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Bad Model Behavior

 
Bad Model Behavior

Dr. Sabrina Segal

Naomi Campbell has an ugly temper and a long history of tantrums. She’s flung a phone at an assistant, beat another with a Blackberry and assaulted a housekeeper with a jewel-encrusted mobile (to name just a few incidents in her checkered past).

Tough to forget the images of a supermodel mopping the floors of New York’s Sanitation Department in March 2007, subsequent to her court-sanctioned community service. Originally charged with felony assault, Campbell pleaded out to a misdemeanor. You’d think that it would’ve been the end of her career.

But it wasn’t.

The fall of 2007 brought a number of high profile gigs for Naomi: Marie Clair, Amica, Vogue UK, Harper’s Bazaar and Ocean Drive. Just as Kate Moss didn’t lose her endorser status following a drug scandal, neither did Naomi even after a trilogy of assaults. I guess crime actually pays for some.

Earlier this year, Naomi made a guest appearance on Bravo’s TV reality series “Make Me a Supermodel”. The eventual winner, Holly Kiser, said “I promise I won't be a diva. I promise not to throw any phones at you,” an apparent reference to Naomi.

Another bad girl, Britney Spears, made a ratings-shattering guest appearance on CBS’ “How I Met your Mother.” Naomi is doing a guest spot too! It looks like the train-wreck supermodel is putting her pieces back on track. Naomi is scheduled to appear as herself in the season finale of ABC’s Ugly Betty. Perhaps a perfect typecast with all of the ‘ugly’ behavior and backstabbing going on in that series.

Why do advertisers stick with celebrities who don’t necessarily embody the message of the brand? Aren’t there beautiful souls out there who could better represent a product – in both spirit and beauty? Or is it that the buying public prefers the daring, dangerous and dastardly?

Photo Credit: Dr. Sabrina Segal

 

7 Comments

1. Michael |Apr. 28, 2008 @ 10:21 AM

 
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I am so sick of these celebrity princesses who think they own the world. I would hate to "market" all the negative antics of a Brittney to middle america. That would be a tough pill to swallow.
 

2. WolvesLower |Apr. 28, 2008 @ 3:55 PM

 
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I would hate to "market" one of these bad behavior celebrities as well Michael..... unless I worked for a celeb rag magazine/show like TMZ, those people would be PURE GOLD.
 

3. JustinsMom |Apr. 29, 2008 @ 11:25 AM

 
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I know I shouldn't be interested in that crap celebrity gossip items, but I can't help myself.
 

4. JerryStra |May. 6, 2008 @ 8:54 AM

 
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On E! they have a new special all about naughty celeb/models called "Bad Model Behavior". It is by the team that does The Soup on E! and it is hilarious.
 

5. TinyTot |May. 6, 2008 @ 8:59 AM

 
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I love how The Soup takes huge pot shots on all these crazed celebrities and models. The Soup's Joel McHale is one of the funniest men on TV.
 

6. WallBurgar |May. 7, 2008 @ 8:54 AM

 
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Don't these celebrities have handlers or agents that keep them in check? Or does the agent only clean up the mess that their client created?
 

7. peterHAU |Jun. 4, 2008 @ 6:41 PM

 
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I agree! Noami Cambell and Brittney Spears aren't very good role models to children.I've got nephews and nieces and I wouldn't want for them to turn into or date a woman like them. They should use girls or women who aren't involved in drugs, alcohol, or abusive behavior to advertise their products. This is very distasteful.
 

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