPI | License Photo