CHARITY BAN
Naomi Campbell banned from being charity trustee after project blew funds on cigarettes and 5-star Cannes hotel stay
Funds also paid for Campbell’s stay at a five-star hotel in Cannes, France
MODEL Naomi Campbell has been banned from being a charity trustee after an investigation found her Fashion for Relief blew funds on cigarettes, room service and spa treatments.
The Charity Commission ruled there was serious mismanagement at the project she founded in 2005.
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Misconduct included a £12,300 flight from London to Nice in 2018 for transferring art and jewellery.
Funds also paid for Campbell’s stay at a five-star hotel in Cannes, France.
An invoice showed €7,939.75 (£6,616) was spent on cigs, spa treatments, and room service. Another €4,000 to €5,000 went on security.
Trustees failed to show how these were cost-effective, said the report.
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It was previously found that the charity spent £1.6million on a gala but gave only £5,000 to good causes over 15 months.
Fashion for Relief was dissolved and removed from the register of charities this year.
Some £344,000 has been recovered and £98,000 of funds protected, the regulator said.
The model, 54, is banned for five years, with fellow trustees Bianka Hellmich barred for nine years and Veronica Chou for four.
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