Naomi Campbell is British Vogue's March cover star.The cover marks the legendary supermodel's debut for Edward Enninful, who took over the fashion glossy in 2017. The pair has long been firm friends, and the British-Ghanaian editor couldn't hide his joy at Campbell's shots."It is always a pleasure to unveil a March issue of Vogue, to herald the start of fashion's new season in earnest, to dwell on themes of re-emergence and renewal after a gloomy and (this year especially) uncertain winter," he writes in his editor's letter. "This month's Vogue has added personal significance, as its star is no less a force than Naomi Campbell, who makes her cover debut for me as editor-in-chief."It's no secret that Naomi and I go back more than half of our lifetimes. We first met on a shoot for i-D in Paris in the early 1990s on a day I will never forget. I can recall her walking into the studio like it was last week. In an Anna Sui dress, with her Whitney Houston curls, there she was - the most beautiful woman in the world."Shot by Steven Meisel, the cover image sees Campbell prove she can still turn heads, with the photo giving the impression she is moving around. She also poses for a series of high-fashion stills inside Vogue's pages.Enninful goes on to explain how he and the 48-year-old, who he hired as a contributing editor when he took over from former editor Alexandra Shulman, cemented their friendship after the i-D shoot."I was a young fashion director and Naomi was already famous well beyond the industry, but we bonded on sight," he recalled. "After the shoot wrapped, she invited me to jump on a private plane to Dublin with her - I was due back in London and had only £10 in my pocket - but that's just the way it is with Naomi. A quarter of a century later and she hasn't changed. You never know where you're going to end up."
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